Running errands one morning, my three-year old asks, “Can I have a new Hotwheels car?”  “You have about a hundred,” I answer.  “I know.  I need a new one though,” he says. Whether it’s a new toy, new house, new relationship, whatever it is we strive so hard to get, once the newness wears off, [...]

We have all known the bitter taste of suffering. The wounds go deep and even years later can reopen with blood pouring out fresh. As Christians, we know suffering comes often comes along as part of walking the narrow road to life. Our Savior knew suffering and scripture warns us to expect it, take joy [...]

Do you ever get weighed down by all the grief and suffering we experience in this fallen world? Do you ever wonder if all the pain we endure in this life really will turn out for our good? I’ve read Romans 8:28 more times than I can count. I’ve held on to that passage with [...]

I stand in the kitchen making my morning coffee.  Pushing the lid down on my coffee press; trying to get my mind to awaken for the day.  The sun has just risen and is shining directly into the kitchen.  Rays of light bounce off the pool in the back, come through the glass doors and [...]

There are rules for blogging. I don’t mean prosecutable rules, though those probably exist. I am referring to the norms that have been established in the past few years for “how to blog well.” There are articles about blogging that tell you that it is important to keep posts short, to post often, what blog [...]

Often as Christians we are told “You’re not alone, God is with you.” Of course this is very true, but sometimes when we are in our loneliness we don’t “feel” like God is there. Not only that but often God is with us through the hugs, encouraging words, and care of others. God shows us [...]

Our culture’s definition of a friend has changed significantly since the onset of social networking sites.  It doesn’t seem to have the same depth of meaning anymore.  As Christians, what does it mean to be a friend to another brother or sister in Christ?  Should our friendships look different from those of the world?  For [...]

I confess that I once was a psychotherapist who gave out advice and never used it for myself.  Just what am I talking about?  I frequently asked people I was counseling to start a journal, though I rarely was committed to doing one myself.  That is, until I had kids.  In fact, journaling has been [...]

I am currently in the process of taking a leadership class offered through my church. In a recent week the topic was financial integrity. Basically the topic covered things like tithes and offerings and how it’s important to do and what the Bible says about it. I personally thought I had this topic in the [...]

This movie is quite funny, however I will issue a WARNING that is it a little violent, so I would recommend not watching it around small children. I do have to say I share the sentiments of the Easter Linebacker in that we do not celebrate the Easter Bunny in our home. Easter is all [...]

Most Christians experience dark times at some time in their life.  C.S. Lewis experienced intense grief over the loss of his wife to cancer.  Some well respected theological giants have suffered from severe depression (C.H. Spurgeon for one). How do we handle those times of despair in a biblical manner?  It is helpful to see [...]

Please welcome our newest writer to the CSAHM blog! Scroll down to learn more about the author. I am a psychotherapist who struggles with depression.  I know, ironic right?  It’s like an overweight cardiologist or a pulmonologist who smokes.  Do you ever look back on your life and realize that the tough patches in your life [...]

Blogging seems as if it has become the hobby of the 21st Century. Most everyone who has a computer also has a blog. There are blogs dedicated to business, dedicated to hobbies, just about anything. Blogging usually comes naturally for most. That may not be the case when blogging for a business venture or for [...]

Many of us today have jumped on the blogging bandwagon. With the popularity of blogging today, it seems that everyone has a blog or in the process of starting one. Though many know what they want to focus on in their blog, others have a more difficult time in deciding. Those who are a Christian [...]

A Christian Blogger’s definition is actually two fold. You can start your own blog or you can comment or guest blog on other blogs or even do a bit of both. The question being, what makes you a “Christian” blogger? This is answered by evaluating your relationship with the Lord. If you have a close [...]

Christian blogging or reading a Christian blog can affect the life of those who write it and those who read it as well. Someone who begins a Christian blog does so with a purpose. That purpose being to spread the word of the Lord. This will impact their life far beyond just words on a [...]

One thing that I have learned through my walk with the Lord, is that it is very important to memorize God’s words. Psalms 119:10-11 says “I see you with all of my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against [...]

For some, prayer has become an afterthought. It is something done while sitting in a church pew, or around a child’s bed before sleep. Or sometimes a prayer is offered to the cosmos as a wish or a heartfelt desire. However, the act of praying is a vibrant, dynamic, and transformative one, and should become [...]

If you are a person in ministry, you have certainly felt a call to it. You knew God was tugging at your heart, pulling you in that direction; but what you may not have considered is the commitment that it takes to be in ministry. Ministry is a position that has both a public commitment [...]