Dealing with disrespect from a mother-in-law can be incredibly challenging. Toxic behavior such as exerting unfair levels of control or manipulation can strain relationships, cause conflict in the family, and lead to emotional distress. As a professional counselor specializing in Family Dynamics and Clinical Mental Health Counseling, I have seen firsthand how difficult it can …
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Money has always played an important role in our lives, and conflict over money can easily arise, whether in businesses regarding who gets the largest share or estates when it comes to distributing inheritances. Sadly, people also wonder whether they should tithe or not. Sometimes even the amount becomes the issue. Is it okay not …
Isn’t it nice to see people doing acts of kindness? When a teenager stands up and offers his seat on the bus to an elderly woman, someone gives comfortable clothes and food to eat to a cold and lonely homeless man, or another helps a blind man cross the street—whether you are the giver or …
There are two inevitable appointments in life. One is birth; we don’t have a choice when we are born, whether it’s time, place, manner, health status, or to whom we are born. The next unavoidable event for man is death. No one really has control over death except God (Ecclesiastes 8:8). We can only delay …
Was there ever a time in your life when self-doubt rang so loudly that it was overwhelming? Do you often question your self-worth and somehow never have the courage to believe in yourself, the drive to face the new day or the confidence to conquer the world? This message might be the one you are …
In the Old Testament times, God gave Israel an inviolable set of commandments when the Mosaic law was established. This was to make Israel “set apart” for God as its people entered into a covenant with Him. Part of these commandments was the distinction between the clean and unclean, as written in Leviticus 10:10: “And …
In this day and age, the true value and absolute standard of marriage and sex have been reduced to a relative idea of emotional proportion without any moral boundaries. Many men and women have given in to the lusts of the flesh, either out of rebellion or ignorance of God’s original and fixed design for …
All over the world, people celebrate different kinds of occasions for different kinds of reasons—from birthdays, anniversaries, memorials, religious and non-religious festivals, Valentine’s day, Halloween, and Christmas to New Year’s Day, and many others. The Bible also speaks of festivals that God made for His people to celebrate. In the Old Testament, you will find …
Work has always been part of God’s will for man. Initially, God was the first worker. He worked on creation for six days and rested on the seventh (Genesis 1:1-31, 2:1-3). On the sixth day of creation, God made man and put him in the garden of Eden to work and take care of it …
Blood is a very vital element of a creature’s life. In both the Old and New Testaments, it is not just a biochemical component of life, but its mention often has a symbolical and functional purpose. The shedding of blood between animals is not considered murder but a means of survival, whether for defense or …