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Caller Questions: What’s the difference between an addiction and OCD? I have obsessive thoughts that are very disturbing.  I am 65yo and single; what should I do about my anxiety that is getting worse? 

Caller Questions: My son is divorcing after 21yrs and his 13yo daughter refuses to talk to him or us; what can we do?  I’m done with my elder cousin who complains about being abused by her adult granddaughter, but she won’t help herself. Adult Protective Services came by and she didn’t tell them anything. 

Caller Questions: The contractor I hired didn’t do the work, and I put a stop payment on his check. How can I be less passive?  How do I help my 10yo great-granddaughter whose mom hit her and is threatening to kick her out?  What’s the best way to deal with obsessive thoughts about food when I relapse? 

Caller Questions: Does God use dreams to speak to us?  My friend’s wife is abusive to the kids, and she is in a lesbian relationship now. How does he protect his children?  When I was 10yo, we were in a car accident and my mom died. Do I need EMDR to get past the fear?  How do I get my 17yo daughter to go to therapy? She was assaulted last December and has PTSD and panic attacks. 

Caller Questions: My wife is showing signs she might have cheated, but I have no proof. What can I do?  I attended the Emotional Freedom Workshop and my PTSD and depression levels are so much lower!  How do I start a women’s ministry?  My husband refuses to go to counseling, but he wants to work on our marriage; what else can we do?  My estranged daughter sent me a disturbing text; what do y...

Caller Questions: After 18yrs of marriage, my wife is denying her affairs and we’ve been separated for 1yr. Is there hope for our marriage?  My husband is in recovery for cheating and addiction; how do I rebuild trust?  How do I help my 21yo autistic grandson move forward in his life? He has intermittent explosive disorder and lives with me. 

Caller Questions: Can counseling help a 20yo procrastinator who won’t grow up?  How do I deal with mean church friends?  I feel lost after my divorce from a narcissist; how do I find myself again?  How do I deal with my rage and codependency with my wife who is addicted to stranger sex?  What can I do with the anger I have towards my self-sabotaging husband? 

Caller Questions: Is it true my brokenness sets me up for unhappiness?  My husband says I act like I’m better than others; how do I change?  Is it best to avoid going to functions because I get out of control when I drink?  I felt trapped in a bad marriage until my pastor shared Proverbs 6:16-19.  Do I give my adult children updates about their meth-addicted brother, or do I minimize it?  I facili...

Caller Questions: When is it acceptable for me to separate from my porn-addicted husband who gets in my face and yells at me to submit?  Was I in error for praying for my husband to be healed from cancer when God knew He wasn’t going to heal him?  What might be helpful to do with my 22yo granddaughter who was sent to jail for cocaine possession?  Do I need to work on my mother wound before I...

Caller Questions: What can I do about my sadness and fear of falling asleep? I once fell asleep at the wheel and hit a snowplow.  How am I supposed to deal with my husband’s alcohol and tobacco addictions? He gets angry and defensive.  I want to challenge what you said about baptism being unnecessary for salvation.  How do I move past my intoxicated husband trying to strangle me and then lying to...

Caller Questions: Should I follow through with a divorce if I have six kids and my husband is on dating apps and uses drugs?  Why is there a stigma of having dissociative identity disorder? I’m 78yo and don’t have friends.  How should I respond to my 14yo daughter asking me to buy her a vibrator?  My wife’s adult son has moved in with us; how can we discuss her kids and have bett...

Caller Questions: Is it biblical to stop associating with my daughter who is married to a woman?  I had an affair during my first marriage, divorced, and married my affair. Will I still go to heaven?  Comment: You can’t say someone who commits adultery is going to heaven. Only God knows.  What is it like to grieve the 1yr anniversary of my son’s death and my mom’s death 5mos late...

Caller Questions: Author Nick Harrison shares about the One Year Life Recovery Prayer Devotional he wrote with Steve Arterburn.  How do I navigate with my kids my brother visiting my sister for the weekend with his drag queen boyfriend?  Should I move to a more conservative area if I’m in Los Angeles and have a hard time meeting Christian women?  I’ve tried everything to help my adult...

Caller Questions: What’s my next thing to do if my wife was sexually abused as a child and thinks counseling doesn’t work?  How do we help our 15yo son to stop watching online porn after getting into trouble at school and going to therapy?  Would you advise my 7yo granddaughter with ADHD to be put on medication? 

Caller Questions: What should I do if I’m bipolar, and a coworker seems to be watching everything I do?  How much should I get involved with a young female employee who is quitting to sell her sex life online?  My 16yo daughter has PTSD and anxiety from her father hitting me in the past; what is the best treatment for her?  Do you agree that the shame of today is related to the shame of Adam and E...

Caller Questions: How do I set a boundary that my emotionally abusive husband will respect?  Our 20yo daughter is in college and lives at home but doesn’t help around the house.  How do I become whole again after severing my relationship with a parent who was taking advantage of me?  My wife won’t talk to me and only texts me; is she a narcissist or am I? 

Caller Questions: Do you recommend a book or therapy to get over being terrified of having a relationship with a man? My last boyfriend was a narcissist and alcoholic.  You talked about reinventing yourself as empty nesters, and my wife and I are taking an online course on how to write a memoir that we have enjoyed doing together!  What should I do if I’ve recently become sober from alcohol,...

Caller Questions: Interview with Jen Wilkin about our Lumina Women’s Event in November.  Do I tell my 13yo daughter, who was adopted at birth, that her birth mom tried to abort her?  After listening to my estranged daughter’s hurts, what should I do to reconcile?  I have custody of my two grandsons who call me Mom; how do I navigate my older children not wanting to be referred to as siblings...

Caller Questions: How do I approach my 20yo daughter who is involved with an older married man?  My elderly wife is in adult daycare and will be kicked out soon because of aggression; what can I do?  Part 4 of Max Lucado’s interview about his newest book Help Is Here .  Am I being two-faced for asking an attorney to force my schizophrenic mom to get a psych eval after she shoplifted?  I am o...

Caller Questions: What should I do if I left a church 5yrs ago because my pastor didn’t listen to my concerns, and I went back to smoking, drinking, and gambling?  How do I make the decision to stay at home with Parkinson’s or go to assisted living? I can afford to go, but my family is putting guilt trips on me.  Part 3 of Max Lucado’s interview about his newest book Help Is Here .  Sh...

Caller Questions: My husband died a year ago and I’m having lustful thoughts toward an old boyfriend; how do I deal with them?  How can I help my sister who cares for her husband with Alzheimer’s and her daughter with cerebral palsy?  Part 2 of Max Lucado’s interview about his newest book Help Is Here   My 15yo daughter has bad eating habits; how do I encourage her to eat healthy...

Caller Questions: My wife has been checked out for awhile; what is my part? She was diagnosed with COPD and stopped smoking, but she started vaping.  How can I help my mom who is in another state and having a hard time since my dad died? She gives me guilt trips.  Part 1 of Max Lucado’s interview about his newest book Help Is Here .  If you see that harm might come to your grandkids, is it w...

Caller Questions: When my wife came back from being gone all summer, she told me she doesn’t want to be married to me.  My husband abandoned me and my disabled son 3yrs ago, then asked for a divorce at Walmart. Should I get lawyers involved?  My wife is asking for a divorce because she says I am verbally abusive and controlling, but I don’t agree. 

Caller Questions: How do I get rid of shame caused by my PTSD father beating me as a young child?  Do I disconnect from my mom and sister? When I had cancer, my mom told my kids I was lying.  How do I move forward if my husband loves his adult children more than me? 

Caller Questions: My 31yo son was prescribed an antidepressant for his anxiety and digestive issues. Should I be concerned about addiction?  What should I do about my emotionally distraught adult son who doesn’t think his dad loves him?  My girlfriend’s boys take advantage of her, and I want to step in; what’s the best way to handle it?  I reported that I suspected my daughter of physically abusin...