Relationships

Divorcing due to abuse and getting support from church

My husband and I have been married for ten years. We are both Methodists. During this time, he has been abusive emotionally, verbally and physically. He has also been exhibiting aggressive behaviour and threatened my 5-year-old child.

Teen daughter has become very withdrawn

Lately I’ve noticed that my teen daughter seems withdrawn. She doesn’t like to do what she used to enjoy and she’s less chatty. Her grades are not suffering and she is still attending her CCAs. How should I approach this?

Life’s ninth hole

Life and the game of golf share some parallels. In a typical 18-hole golf game, the ninth hole represents the turning point. This halfway mark usually sees players circling back to their starting point.

What an incomplete Camino taught me

Some lessons in life are ones we want to learn. Others come uninvited and may even be unwelcome. Hard lessons can be painful but if we learn something from them, perhaps even they do have a silver lining. 

Is it okay to try for a daughter via IVF?

I am blessed with two sons, but I have a strong desire to have a daughter. As I am approaching 40, I am concerned about whether my physical health and emotional capacity can handle raising another son.

Skipping church and cell to go clubbing

I attend youth service and cell group sessions faithfully, but I feel judged when I want to skip cell for a friend’s birthday, go clubbing occasionally, or skip church when I’m rushing an assignment.

My mother seems reluctant to let me get engaged

Recently, my long-distance boyfriend of three years visited and planned to propose to me. He spoke to my mother to ask for her blessings, but she said she needed time to think and pray about it.

Dating a non-Christian guy

I would like to intentionally date a non-Christian guy. However, I wonder if it is permissible since Christians should not be “unequally yoked”. Our relationship has deepened over the past year, and he has been sharing more about his pluralistic views on faith with me.

Modelling the family, both earthly and spiritual

Shame is a strong emotion that often shows up in my counselling sessions. Its presence can be debilitating; its absence can also be problematic. To explore healing from shame, I will share examples where shame was largely absent, was partially felt and where it can be overwhelming.

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