Holistic Health for Christians
Good health is a subject that seems to be on everybody’s mind these days. What does it mean to be truly healthy from a biblically oriented, thoroughly Christian point of view? And how do you maintain good health once you’ve got it? That’s our topic for this month’s Meier Clinic Moment. As human beings, we’ve […]
Healing the Child Within
Have you wondered why you do the things you do? For instance, dating a person who treats you badly. Perhaps you get angry at almost anything. Maybe you have anxiety around certain people or while doing specific activities. Or maybe you do everything you can so that people will like you and continue to stay […]
Grieving a Drug-Related Death
Recently, a mother entered my office seeking help for agonizing grief over the death of her adult child. Cause of death was drug-related. While I have provided bereavement support to many past clients, I soon grasped how marginalized her grief is and was struck by this client’s heavy aloneness. Matthew 5:4 “Blessed are those who […]
Ending the Cycle of Abusive Relationships
Ending an abusive relationship: I was in two abusive relationships many years ago. I know how the cycle is of abuse when you say to yourself that you’ve had enough and are going to leave. Then the abuser seems remorseful, apologizes, says it’ll never happen again, he loves you and then showers you with kindness. […]
Dealing with an Emotionally Abusive Spouse
Whether most of us realize it or not, there’s a surprising amount of emotional and verbal abuse going on behind closed doors, even in Christian marriages. If insensitive words, manipulative mind games, and cruel put-downs are a regular part of your marital relationship, the first thing you need to understand is that you’re not alone. […]
Building Healthy Self-Esteem
In Focus on the Family’s The Truth Project ®, Dr. Del Tackett states that every human being is possessed by a deep “hunger for significance.” This hunger, he goes on to say, can become a huge liability when we’re tempted to satisfy it outside the context of fellowship with our Creator. In that case, it […]
Be Imperfect
2 Corinthians 12:9, “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” Human beings are imperfect by nature and thus, are incapable of being “Perfect.” Throw […]
