My name is Arturo and I am loved by God and in response to that I best serve others by adding VALUE to their lives. My goal is to enrich lives, relationships, and communities.
From an artistic standpoint I’m a visual communicator and via the use of photography I seek promote beauty, concepts, and messages. Spiritually speaking I've served as a chaplain at a addiction/recovery rehabilitation center, and before that as a youth pastor, missionary, and Young Life/Club Beyond staff for many years here in the USA and abroad.
On the mental health side I currently serve as a life coach, certified addiction recovery specialist, and marriage and family counselor.
Option 2: Explain and identify communication processes as they occur in marriage. Identify and discuss how marital rules link with marital communication, conflict, and marital functioning. Discuss how you would assess marital rules and their relationship to communication and conflict. Consider how to help a premarital couple who are not
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Option 3: Countertransference is a significant variable in providing any type of counseling. What
We can’t believe it is already November! As I reflect back on this year I’d like to share three things: proudest moment, most humbling moment, surprise of the year. Thank you for
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This past weekend my daughters convinced me to watch the highly acclaimed movie La La Land starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone and directed by Damien Chazelle. Music has always been a
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Back in the summer a local reporter sent me a list of questions on the topic of conflicts for a subscription based magazine. While only portions of my answers were published, I
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“Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.” Genesis 3:7 NIV The very first
Read More«Lord, remember David and all his self-denial.» Psalms 132:1 NIV The context of this verse I remember very well, it was about David’s desire to build God a temple. The beginning of
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«If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse.» Proverbs 27:14 Timing and tone are important. To share a blessing is a good thing,
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«Surely you need guidance to wage war, and victory is won through many advisers.” Proverbs 24:6 NIV The moment we stop learning is the moment we start declining. Life is a continuum,
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This morning I was reading a book and the author talked about “soulmate shopping” and consumerism applied to dating (Deal, 2012). After pondering on this topic, I came to the conclusion “shopping
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The story of man and creation, according to the Bible, begins in the second chapter of the book of Genesis where the author writes in Genesis 2:7 “Then the Lord God formed
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“For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord; I sing for joy at what your hands have done.” Psalms 92:4 NIV Happiness is something we all want. I see this on
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“If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,” and you make the Most High your dwelling, no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent.” Psalms 91:9-10 NIV This
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“I will not violate my covenant or alter what my lips have uttered.” Psalms 89:34 NIV In relationships there are two columns that bear the weight of the entire bond: trust and
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“Like a maniac shooting flaming arrows of death is one who deceives their neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”” Proverbs 26:18-19 NIV To say what we mean and mean what we
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Yesterday Tracy and I were invited to share at a women’s retreat at Boca Raton Community Church hosted by City House. Her talk topic was CHOICES and of course I think she
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“I am the Lord your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth and I will fill it.” Psalms 81:10 NIV Yesterday I was invited to share about
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“Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions.” Proverbs 18:2 NIV This past week I remember working with 4 couples, and in all 4 of them the
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“A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” Proverbs 17:22 NIV I believe laughter is a great medicine. We see it when working with couples sometimes
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“Wisdom’s instruction is to fear the Lord, and humility comes before honor.” Proverbs 15:33 NIV Behind every beautiful morning there’s a dark night. Before we have honor a price must be paid.
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“Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.” Proverbs 13:20 NIV The Bible doesn’t say walk with the wise and you’ll become wise, walk with the
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