The Doctors discuss surprising factors presently impacting mental health counseling today. KEY POINTS: · Social justice and identity politics has infiltrated and polluted the mental health profession · Social justice and identity politics has denigrated the way mental health counselors provide care for their clients · Social justice and identity politics therapists primarily focus on politics rather than the concerns and needs of clients · Clients are now seeking help for the damage caused by identity politics activist therapists

Dr. Marie shares part of her workshop on how to develop assertiveness, healthy boundaries and increase self-confidence.  KEY POINTS:  · What is assertiveness?  · How can I become assertive?  · What are the consequences of lacking assertion?  · Why are boundaries important?  · How do boundaries and assertiveness contribute to self-confidence?  Resources: https://cccc-usa.com/new-index Remember, there are two kinds of fire in the world: One that burns and consumes and one that burns and empowers. May God's word and God's love burn brightly in you, giving you the strength to face any fire. Until next time, little embers! Thru the Fire is a production of Family Vision Media, a non-profit ministry committed to helping Christian parents discern the truth in a culture of lies. Connect with the Seltzes: Candescent Counseling and Coaching (657) 325-8635 Lutheran Center for Religious Freedom Connect with us: www.FamilyVisionMedia.org www.Facebook.com/FamilyVisionMedia www.Twitter.com/FamVisionMedia Find more encouragement and information on our blog: https://familyvisionmedia.org/category/fvm/ Questions? E-mail us! [email protected] This post may contain affiliate links. We appreciate your support!

The Drs interview Mark Houck, a father of 7, who was recently acquitted of 2 charges brought on by the Biden Administration due to an altercation with a Planned Parenthood "escort" named Bruce Love on October 13, 2021.  KEY POINTS:  · What is a father?  · A father is called upon to be a leader, protector, and provider for his family.  · A father is called upon to demonstrate Christ’s love.  RESOURCES: https://thekingsmen.org/about-us/mark-houck/ [email protected] Remember, there are two kinds of fire in the world: One that burns and consumes and one that burns and empowers. May God's word and God's love burn brightly in you, giving you the strength to face any fire. Until next time, little embers! Thru the Fire is a production of Family Vision Media, a non-profit ministry committed to helping Christian parents discern the truth in a culture of lies. Connect with the Seltzes: Candescent Counseling and Coaching (657) 325-8635 Lutheran Center for Religious Freedom Connect with us: www.FamilyVisionMedia.org www.Facebook.com/FamilyVisionMedia www.Twitter.com/FamVisionMedia Find more encouragement and information on our blog: https://familyvisionmedia.org/category/fvm/ Questions? E-mail us! [email protected] This post may contain affiliate links. We appreciate your support!

Dr. Marie discusses the book Graduation Gift: A Funny Look at Life, Money & Gratitude with author Joseph Benric.  KEY POINTS:  · Fatherhood never ends, rather it changes as children and father’s age.  · It’s never too late to reinvent yourself and make someone’s life better in the process.  · Easy to read and engaging book for high schoolers and college bound students - Graduation Gift: A Funny Look at Life, Money, and Gratitude  Purchase Book at: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1667847937/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1 Remember, there are two kinds of fire in the world: One that burns and consumes and one that burns and empowers. May God's word and God's love burn brightly in you, giving you the strength to face any fire. Until next time, little embers! Thru the Fire is a production of Family Vision Media, a non-profit ministry committed to helping Christian parents discern the truth in a culture of lies. Connect with the Seltzes: Candescent Counseling and Coaching (657) 325-8635 Lutheran Center for Religious Freedom Connect with us: www.FamilyVisionMedia.org www.Facebook.com/FamilyVisionMedia www.Twitter.com/FamVisionMedia Find more encouragement and information on our blog: https://familyvisionmedia.org/category/fvm/ Questions? E-mail us! [email protected] This post may contain affiliate links. We appreciate your support!

Proverbs 17:17 says, “A true friend shows love at all times…and is a brother who is born for times of distress.” Who is a good friend? Remember, there are two kinds of fire in the world: One that burns and consumes and one that burns and empowers. May God's word and God's love burn brightly in you, giving you the strength to face any fire. Until next time, little embers! Thru the Fire is a production of Family Vision Media, a non-profit ministry committed to helping Christian parents discern the truth in a culture of lies. Connect with the Seltzes: Candescent Counseling and Coaching (657) 325-8635 Lutheran Center for Religious Freedom Connect with us: www.FamilyVisionMedia.org www.Facebook.com/FamilyVisionMedia www.Twitter.com/FamVisionMedia Find more encouragement and information on our blog: https://familyvisionmedia.org/category/fvm/ Questions? E-mail us! [email protected] This post may contain affiliate links. We appreciate your support!

Is there a difference between lying, fibbing, and deception? Can there ever be a time when it is good to lie? Remember, there are two kinds of fire in the world: One that burns and consumes and one that burns and empowers. May God's word and God's love burn brightly in you, giving you the strength to face any fire. Until next time, little embers! Thru the Fire is a production of Family Vision Media, a non-profit ministry committed to helping Christian parents discern the truth in a culture of lies. Connect with the Seltzes: Candescent Counseling and Coaching (657) 325-8635 Lutheran Center for Religious Freedom Connect with us: www.FamilyVisionMedia.org www.Facebook.com/FamilyVisionMedia www.Twitter.com/FamVisionMedia Find more encouragement and information on our blog: https://familyvisionmedia.org/category/fvm/ Questions? E-mail us! [email protected] This post may contain affiliate links. We appreciate your support!

It’s becoming harder and harder to “do what is right according to the Bible” in the culture in which we live. But if we know and believe, that “abiding in Christ, and knowing the truth sets us free,” then we must strive now courageously to live faithful lives. Some say that there is a “heavy price to pay for that.” Maybe, but it’s worse to live lives of faithless fear in the face of bullying and temptation. Remember, Jesus says that He has come to give us abundant life…..courageous faith loves to hear that!

In a world of secular chaos, the Church can’t just hide behind “religious liberty” it must present its voice as one of beauty and virtue. As believers we seek to share the good news of the Bible with anyone who will listen, but we also have a role to play in blessing and preserving our culture too. KEY POINTS…. To be Church, more and more we must “contend” for our spot in the public conversation. We must try to be an alternative, constructive voice for beauty and virtue. As Christians, we have a role to play in bringing beauty to a world committed merely to deconstructive ugliness, virtuous to a world committed to immoral libertinism Even though it’s hard to be the voice of God’s “no” and God’s “yes,” on God’s terms for others, our culture needs it now more than ever. We are “blessed to be a blessing,”… to strive to be a voice of morality, a people dedicated to beauty in the arts, to relationships, to community. To be people who strive to live virtuous lives.

Christmas comes every year, and for those who trust in Christ, that is a very good thing indeed. The holiday is a reminder that no matter what is going on in the world, or in our lives, that faith in Christ is key….and ordering our lives towards “Faith, Family, Friends, Community, and only when necessary, government” is the way to keep things in balance and to keep the power of proper priorities in living life abundantly. KEY POINTS…. Christmas time is a time to be refreshed, and to reorient our lives to what is valuable and enduring The Bible tells us to “Seek first the Kingdom of God” and all others things will find their proper place A biblical ordering of life: Faith, Family, Friends, Community, and only when necessary, government

The New Year is a reminder that we can begin afresh, right wrongs, learn from mistakes and live a better life. The doctors discuss various lessons from Charles Dicken’s, A Christmas Carol.