NUGGETS [10/17/13]

by Paul Tautges | October 17, 2013 4:11 am

Here are four more “good reads” from Jonathan Holmes, counseling pastor at Parkside Church in Green, Ohio.

3 Dos and Don’ts of Counseling Sex-Offenders[1] – “As the church does a better job in understanding the epidemic of sexual victimization (1:3 women, 1:5 men report unwanted sexual contact by age 18), the church also faces the challenge of understanding how to care for sex offenders in the community.”

Compulsive Porn Users’ Brain Activity[2] – Brain studies show similar patterns of activity amongst pornography users as their counterparts who are addicted to alcohol and drugs.

The Rational Choices of Crack Addicts[3] – Interesting read from the New York Times on how addressing issues of addiction cannot be strictly done via medications and drugs.

Why Second Marriages are More Perilous[4] – Time Magazine discusses the big issue most people headed for divorce do not want to hear- second marriages are even tougher than the first.

Endnotes:
  1. 3 Dos and Don’ts of Counseling Sex-Offenders: http://wisecounsel.wordpress.com/2013/09/25/pastoral-counseling-for-sex-offenders-3-dos-and-3-donts/
  2. Compulsive Porn Users’ Brain Activity: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2428861/Porn-addicts-brain-activity-alcoholics-drug-addicts.html
  3. The Rational Choices of Crack Addicts: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/17/science/the-rational-choices-of-crack-addicts.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
  4. Why Second Marriages are More Perilous: http://ideas.time.com/2013/10/04/why-second-marriages-are-more-perilous/

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