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Does Christian Forgiveness Mean Accepting Mistreatment?
Here are some reasons why forgiveness does not excuse harmful behavior and why it is OK to walk away from abusive relationships.
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Biblical Ways to Handle Lazy People
We can handle and motivate lazy people in a Christian way that follows Christian principles.
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How Christians Can Be Risk-Takers
Tips on how to overcome barriers to taking risks
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Dealing With Angry People In Christian Ways
There are biblical ways to deal with angry people
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Christians: How to Stopping Fear From Running Our Lives
There are some practical, biblical ways to overcome fear.
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Why I Still Go To a Church
The reasons why I still go to church, despite being hurt by churches in the past.
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Behaviors That Hurt Our Christian Witness
How certain behaviors damage non-believers’ ideas about Christianity and what to do instead.
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Why Lying is on God’s Top 7 Hate List
Here are some common reasons people tell falsehoods and how God feels about them.
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Volunteering in Church: Dealing with Feedback
There are several ways that we can evaluate feedback on our volunteer service.
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How Christians Can Stop Feeling Stuck
Sometimes, life feels like a boring routine. So how can we get out of being in a rut?
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Why Christians Cannot Pursue God and Money
The differences between serving God and pursuing wealth and reasons why Christians should be serving God first.
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Do Christians Have to Forgive and Forget?
Christians are required to forgive but not necessarily to forget. Read on to learn more about what the Bible says about this age-old saying.
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Random Acts of Kindness: an Essential Part of Christianity
Here are some reasons why Christians should do random acts of kindness.
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How Christians Can Strive for Self-Control
Here is a look at the areas where we need to discipline ourselves and what the bible says about self-control.
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Why We Should Not Minimize Our Trauma
Why minimizing traumatic events can be harmful.
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Christian Values vs. the World’s Values
A comparison of God’s values vs. the world’s values.
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How Older Adults and Seniors Can Gradually Age in Place
How seniors can stay in their homes by gradually remodeling their houses, adding accommodations, and monitoring technology if needed.
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Are Christians Really All Hypocrites?
Many people say that Christians are hypocritical, but is this assertion true? Let us examine what Jesus said on the subject. The answers maybe surprising.
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Why Society Should Rethink What It Thinks Is “Funny”
Here is why we should think differently about how the world views celebrities and other well-known people.
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How Parents Can Answer Children’s Questions About War
Tips for parents on how they can handle their own fears and stress, and answer their children's questions about war and terrorism without upsetting them.
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The Ten Commandments: Are They Relevant in Today’s World?
Here is a new way to look at the ten commandments and an explanation of why these laws are as meaningful today as they were when they were first given to humanity.
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The Seven Things People Do That God Hates
Here are the seven things that people do that top God’s list of hates and how Christians can avoid these behaviors
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Dealing With People Whose Anger Is Misdirected Grief
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Dealing With People Who Invalidate Us
The damaging effects of people who ignore or invalidate our emotional pain, dreams, accomplishments, and strategies to deal with them.
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Why A Good Reputation Is Vital for Christians
Why Christians should have a good name and be careful about things they say and do that may impact someone’s reputation.
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When We Want to Reconcile, and They Don’t
What we can—and cannot—do when people refuse to reconcile with us.
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How Christians Can Deal With Quarrelling and Strife
Biblical principles to help Christians deal with fighting and conflict
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How People Can Help Others Without Trying to Fix Them
How Christians can help others without trying to fix them
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Why Christians Need To Encourage Others
Why encouraging others is an essential part of Christian Living
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How Christians May Harm Others With Toxic Positivity
How positivity can become toxic and harm Christians and other people.
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How Christians Can Handle Criticism
Tips on understanding the differences between constructive and destructive criticism and benefiting from the good
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Christian Steps to Conquering Jealousy and Envy
How Christians can recognize and overcome feelings of jealousy and envy
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Why We Should Stop Giving Unsolicited Advice
Why giving unasked-for advice is a bad idea and could be harmful.
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Dealing With Insensitive Comments About Mental Illness
Tips to help us understand why people make insensitive comments about mental illness and how to respond to them.
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How Christians Can Find Their Talents
How Christians can recognize their talents and avoid wasting time pursuing the wrong goals
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What Christians Need to Know About Pride
How pride can be destructive to Christians.
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How Christians can Deal with a Dysfunctional Past
How adult Christians can face their dysfunctional past and overcome its negative effects
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Why Christianity and Perfectionism Do Not Mix
Why Christians should strive for excellence instead of perfection
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Surviving Times of Uncertainty
Biblical principles from the story of Joseph that help us cope when the world turns upside down
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Dealing with Shame as a Christian
How Christians can discern the difference between godly and harmful shame.
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Finding Hope When All Seems Hopeless
Biblical steps to overcoming hopeless situations with hope.
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How Working From Home Affects Physical and Mental Health
Recent research on how working from home negatively affects remote workers physically and mentally and how these effects can be overcome.
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Christian Responses to Social Media Posts by Trolls
Various biblical methods Christians can use to respond to trolls online
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Dealing With Toxic Family Members
Strategies for recognizing and dealing with toxic family members
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The Consequences of Unforgiveness
How unforgiveness can have negative effects on us mentally and physically
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Surviving Relationships With Abusive People in Denial
Tips on how to navigate challenging relationships with people who deny they were abusive in the past.
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Signs of Healing from Childhood Hurts and Trauma
How Christians can know that they have healed from childhood hurts and trauma, and have hope for a better future
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Why Ghosting Is Not a Christian Thing to Do
Reasons why Christians should not ghost people.
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What Christians Should Know About Domestic Violence Survivors
Here is a guide to domestic violence which includes reasons victims stay, the challenges victims face after leaving an abuser, and how Christians can help them.
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Did I Experience PTSD During My Childhood?
The signs that I experienced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in childhood are revealing, and, at times, surprising.
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Handling People Who Have Feelings of Entitlement
Tips on how to handle the entitled people in our lives who drive us crazy
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Loving Yourself in a Christian Way
Steps to loving yourself in a healthy, Christian way.
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Why Nasty Notes on the Cars of Accessible Parking Violators Is a Bad Idea
Why a vigilante approach to handicapped parking violations does not work and may unintentionally hurt people with disabilities.
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How Christians Can Recognize and Overcome Oversensitivity
The reasons why Christians should realize they are being oversensitive and Take steps to overcome these negative feelings.
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6 Things That Disabled People Do Not Find Helpful
Some of the most common ways that people attempt to “help” do not really help and may even be harmful to disabled people.
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Dealing With Toxic Parents in a Christian Way
Tips for Christian adults about dealing with toxic parents and, in some cases, having a healthy relationship with parents who are were toxic in the past.
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How Christians Should Handle Destructive Criticism
How Chistians can recognize the harmful effects of destructive criticism, deal with an offender, and begin to heal.
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Christians Should Not Use the Phrase "Spiritual Schizophrenia"
The reasons why Christian writers and preachers should not associate a spiritual state of being with schizophrenia, a serious mental illness.
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How Parents With PTSD Can Talk to Their Children About Their Symptoms
How parents can explain to their children how they are affected by post traumatic stress disorder.
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Why Self-Pity Is Harmful
Even if you have justifiable reasons to feel sorry for yourself, there are some very good reasons to avoid indulging in self-pity.
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What People With Disabilities Want the Public and the Media to Know
How people with disabilities want to be depicted in the media.
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How Christians Can Handle Injustice
Tips for Christians who are experiencing injustice
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Why People With Disabilities Do Not Want to Be “Inspirational”
Why many people with chronic illness and disabilities do not want to be told that they are “inspiring,” or that their lives are an “inspiration.”
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The Effects of Helicopter Parenting
How being too overprotective with children impacts them and their parents.
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When Honoring Your Father and Mother Is Challenging
Here's how we can honor our parents, even though they abused, neglected, or rejected us.
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How to Discuss Disabilities With Your Children
When children see people with disabilities, they may ask all kinds of questions. Here are some tips on how to handle those questions.
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How to Help Children Cope With Traumatic Events
Kids can have difficulty coping with traumatic events such as mass shootings and natural disasters. Here are signs to look out for as well as conversation guidelines for talking with them.
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You Shall Not Covet – a Little-Known Christian Commandment
An explanation of the tenth commandment – do not covet.
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The Benefits of Turning the Other Cheek
An explanation of turning the other cheek, a much misunderstood Christian concept.
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How to Listen Effectively
Listening effectively helps us on both our business and personal lives.
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The Importance of Mercy in Christian Living
Why the quality of mercy is necessary for Christians.
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How to Help Employees Recover From the Death of a Coworker
The unexpected death of a colleague in the workplace can present a number of challenges. HR and management can implement a number of measures that acknowledge the emotional state of their workers and provides support during this difficult time.
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The Power of Worship in Sign Language
How sign language interpretation and performance can inspire others.
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What the Bible Says About Swearing and Profanity
Is using bad language, swearing, profanity, and using God's name as an expletive wrong?
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The Impact of Childhood Bullying on Adult Survivors
This article takes a look at the latest research on the effects of childhood bullying that can last into adulthood, as well as my own story as a bullying survivor.
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The Long-Term Effects of Childhood Emotional Neglect
This article explains how parental neglect in childhood has negative effects that last into adulthood and offers tips on overcoming the harm that was done.
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The Benefits of Christians Making Amends
Read on for a look at the benefits making amends has for Christians and the times when amends is not possible.
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People Who Think They Are Talented When They Are Not
Why people pursue goals that do no match their abilities.
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Reconciling With People That We Have Hurt
How we can overcome the barriers to reconciliation, and practice it in a Christian way when possible.
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Christian Reconciliation With People Who Have Hurt Us
Here are some steps for Christians to reconcile with people who harmed us.
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A Perspective on the Parable of the Lost Sheep
Applying the parable of the lost sheep to Christians in modern times
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Characteristics of Effective Sign Language Interpreters
Some of the characteristics and skills needed to become an effective sign language interpreter may surprise you.
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How Christians can Endure Long Trials
How Christians can survive long trials.
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Managing Anger in a Christian Way
Are we Christians supposed to walk around like human smiley faces and never be angry?
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How to Write Online Content That People Will Read
Some tips on how to attract and engage readers with your online content.
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The Christian Response to Verbal Abuse
A look at some misconceptions and Biblical principles related to verbal and emotional abuse.
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How Christians Can Handle Trust Issues
What the Christian faith teaches about trusting other people.
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Why Using People-First Language to Describe Disabled People Doesn’t Work
Referring to “people first” and then their disability is supposed to focus attention on the person and not their condition. If that is true, why aren’t more people and the media using it?
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10 Pet Peeves of People Who Use Wheelchairs
Here are some of the main issues that irritate and challenge people with mobility issues who use wheelchairs.
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How Christians Can Survive the Effects of Bullying
Sometimes, Christian adults carry emotional baggage from being bullied as children. Here’s how the harm bullies have done can be overcome.
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How to Cope With the Unemployment Blues
Some tips for people struggling with depression while unemployed.
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Communicating With Adults Who Have Autism
Here are some things to keep in mind when communicating with an person who has autism spectrum disorder.
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The Role of Deaf Interpreters in the Interpreting Process
Deaf people who are fluent in sign language and English can help hearing interpreters understand the gestures and made up signs of deaf people who have limited or no sign language skills.
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Political Correctness and People With Disabilities
This article takes a look at the growing demand for political correctness in the terminology used for people with disabilities—the good and the bad.
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How Christians Can Deal With Narcissists
Learn what the Bible says about narcissists and find out how Christians can deal with them. Hint: it involves prayer.
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How Christians Can Fulfill Their Dreams
Christians can overcome obstacles to their dreams and pursue their goals and aspirations.
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Surviving Self-righteous Christians
Self-righteous Christians seem perfect on the outside, but can be a pain in the neck and downright dangerous to our mental health.
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Recognizing Signs of Spiritual Abuse in a Church
There are telltale signs that a church may be abusing its members.
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Hope for Christians With Unsaved Loved Ones
Is there hope for loved ones who are not saved before they die?
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Common Myths About Sign Language
Many people are fascinated by sign language but don't understand much about it. Here are some common myths and misconceptions about sign language..
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12 Myths and Misconceptions About Deaf People
In spite of more exposure to deaf people in the media, certain myths prevail about this unique and diverse community.
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Why Hearing Children Should Not be Used as Sign Language Interpreters
Problems arise when hearing children are asked by police, educational or medical professionals to act as sign language interpreters.
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Responding to Criticism on Social Media
Some tips about how we can handle and learn from social media bashing.
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How to Work with Sign Language Interpreters
Here are some practical tips on working with sign language interpreters.
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The Controversy About Deaf Children Learning Sign Language
Should deaf children learn sign language? An examination of conflicting opinions on this controversial subject.
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Many People With Hearing Loss Don’t Like the Term “Hearing-Impaired”
Many deaf and hard of hearing people object to being labeled as “hearing impaired” or having a “hearing impairment.” Surprised? Check out the reasons why.
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The Characteristics of Deaf Culture
Some people with profound hearing loss identify themselves as a part of a deaf community with a unique language and culture.