Update on "A Day in the Life"

The counseling role plays were worthy first efforts. It is difficult for the students to do counseling in front of everyone using techniques that are new to them. One significant insight a counselor had was to address bitterness that may be the root of the man's anger (Hebrews 12:15). I thought that was worth pursuing. In the role plays, the counselors stayed with anger as a problem and didn't get into the counselee's taking his anger out on his wife. We mentioned that it would be valuable for the counselors to do their own scriptural studies on anger and marital relationships so they would be ready to discuss those with the counselee.

The evening gathering was more a social time. Our guests were tired after traveling from New Zealand and Australia. We hope the positive social contact will bridge to other discussions in the next two weeks of accreditation and board meetings.