National Association of Nouthetic Counselors (NANC)

On our member site we get a number of questions from around the world, some of which I respond to with audio feedback. I thought this one question might serve our greater community, who are part of our public network. Mailbag: I am counseling a non-Christian couple with marriage problems...

I began this series by asking “What is the Most Important Question You Can Ask When Making a Decision?” That post led to several follow-up posts about biblical decision making. (S...

The title “Bouncy Joy” came from the12.27.09 Sunday sermon by Brian Onken at Southside Fellowship. Joy is expressed because of the perceived value we have for the object we are joyful about. The more value we ascribe to an object, the more joy we will show when we think about that object. Fo...

Cheri is a perfectionist. Though her position is illogical and she is unable to maintain the high standard that she holds everyone else to, she is relentless in her pursuit to present herself in a manner that she wants to be perceived...

Earlier this month, at the request of a marketing friend, we field-tested the new Droid cell phone. My wife and kids participated in the field test. The Droid is a good phone. It is part of the Verizon network, which is a plus. Version has the best service in our part of the country...

Sometimes God ways are not easy to discern, Our thoughts and desires are not always in line with his thoughts and desires. He is sovereign and we are not. Our perspective is limited, but his is not. What we think we want is not always what we need...

I was 19-years old, looking over my dad’s casket and not really sad about what I was looking at. My heart was full of anger and bitterness because of nearly two decades of ridicule, hate, beatings and isolation. ...

In the last post I discussed one of several reasons why a Child May Rebel Against Their Parents and God...

Kids are one of God’s many gifts to parents. As parents we have the responsibility and privilege to guide them into a desire to know and love God. ...

You could fully sympathize with Mr. Wilson when his 45-year-old wife majestically swept into the study a step in front of her husband, and tried—not entirely without success—to sit in the counselor’s chair.

You could fully sympathize with Mr. Wilson when his 45-year-old wife majestically swept into the study a step in front of her husband, and tried—not entirely without success—to sit in the counselor’s chair. “Good morning,” she boomed. “We can’...

I received two unrelated emails today that had their own unique humor: Email #1 Louie was shipwrecked and lived alone on a deserted island for years, until he was finally rescued. Before leaving the island he gave his rescuers a tour of the island. I built myself a house, it is over there...