Dr. Rick’s Blog
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After 15 years of marriage my husband left me and the church for another guy. We have nothing. We lost everything in the fire. The results are back I have Lymphoma. I'll need to start cancer treatment. And the list goes on ... I hear another heartbreaking story every...
read moreWhen Homosexuality was a “Mental Illness”
In the beginning.... homosexuality was a mental illness. It was in the '70s when I first met Bill. Since his LDS Mission he had been “acting out” his homosexual thoughts and got AIDS. He was the first AIDS case in our community mental health clinic where I worked. The...
read moreYou Can’t Say That In The Chapel!
ILLEGAL TO TALK ABOUT SEX So I did another fireside this week. A couple hundred youth and their leaders. I did my standard "God's Glue" presentation. This is where I talk about Satan and sexual relations. Check out these blogs for the details: Satan Exposed and God's...
read moreIt’s the Law.
WHO IS THE THIEF? Example 1: A young man breaks into the home and takes the owner's personal treasures. The home owner had worked overtime for a couple of years by "the sweat of his brow" to earn his treasures. His "harvest" for his "sowing" was now stolen by the...
read moreWHO YOU ARE vs. WHERE YOU ARE
Let me share a couple of encounters I've had in recent days: Doctor- I can't do it anymore. My depression is out of control. I can't do my job. etc etc Help! Where is he? Overextended too much stress + not enough resources = depression and thoughts of suicide. Who is...
read moreSatan’s Finest Tool
Placing thoughts of discouragement in our minds. SATAN IS POWERFUL Part of the reality of eternity is Satan. Since before the days of Adam, Satan and his large army of followers, have done all in their power to stop you and I from hoping and faithing in Jesus...
read moreHE wants GODS not spiritual ROBOTS
Situation #1 Waiting for the angel The parents left the therapy appointment, disappointed. The only reason they came anyway was because the Bishop sent them. I had just spent an hour doing my best in reviewing resources including: books, support groups, etc etc that...
read moreViewing Leads To Doing
Winter Season of Pornography Addiction Sin including addiction, strengthens across time. Sins and addictions-like alcohol and drugs- typically have three seasons of growth. They are: Spring Season of Sin/Addiction We know during this season Satan deceives us by...
read moreI can’t stop. Help!
Fall Season of Addiction/Sin "Serious sin is addictive." (Richard G. Scott, "The Path to Peace and Joy," Ensign, Nov 2000) Sin including addictions, strengthen across time. Sins and addictions typically have three seasons of growth. Spring Season of Sin/Addiction We...
read moreEasy as 1, 2, 3… Unless an Angel tells you otherwise
THE QUESTION: “My 24 year old daughter is pregnant again. She called the other night needing a place to stay. Her live-in boyfriend from time to time has been physically abusive.” The mother added “Of course I let her stay a few days.” The mom went on to say “It’s...
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