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Caller Questions: I have a girlfriend, but I have a wandering eye and lie to cover my bases. Am I a narcissist?  I found out my husband of 33yrs molested one of our daughters when she was a child, and now we are separated. Do I turn him in because he is in Christian ministry?  My friend trains people in fencing. What can he do to confront someone he demoted who isn’t taking it in the right way?  H...

Caller Questions: How do we help my 28yo stepdaughter who was sexually abused at 17yo and is easily triggered?  My 24yo daughter asked me why God would send her to hell for same-sex attraction; how do I answer her?  What is the right way to have a relationship with my husband? My 23yo daughter disclosed that he sexually abused her for 10yrs. 

Caller Questions: I cussed my mom out the other day after she casually mentioned the name of my sexual abuser. She said I shouldn’t expose the nakedness of my parents. How much more can I handle? My husband has borderline personality disorder and left me when I was 32wks pregnant. He says I’m a horrible person and must do everything he has listed for me to do. Why has my 25yo son dista...

Caller Questions: How can you have a healthy lifestyle if you struggle with dropping off?  How do I get over self-sabotage due to the trauma of addiction? I take a few steps forward, then backwards.  What baby steps can I take to stick with something that will give me success? I don’t want to be accountable to anybody but myself.  Does my married son have to give up his musician lifestyle to...

Caller Questions: Did I make a mistake with my 41yo daughter who is always angry and has asked us if she could move in but my husband refuses?  What do I do if my 22yo daughter is an avoider and I want to ask her questions but don’t want her to get upset?  I left a cult where I prayed to Satan and was very codependent; how do I have a personal relationship with God?  What’s the best way to deal wi...

Caller Questions: What should I do to recover so I can let go of my four adult children and take care of myself? My youngest daughter moved, and I don’t know where she is.  My 15yo daughter thinks highly of her dad and can’t accept he was arrested for drunk driving and that we are separating; what do I do?  How do I cope with growing up in a home with an alcoholic dad and helpless mom? I’m 50yo an...

Caller Questions: How do we approach our 22yo daughter who graduated from college, lives with us, is depressed, and uses cannabis? She won’t follow through on anything.  I’ve been separated from my wife for 8mos because she says I committed adultery in my mind; why can’t I see what my wife sees?  How do we rectify things with my daughter-in-law and son? We have two grandsons that we aren’t a...

Caller Questions: I have struggled with porn since I was 10yo, but I am dyslexic and can’t comprehend what I’m reading. Is there an audio version of Every Man’s Battle?  I’m leading the music in our children’s ministry at church, but a woman came to me and wants to take on the children’s ministry; how do I address this with her?  Should I respect my son’s...

Caller Questions: My son’s best friend committed suicide in high school, and you blessed me with the advice you gave last week to give tomorrow another chance.  Our adult son moved in with us 2wks ago and struggles with alcohol addiction; how do we confront him?  In recovery, my sponsor told me that if I can’t forgive myself, I am putting myself higher than God.  My mother has schizophrenia and ha...

Caller Questions: I’m a single mom of a 21yo college student and am an empty nester who has nothing for myself. How do I move on?  What do I do with my 46yo son who is in a wheelchair and makes bad choices that have taken away my joy? His dad committed suicide when he was 17yo.  My aunt gets the Christmas blues every December; is it the start of depression?

Caller Questions: Should I tell my brother-in-law that my sister was thinking of divorcing him right before she died last year?  After my third divorce, I feel like I’ve been in a rut and don’t hear from the Lord; how do I get out of this rut?  How do I start talking to my teen son about sex? 

Caller Questions: You said something about suicide that was hurtful because I lost a child to suicide.  I overdosed 3wks ago, and the hardest thing for me has been to forgive myself.  12 Step programs have changed my life—especially a prayer I learned from them.  I read an article about a man who had serious depression and having electrodes implanted in his brain changed his life. 

Caller Questions: What help is there for my brother who is a meth addict, paraplegic, and was just beaten up?  Our daughter-in-law is slitting her wrists and self-diagnosed herself with OCD, panic attacks, and anxiety disorder.  How can I maintain a relationship with my 25yo granddaughter who is addicted to meth and lives with her boyfriend in a basement?  What steps can I take to improve relation...

Caller Questions: What should I do if my 4yo daughter is great at home but is biting, screaming, and hitting other kids at her preschool?  I would like to get out of a dysfunctional relationship, but I don’t know where to live once I get out of it.  I’m estranged from my adult daughter; how do I be the father she needs me to be?  What is the next right step with my husband? He ignores me on vacati...

Caller Questions: How do I handle my son walking away from his wife and children? He’s leaving because his wife is toxic and it’s an unhealthy marriage.  When my husband talks to our 15yo son about him sexting, what should he say? My husband says it’s boy stuff and I need to calm down. 

Caller Questions: My daughter’s house looks like a hoarder house and her suicidal 17yo daughter lives with her; what can I do?  My son’s baby was stillborn, and we’re all struggling. What do I say to my son who says he prayed for a healthy baby?  At what point do I abandon ship on my 10yr marriage if I feel like I’m treading water and need to save myself?  I went to Every Man’s Battle and learned...

Caller Questions: I’m a Christian and my work supervisor has been blowing up on the job; how do I respond?  My son is having an affair; how involved do I need to be in helping him and his wife?  The woman I am in love with is now attempting to mend her relationship with her ex; how do I move forward? 

Caller Questions: How do I counsel a woman in my church who has a college student living with her who has become very verbally and emotionally abusive to her?  My sister always says mean things to me; how do I deal with her?  What else could I say to my 26yo son who is sad that he didn’t accomplish everything he wanted to this year?  My dad and daughter haven’t talked to me in 25yrs; h...

Caller Questions: How can I help my 28yo bipolar son who is suicidal? I have bipolar disorder, and things were very chaotic in his childhood.  My wife filed for a protective order against me because I get really angry.  I discovered my husband’s sex addiction 10mos ago and he has stopped, but I can’t stand to be intimate with him. 

Caller Questions: My 17yo daughter wrote on her profile at college that she’s gender fluid. Should I discuss this with her or let her come to me?  My ex-Marine nephew lives at home, has PTSD and anger and weapons; are my brother and his wife in danger? 

Caller Questions: I’m 62yo and have been divorced three times; should I just give up? Losing my dad last month makes it worse.  What should we do if our 19yo son says he’s non-binary? He was behind as a child in his speech and other areas.  My 41yo alcoholic niece has been living with me for 10yrs and gets fired from all the jobs she gets. How do I stop enabling her?  I wanted to thank you for the...

Caller Questions: I went to Every Man’s Battle and I felt liberated from shame! Thank God for your representative, Debra, who helped me sign up.  My husband sexually abused my daughter, and I divorced him. There’s not a lot of help out there for spouses like me to get past their guilt.  My father passed away a few years ago due to Alzheimer’s, and I took care of everyone but myse...

Caller Questions: My niece’s live-in fiancé has been cheating on her for 16yrs; should I humbly confront them?  I’ve been married 30yrs, but I’m not on the family trust.  My 33yo daughter gets angry at me and doesn’t have any relationship with her biological dad, my ex-husband; what can I say or do differently? 

Caller Questions: After 23yrs of a rough marriage, what can my husband and I do to have a great marriage?  I recently started watching a church on Facebook and used a male profile to hide my identity; however, the pastor’s wife got upset at me when she found out I was a woman.  What do we say to our 7yo grandson about suicide? He just learned he had an uncle who passed away and sleeps with h...

Caller Questions: My daughter tried to commit suicide on Friday; do you have any recommendations for a long-term Christian facility?  What do I do when my 25yo bipolar son is calling me names and screaming?  My dad was an alcoholic and now I’m married to one; how do I talk to my husband about his drinking at Christmas?  I’m separated from my husband due to his drug addiction, emotional affair, and...