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Communities and Wisdom Streams

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on June 18, 2019

MY FIVE COMMUNITIES AND WISDOM STREAMS 1. Christian faith and biblical wisdom -- I have enjoyed 35 years in two local congregations, the Disciples of Christ into which I maried, and the Presbyterian church in which I was raised as a fifth generation member. I served both as a teacher, elder, pulpit search committee member, […]

What Might Healthy Drinking Look Like?

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on June 6, 2019

ARE THERE HEALTHY WAYS TO DRINK ALCOHOL? Researchers keep finding that those whose alcohol consumption is one glass of red wine most days, and only that, have a longer lifespan due to fewer heart problems. I find that interesting. I wonder if it’s the little bit of wine that helps the heart, or […]

Selfish Grandparent, or Healthy?

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on March 4, 2019

ARE YOU SELFISH AS A GRANDPARENT? by Dr. Paul Schmidt A client recently shared with me a very helpful sermon he had heard from his pastor, Brian Tome at Crossroads Church in Lexington. It helped me as a grandparent, and it made me think about the various styles of grandparenting I have heard described […]

Genuine Intimacy in Marriage and Faith

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on February 16, 2019

Genuine Intimacy in Marriage and Faith The simultaneous experience of vulnerability and safety is not found exclusively in marriage. The apostle Paul felt that people could be closer to God and to those they loved if they were not burdened with a spouse and children at home (see his extremely personal confession in the entire […]

Is this sexual activity dirty for us?

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on February 16, 2019

Applying Romans 14 to Marital Lovemaking Spiritually, most Christians consider romantic touch a matter of individual conscience. The Bible doesn’t give one set of behavioral guidelines here for everybody, so the principles of Romans 14 should certainly apply. Let’s each read this chapter devotionally, letting it and God read us as we do. […]

A Most Effective Sobriety Plan

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on February 4, 2019

Four Circles A new approach to establsihing and maintaining sobriety has emerged from the most effective treatment centers in recent years. It is a direct application of the 12 steps of AA, and it is a great way to measure your risk at any given time, and to report to […]

Porn Abuse in Teens

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on December 10, 2018

Pornography Abuse in Teenagers: How Parents can Understand and Reverse It America’s surgeon general has agreed with the consensus of research: 9 out of every 10 young people will be exposed to Internet pornography before they reach age 18. Quarantine assumes you are more savvy with technology than your teen, which is highly doubtful. […]

Turning Your Unhealthy Relationships Around

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on July 17, 2018

REVERSING UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS It seems to me that most Americans have one or more people somewhere in their family or friends that they just can't get along with. The way it feels is like, "I just don't feel comfortable around them. I can't be myself. They make me feel and act crazy, so I […]

Help for Financial Disorders

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on June 12, 2018

STRUGGLING WITH MONEY AND WORK DISORDERS: HOARDING, GAMBLING, UNDER-EARNING, BINGE-SHOPPING, AND WORKAHOLICS by Dr. Paul Schmidt Forty years ago, some research I was doing proved that people with upper-upper income levels tend to live their lives in some ways very much like people with lower-lower incomes. Both groups were preoccupied with money […]

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Dr. Paul F. Schmidt

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