The Bible, inspired by God, reveals His heart to us By Steve Prokopchak As kids, many of us had a “Holy Bible” sitting somewhere in our home. It either had a prominent place or an obscure place. It might have been read regularly or never. It was either a source of comfort, direction, and [...]
Think about what people are doing on Facebook today. They’re . . . building an image and identity for themselves, which in a sense is their brand. —Mark Zuckerberg Who has deceived thee as oft as thyself? —Benjamin Franklin There is plenty of security in a jail cell, but I have never heard of [...]
God's design for healing emotional wounds By Steve Prokopchak When we suffer a deep physical wound, we are rushed off to the emergency room to have that wound receive necessary and immediate attention. It gets cleaned, anesthetized, and sewn up from the inside out so the healing process can begin. We are administered antibiotics [...]
Each one of us in on a mistake-filled journey here on earth. Can we maintain integrity? By Steve Prokopchak As I was walking around in an old “five and dime” store as a child, I watched a gentleman remove the price tag from one sweatshirt and place it on another so that he would pay [...]
By Steve Prokopchak It all began with our book Called Together. We called it premarital counseling, but over time it became a way to mentor the next generation into healthy marriage relationships. The mentoring was reinforced by our ongoing connections after the wedding day in what we referred to as postmarital counseling. What started as [...]
Fighting and Arguing or Praying and Agreeing By Steve and Mary Prokopchak We made a major discovery early in our marriage. When it came to conflict, we could choose to “fight and argue,” or we could “pray and agree.” Disagreement is powerful, but agreement is even more powerful. The Scriptures tell us that if any [...]
Getting married is easy. It’s the staying married part that can be challenging! By Steve Prokopchak When we say, “I do,” we are never quite sure of what’s ahead. Thinking back over the many couples I have counseled, I can only begin to mention the various scenarios that those couples faced so unexpectedly. I recall, [...]
By Steve Prokopchak It is seemingly unprecedented and unimaginable that the whole world is experiencing an inordinate amount of stress right now. Each of us responds to stress differently, but the indicators might be anxiety, anger, inability to concentrate or even sleeplessness. In very basic terms, we can allay coronavirus stress by focusing on things [...]
Mourning invites us to move into a deeper life by Steve Prokopchak It seems that no matter how severe a loss or grief we experience, many people expect we should “get over it” within three months or less. We grow impatient of those who take longer than that in grieving the loss of a loved [...]
By Steve Prokopchak I have watched the “women’s movement" with interest over many years of my life. I am delighted that women can vote, wear pants in public and play an equal role in so many areas of our culture today. I am pleased to see women being urged to lead in many arenas. I [...]
