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Rick launched the Life Over Coffee global training network in 2008 to bring hope and help for you and others by creating resources that spark conversations for transformation. His primary responsibilities are resource creation and leadership development, which he does through speaking, writing, podcasting, and educating. In 1990 he earned a BA in Theology and, in 1991, a BS in Education. In 1993, he received his ordination into Christian ministry, and in 2000 he graduated with an MA in Counseling from The Master's University. In 2006 he was recognized as a Fellow of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC).

If Your Friend Is Not Changing, Consider This

34 mins; May 02, 2023

Ep. 460 Should I Bring a Baby Into Our Evil World

36 mins; April 30, 2023

Forcing Someone to Change Will Blow Up Your Relationship

20 mins; April 27, 2023

Did You Know There Is a Better Way to Do Counseling?

33 mins; April 25, 2023

Ep. 459 Twelve Things to Know About Parental Discipline

36 mins; April 23, 2023

A Problem with Expecting Someone to Change

33 mins; April 20, 2023

Seven Reasons a Person Will Not Change

34 mins; April 18, 2023

Ep. 458 Mark Grant Shares His Mastermind Training Experience

32 mins; April 15, 2023

Mind Mapping Confidentiality and Secret Sins

17 mins; April 13, 2023

Ep. 457 An Effective Equipping Model for the Church

33 mins; April 09, 2023

Diagnosing the Four Steps to a Hard Heart

20 mins; April 06, 2023

When I Kept Silent About My Sin

33 mins; April 06, 2023

Seven Considerations for Challenging Friends

15 mins; April 04, 2023

Ep. 456 The Particulars of the Sex Talk I Had With Our Son

35 mins; April 02, 2023

You Know Your Faith Is Real When

34 mins; March 28, 2023

Ep. 455 Don't Make a Big Deal Out of Biblical Counseling

34 mins; March 25, 2023

How Can I Trust God When He Does Not Act the Way I Think?

34 mins; March 23, 2023

Three Keys to Help You Look Beyond Your Suffering

35 mins; March 21, 2023

Ep. 454 The Risky Business of Looking for Change in Someone

38 mins; March 19, 2023

When God Whittles You Down to Size

33 mins; March 16, 2023

Do You Really Want to Know What God Is Thinking?

34 mins; March 14, 2023

Ep. 453 Speaking to the Injusticies in Our Culture

35 mins; March 13, 2023

Have You Ever Tried Manipulative Praying?

33 mins; March 09, 2023

The Uncomfortable Benefit of God Being Silent

34 mins; March 07, 2023

Ep. 451 Five Reasons to Curb or Get Off Social Media

37 mins; February 26, 2023

Seven-Step Template for Change When Trouble Comes

34 mins; February 23, 2023

Bringing God Down to My Level So I Can Argue with Him

35 mins; February 21, 2023

The Unparalleled Benefit of Living in an Unchangeable Situation

34 mins; February 16, 2023

Ep. 449 How to Motivate Christians to Stop Caring So Much

33 mins; February 12, 2023

Just When You Thought Things Were Going Well

32 mins; February 09, 2023

When God Does Not Come Through for You

36 mins; February 09, 2023

How to Respond When Blindsided While Doing Good

34 mins; February 07, 2023

Ep. 448 The Insufficient Method of Giving Verses to Counselees

32 mins; February 05, 2023

Three Things to Know When Life Does Not Make Sense

32 mins; February 02, 2023

Four Things You Must Know about Your Suffering

36 mins; January 31, 2023

Ep. 447 How to Have a Dynamic Small Group Experience

38 mins; January 29, 2023

How to Steward God's Most Feared Blessing

32 mins; January 26, 2023

The Preface to My Book, Suffering Well

32 mins; January 24, 2023

Ep. 446 My Church Doesn't Do Community Well, and I'm Struggling

35 mins; January 22, 2023

How to Think about a God Who Permits Sin in Your Life

34 mins; January 19, 2023

When Suffering Reaches the Limits of Your Endurance

36 mins; January 17, 2023

Ep. 445 Interview with Anton Krecic with Seven Weeks Coffee

51 mins; January 15, 2023

The First and Unique Step to Solving Your Problems

13 mins; January 12, 2023

A Practical Plan to Break Free from Being Controlled by Others

22 mins; January 10, 2023

Ep. 444 Five Reasons to "Why Did God Let My Baby Die?"

36 mins; January 08, 2023

I Want More Than God; I Want Someone to Love

37 mins; January 05, 2023

How to Build and Enjoy Dynamic Community Life

40 mins; January 03, 2023

Ep. 443 How Do You Respond to an Unkind Christian?

36 mins; January 01, 2023

Leading Your Spouse in Intimate Conversations

34 mins; December 30, 2022

Ep. 442 Eight Response to the Spouse Whose Spouse Left

35 mins; December 25, 2022

The Most Perfect Relationship You Will Ever Have

33 mins; December 22, 2022

Five Helpful Marks to See If Someone Has Changed

21 mins; December 20, 2022

Ep. 441 How to Respond to a Fallen Christian Leader

36 mins; December 18, 2022

When You Give More Than Money, You're More Like Christ

33 mins; December 15, 2022

The Terrible Lengths God Will Go to for Your Good

35 mins; December 13, 2022

Ep. 440 When She's Ashamed to Share Her Story with You

33 mins; December 11, 2022

Ep. 439 How to Help a Teen with a Porn Problem

39 mins; December 04, 2022

We Are Less Than Four Feet from 6.64 Billion Hearts

21 mins; December 03, 2022

Ep. 438 Am I a Sinner or a Saint, or Both?

36 mins; November 27, 2022

Ep. 437 A Biblical Perspective on Mental Illness and Suicide?

38 mins; November 20, 2022

Assessing My Heart the Morning after an American Election

8 mins; November 15, 2022

Ep. 436 Should I Separate from Sinners in My Church?

39 mins; November 13, 2022

Should a Wife Respect Her Unkind Husband?

23 mins; November 08, 2022

Ep. 435 How Do You Counsel a Self-righteous Person?

38 mins; November 06, 2022

A Girl Kissing a Boy Is Different from a Boy Kissing a Girl

37 mins; November 03, 2022

Twelve Tough Questions that Examine Your Maturity

32 mins; November 01, 2022

Ep. 434 People with Different Character and Capacity Issues

39 mins; October 30, 2022

When a Community Prays and Fasts

9 mins; October 30, 2022

Beyond Your Ability Is Right Where God Wants You

17 mins; October 27, 2022

It's "Okay" to Be Gay, and You Need to Know Why

38 mins; October 25, 2022

Ep. 433 Can a Procrastinating, Undisciplined Person Do Your Program?

36 mins; October 23, 2022

What Happens to a Person Who Exchanges the Truth for a Lie

39 mins; October 18, 2022

Ep. 432 The Secret to Having a Great Marriage That Lasts

39 mins; October 16, 2022

When You Feel That God Is Not with You

39 mins; October 13, 2022

Dating: The Artificial Season That Does Not Count

33 mins; October 11, 2022

Ep. 431 Why Gospel-centered Is Better Than Grace-centered or Legalism

43 mins; October 09, 2022

What Is the Litmus Test for a Leader?

39 mins; October 06, 2022

Dear Pastor, Do You Groan When You Think of Me?

35 mins; October 04, 2022

Ep. 430 Should Christians Separate from Sinners?

39 mins; October 02, 2022

What Does Nourish and Cherish Your Wife Mean?

37 mins; September 29, 2022

A Prayer to Help You Walk in the Spirit

9 mins; September 27, 2022

Ep. 429 When Aging Parents No Longer Walk with God

41 mins; September 25, 2022

Do You Know How to Train Your Inner Voice?

23 mins; September 22, 2022

Is Your Church a Preaching Center or a Discipleship Community?

34 mins; September 20, 2022

Ep. 428 How Can a Christian Sin Like That and Say He's a Christian?

39 mins; September 18, 2022

Three Characteristics of a Wonderful Leader

36 mins; September 15, 2022

A Proactive Plan for Leadership Development in the Church

40 mins; September 13, 2022

Ep. 427 The Ten-Step Process to a Hard Heart

39 mins; September 11, 2022

The Wisdom of Introducing Sin to Our Families

37 mins; September 08, 2022

The Reason I Dated a Lesbian Was to Share Christ

36 mins; September 06, 2022

Ep. 426 The Four Types of Transformative Listening

48 mins; September 04, 2022

A Lesbian Walked Into My Office Ready for Help

39 mins; September 02, 2022

The Dangerous Darkside of a Shared Belief System

38 mins; August 30, 2022

Ep. 425 Seven Ways Biblical Counselors Can Innovate

40 mins; August 28, 2022

Hope and Practical Help for Those Struggling with Depression

41 mins; August 25, 2022

Learning to Trust the Author of Your Story

36 mins; August 23, 2022

Ep. 424 A Few Integrationists Affirm My Point about BC's Decline

41 mins; August 20, 2022

The Interplay of Truth and Freedom That Sets You Free

35 mins; August 18, 2022

Three Tips for Moving Forward When Things Are Hard

35 mins; August 16, 2022

Ep. 423 Four Reasons the BC Movement Has Passed Its Prime

41 mins; August 13, 2022

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