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In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "Can you do a session on why God takes our loved ones from cancer? How to cope with watching your adult child or even a young child die from it?" Dr. Chuck Betters, drawing from his own faith struggles—especially the tragic loss of his sixteen-year-old son, Mark—has assisted countless individuals facing similar challenges over more than...

In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "Is physician-assisted suicide ever right?" Dr. Chuck Betters, drawing from his own faith struggles—especially the tragic loss of his sixteen-year-old son, Mark—has assisted countless individuals facing similar challenges over more than five decades of ministry. He finds hope in the belief that God is sovereign and can be trusted. In a w...

In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "My wife of 41 years died...Is it wrong for me to pray to die too?" Dr. Chuck Betters, drawing from his own faith struggles—especially the tragic loss of his sixteen-year-old son, Mark—has assisted countless individuals facing similar challenges over more than five decades of ministry. He finds hope in the belief that God is sovereign an...

In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "The Bible says God won’t give us more than we can handle. My friend committed suicide. Clearly God gave her more than she could handle!" Dr. Chuck Betters, drawing from his own faith struggles—especially the tragic loss of his sixteen-year-old son, Mark—has assisted countless individuals facing similar challenges over more than five dec...

In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "I am 75 years old, and my health has slowly been deteriorating over the past 5 years. Recently, my health has gotten much worse, and it is unlikely I will ever have a decent quality of life again. I am in constant pain and I need assistance to do even the simplest things. When is it okay to “give up” and go home? I know suicide is wrong, but...

In this episode Dr. Betters answers the question, "How does a man lead his family spiritually?" Dr. Chuck Betters, drawing from his own faith struggles—especially the tragic loss of his sixteen-year-old son, Mark—has assisted countless individuals facing similar challenges over more than five decades of ministry. He finds hope in the belief that God is sovereign and can be trusted. In a...

In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "Hi Dr. Betters, God has guided me recently to your videos, as He has other good ministries over the years, and because of them I have grown spiritually and owe much thanks to Christian brothers and sister and their gifts of the Holy Spirit. I have two questions. Are sins of the mother or father carried on into the next generations, and, if s...

In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "Hi, my brother grew up Christian, and went to college to be a pastor. During those years he struggled with alcoholism. He prayed to God to help him conquer that, but he felt betrayed by God because he struggled with it for many more years and even gave up trying to preach. He now says that he doesn't even believe in God because if He re...

In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "Thank you so much for your ministry, dear Dr. Betters! God bless you and your family in Jesus' name. Do you have any advice for a believer still struggling with addiction? Is there a need for some sort of deliverance when the struggle is ongoing and seems to be such a stronghold, even though you do what you don't want to do, but ca...

In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "I am 62 years old and last year my husband and I decided it was time to move my mother into our home to care for her. You see, she has Alzheimer’s disease and really started declining quickly. I want to take care of my mom, I mean, she raised me and was always there for me, but lately she is getting worse and worse; she barely knows who I am...

In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "Does God understand my pain, and does He grieve with me?" Dr. Chuck Betters, drawing from his own faith struggles—especially the tragic loss of his sixteen-year-old son, Mark—has assisted countless individuals facing similar challenges over more than five decades of ministry. He finds hope in the belief that God is sovereign and can be...

In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "How can I trust God's plan when it feels so painful?" Dr. Chuck Betters, drawing from his own faith struggles—especially the tragic loss of his sixteen-year-old son, Mark—has assisted countless individuals facing similar challenges over more than five decades of ministry. He finds hope in the belief that God is sovereign and can be...

In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "How can someone who was born blind glorify God?" Dr. Chuck Betters, drawing from his own faith struggles—especially the tragic loss of his sixteen-year-old son, Mark—has assisted countless individuals facing similar challenges over more than five decades of ministry. He finds hope in the belief that God is sovereign and can be trusted....

In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "How can we be expected to live with a disability that causes us constant pain when heaven is there? How can I not want an end to my pain without going against God's plan for my miserable existence?" Dr. Chuck Betters, drawing from his own faith struggles—especially the tragic loss of his sixteen-year-old son, Mark—has assisted coun...

In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "If some adult person is religious but not saved and they have possible mental illness by trauma injury to the brain, or childhood trauma of abuse or any other cause of the inability to comprehend the fullness of Christ’s salvation, and they live with their own ideas of God’s truth, will He forgive them and save them?" Dr. Chuck Betters,...

Anchored Hope is now Anchored Virtual! Visit Anchored Virtual Biblical Counseling at https://anchoredvirtual.com/. In this episode Dr. Betters answers the question, "I’ve struggled with anxiety and depression nearly all my life. Can a biblical counselor help me with my problems? I don’t think the Bible can help me with my issues, I think I need professional help..." Dr. Chuck Betters, dr...

In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "I know I need to be in the Word and praying, but I am in such a dark place, filled with sadness. How do I find hope?" Dr. Chuck Betters, drawing from his own faith struggles—especially the tragic loss of his sixteen-year-old son, Mark—has assisted countless individuals facing similar challenges over more than five decades of ministry. H...

In this episode Dr. Betters answers the question, "If I can't change my past, why is talking about it to a counselor helpful?" Dr. Chuck Betters, drawing from his own faith struggles—especially the tragic loss of his sixteen-year-old son, Mark—has assisted countless individuals facing similar challenges over more than five decades of ministry. He finds hope in the belief that God is...

In this episode Dr. Betters answers the question, "I am battling a challenging teenager in my home. How does a parent respond to teenage questions that seem to push the envelope, are bold and sometimes scary? How do you know if it is really a cry for help, a means to get attention, or true?" Dr. Chuck Betters, drawing from his own faith struggles—especially the tragic loss of his sixteen...

In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "How can I balance grieving and living a fulfilling life?" Dr. Chuck Betters, through the grid of his own faith struggles, including the tragic death of his sixteen-year-old son Mark, has helped myriads of other fellow strugglers in over 5 decades of ministry and rests in the hope that God is sovereign and He can be trusted.  In a world...

In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "I am 32 years old. I’ve been with my husband for 15 years. This year, 2021, my husband unexpectedly passed away, on Valentine’s Day of all days, at 49 years old. We have three children ages 3, 4, and 11. We have already been through so much in our lifetime (financially, mentally, and emotionally) and God took my husband from us, for what?  W...

In this episode Dr. Betters answers the question, "People quickly recognize the pain and sin of physical abuse, but what about emotional abuse? I know that everyone is sinful and the tongue can be a weapon, but how far is too far? My husband doesn’t curse me out (so to speak) but yet his words hurt; they break my heart; he is controlling and manipulative, yet when I try to talk about anything...

In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the following question from Rhonda: "I have heard many people espouse Paul’s teachings about singleness and marriage. I am a single woman who has never married. I am not single by my own choice, but I do have a desire to be married. In serving in ministry, I have found that most churches tend to shun single women in ministry, especially single women who ar...

In this episode Dr. Betters answers the question, "I suffer tremendously from anxiety and fear of my children dying. I pray about it constantly, but still I fear that God will take them anyway. It is a constant torment that is crippling my life. How can I give up my anxiety to God and trust him with my darkest fears?" Dr. Chuck Betters, drawing from his own faith struggles—especially the...

In this episode Dr. Betters answers the question, "My child was recently diagnosed with an autoimmune disease at the age of 5 years old that she will struggle with for the rest of her life. I’m afraid it is going to define her life, and it breaks my heart that she will suffer from this her whole life. The doctors explained it may very well have been caused by me being a carrier of that gene....