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Please pray for me

By Leslie Vernick | October 18, 2010 |

Hello everyone, Today instead of answering a reader’s question I want to ask you all for prayer. This month I am over committed and I don’t know how I am going to do everything I need to do with excellence. That’s why I decided to forgo writing a response to one of your questions and instead ask you to pray…

A Biblical Response to Domestic Violence

By Leslie Vernick | October 11, 2010 |

Hello Friends, October is Domestic Violence awareness month. This week I’m going to discuss A Biblical Response to Domestic Violence. We need to be more proactive on this devastating issue. Jesus always cared for the oppressed and abused. One way you can be an advocate for the victims of Domestic Violence is forward this blog to your pastor and/or print…

How can I help my wife? She’s depressed and obsessed with our daughter’s relationship with her boyfriend.

By Leslie Vernick | October 4, 2010 |

Good Monday afternoon: I had a beautiful day at the beach Saturday with my girlfriend Barb. It does a woman good to spend some quality time with her female friends. We don’t take enough time to nurture our friendships do we? I want to encourage you to call a friend tonight. Bless her by thinking of her and letting her…

How do we tell where emotional abuse ends and illness begins?

By Leslie Vernick | September 27, 2010 |

Good morning! I just returned from the American Association of Christian Counselors convention in Branson, Missouri. It was a great time and I appreciate all of your prayers for my time of speaking on Friday afternoon on The Emotionally Destructive Relationship. The room was filled to capacity with standing room only. I was so encouraged to see such interest in…

How can I help my daughter heal from my inadequate parenting?

By Leslie Vernick | September 20, 2010 |

Happy Monday everyone! I have been busy all weekend working on a new presentation I am giving this week at the American Association of Christian Counselors conference in Branson, Missouri on The Emotionally Destructive Relationship. I hear almost weekly from people who have found inadequate counsel when struggling with these difficult and destructive relationship problems. Please pray for me as…

My daughter’s husband has ruined our family. How do I cope?

By Leslie Vernick | September 13, 2010 |

Morning everyone! This past Saturday I spoke at a lovely church in Springtown, PA on the topic, Lord I Just Want to be Happy! It was so encouraging to me to see men and women excited to embrace the truths God sets forth in his Word for our emotional well-being and health. I love, love LOVE this part of what…

An Abusers Response to Domestic Violence

By Leslie Vernick | September 6, 2010 |

Happy Labor Day Everyone I hope you enjoyed today and didn’t labor too much. What wonderful weather we had this weekend here. I opened my windows and let the breeze blow fresh cool air into my stuffy house. Don’t you wish we could do the same thing with our heart? Just open the window and let God breath in fresh…

I’m having sinful fantasies when lovmaking with my husband. How do I stop?

By Leslie Vernick | August 30, 2010 |

Hello friends, I want to let you know of a free seminar I’m doing in the Allentown, PA area at Calvary Temple church on Saturday morning, October 16th. Doors open at 8am and I will be speaking from 9-12 (with breaks) on the very important topic The Emotionally Destructive Relationship: Seeing It! Stopping It! Surviving It! Best of all, it…

Do I have to give him another chance?

By Leslie Vernick | August 23, 2010 |

Blessings Everyone! Lately I have been deeply grieved by the depth of our own self-deception and how it so impacts our relationships with one another. Being a counselor you’d think I’d get used to it but I don’t. Sometimes I have to confront someone’s self-deception. Even after all these years, it always surprises me when an individual continues to prefer…