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Does My Husband Get The Final Say?

By Leslie Vernick | August 14, 2019 |

Morning friends, I’m heading to Chicago to spend some time with my parents and family for a few days before going to Canada for some meetings. But I want to invite you to a very special FB Live tomorrow (Thursday, August 15) at noon ET with my guest Mary DeMuth. Mary’s a prolific author and has just released her newest…

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Am I Being Spiritually Abused?

By Leslie Vernick | May 3, 2017 |

Morning friends, I so appreciate your prayers. I was in Virginia Thursday and Friday morning and then drove to Maryland to speak at a women’s event Friday night and Saturday. What was supposed to be a 4 to 5-hour drive turned into a 7-hour drive from getting lost and dealing with Washington DC traffic. I was physically exhausted but God…

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What’s The Difference Between True Guilt and False Guilt

By Leslie Vernick | September 28, 2016 |

Morning friends, I so appreciate this community and the faithful participants who pray for one another and regularly respond with wisdom and compassion. Thanks also for your support in my desire to keep this blog open to fresh air and other people’s perspectives. I told you a while back that I had a big life change coming up and asked…

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A Recipe For Making Lemonade Out Of Lemons

By Leslie Vernick | November 25, 2015 |

  Morning friends, Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day. For many of you it will be a tough day. You are struggling with family or marital stress that makes being thankful a true challenge. Instead of answering a specific question this week, I want to ask you to answer two questions (at the end) that will help you learn how make lemonade…

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Does My Husband Always Have The Final Say?

By Leslie Vernick | August 26, 2015 |

Morning friends, Today’s question comes from your comments last week about the issue of headship and submission. A reader said, “My husband won’t let me work even though it’s a job I would love. His reasons are lame but I have no choice, I have to submit.” I won’t be able to cover everything around this important topic but I…

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My Wife Say’s I’m Controlling. Is She Right?

By Leslie Vernick | May 27, 2015 |

Hi Friends, I am so excited about my new course called Letting Go of Negative Emotions, starting Thursday night. It will help you understand where your negative emotions come from, how to recognize them before they get the best of you, and specific strategies on letting them go. It is my most intensive class offering yet, with three 90 minute…

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Five Indicators of An Evil and Wicked Heart

By Leslie Vernick | February 19, 2014 |

As Christian counselors, pastors and people helpers we often have a hard time discerning between an evil heart and an ordinary sinner who messes up, who isn’t perfect, and full of weakness and sin. I think one of the reasons we don’t “see” evil is because we find it so difficult to believe that evil individuals actually exist. We can’t…

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Am I Controlling?

By Leslie Vernick & Co. | February 4, 2014 |

Morning friends: Here is a poem I read yesterday that touched my heart. I hope it touches yours as well. Praying the Heart You can only pray what’s in your heart. So if your heart is being ripped from your chest Pray the tearing If your heart is full of bitterness Pray it to the last dreg If your heart…

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Three Essentials to Thriving Marriages

By Leslie Vernick | November 25, 2013 |

                      Morning Friends,   This weekend I had the awesome privilege of ministering to the wonderful folks at The First Baptist Church of Glenarden, MD as well as speaking at the Sunday morning service at Loudoun Bible Church in Ashburn, VA. I feel so blessed to do work I truly…

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