Author Archives: Dr. Howard Eyrich
Disciplemaking: A Compact Model
NOTE: This blog is a chapter of a forthcoming book, The Gospel of Mark: A Fast-Paced How-to Discipleship Model. Projected publication, late spring/early summer. Mark 6 Introduction This chapter provides a compact model of discipleship. Remember that wise men inserted … Continue reading
Paul the Counselor and the Voice of God
Introduction Some four or five years ago, two men, Bill Hines and Mark Shaw, I had the privilege to mentor, edited a book and honored me by dedicating the work to me. That book was Paul the Counselor. As I … Continue reading
GOALS, EXPECTATIONS, AND LIVING PRODUCTIVELY
Well, now, we are ending the first month of the new year. Here is a question to consider on the eve of the first day of the second day of 2025: What are your expectations for this year, which marks twenty-five … Continue reading
Communication: Symptom or Root Issue
Introduction Helping folks with marriage and family issues has been better than fifty percent of the counseling load throughout my career, both as pastoral staff and as a biblical counselor. Innumerable times, when asked to describe their presenting problem, married … Continue reading
Why Arguing Does Not Work
Introduction I had a well-educated professional couple in my counseling office many years ago. Both professed to be believers from childhood and regular attenders at evangelical churches. They argued in my presence and indicated that it was characteristic of their … Continue reading
Introduction
The discovery of infidelity – ranging from secret text messages to sexting, to phone conversations or Internet exchanges to long-term extra-marital relationships and even same-sex attraction and engagement, can be an extremely devastating experience. Cheating on a mate and lying … Continue reading
Resolving Hurts God’s Way
Introduction Here is an excellent suggestion for starting the new year: use God’s solution to eradicate that woe, which already has a long history and has done a lot of damage. Choose not to add another chapter to its history. … Continue reading
How Can I Live a Prosperous Life in 2025?
Deuteronomy 11 Introduction:Two questions are paramount as we are on the verge of a New Year, a wedding, or the start of a career. They are: 1. What is a successful life? Once I have settled upon this answer, I … Continue reading
Utilizing the Universal Principles of Peter
First Peter 5:6-10 Introduction The context of this book is frightening. Peter’s flock were refugees from persecution under Nero. They fled Rome to save their lives but left their lives (homes and livelihoods) behind. What was their tendency? The same … Continue reading
Dealing with the Inevitability of Anxiety
[Inevitable because we are finite] Anxiety disorders are the highest reported mental health issue in the US with 42.5 million Americans claiming to suffer from this illness. (Mental Health America).1 24.5% of college students are taking some form of antidepressants, … Continue reading