I feel there is no longer any love between me and my husband. We also have different ideas about how to bring up children.  I am very troubled by my marriage, and hope you can help me. Advice: From what you mentioned in your letter, I can empathize with your discontentment and feeling of hopelessness. I also detect that you feel powerless...

I am writing about a very difficult situation with my mother, who is 67, diagnosed with terminal cancer, and unsaved. She is a very bitter, negative, critical, and prideful woman. She alienates all of her children and her friends. She has never apologized once in my life, and I'm 46. I was raised Jewish--when I began seeking and practicing Christianity...

As a licensed marriage and family therapist, Dr. Ginger Gabriel of San Bernardino, California is a strong proponent of lay counseling. In fact, she thinks every Christian is called to be a counselor at one level or another. “Counselor is one of the names given to Jesus, the founder of our faith,” she says. Since most Christians will be...

Over the last two years there were a couple of incidents where I sought out pornography. Although this hasn’t happened too much, I believe it is more than mere curiosity. This has completely shattered my marriage in terms of trust and honesty, and I’m having a real hard time answering my wife's question: why? If I cannot figure this thing out,...

I've been dating my girlfriend for almost 10 months now.  We are thinking about getting married. What issues are important to discuss before marriage? I know we all tend to have secrets or past experiences that we wish to take to our grave.  Should every detail be shared or only those that we think could affect a marriage relationship? We've...

I am having trouble potty training my daughter. She was doing well until we moved back in March. I have tried stickers on a chart and toys when she goes but nothing seems to work now. How can I get her going again? She just turned three. Advice: She is experiencing emotional stress and this is probably the only thing in her life she has control...

Where do I start? My husband drinks too much, becomes angry, verbally abusive, sometimes slightly physically abusive. He has been this way for the last year. The occurrences have become more frequent (weekly) the last few months. I've tried talking to him and he keeps saying things will change and they don't. When is enough enough? I'm at the point...