In 1965 Paul Simon wrote, I’ve built walls A fortress, steep and mighty That none may penetrate I have no need of friendship Friendship causes pain. It’s laughter and it’s loving I disdain. I am a rock I am an island…And a rock feels no pain And an island never cries In the 10th century, BC, Solomon wrote, He who separates himself seeks his own desire, He quarrels against all sound wisdom. (Prov 18:1). Sometimes isolation can be good. Sometimes we need to get away, clear our heads, feed our...

"A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city,And contentions are like the bars of a citadel." Proverbs 18:19 This Proverb...

“Pray at all times in the Spirit,” Eph. 6:18 In counseling, there is a fear of sounding trite, using well-worn clichés, saying something...