Counseling

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

By Ryan Bailey / December 23, 2016 /

I want to wish you a merry Christmas and Happy New Year from 1st Principle Group! As I reflect on this year I am thankful for the ways you have allowed me to challenge you each week. The responses I receive from you are always encouraging and often challenging to me as well! As we…

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The Work of Gratitude

By Ryan Bailey / November 25, 2016 /

“To be grateful is to recognize the Love of God in everything He has given us – and He has given us everything. Every breath we draw is a gift of His love, every moment of existence is a grace, for it brings with it immense graces from Him. Gratitude therefore takes nothing for granted,…

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A Posture of Hope

By Ryan Bailey / November 18, 2016 /

“…the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit…” Isaiah 61:3 I have been camped out in Isaiah for the past few months working on a paper specifically looking at chapter 61. It has been a good exercise diving deeper into what was happening at the time of this prophecy and how the people hearing…

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Gospel-Centered Sexuality: Sex and Singleness

By Ryan Bailey / November 15, 2016 /

Compiled below are links to the second series of our Gospel-Centered Sexuality newsletter, Sex and Singleness. Click here to join us and sign up for our weekly newsletter offering Gospel-centered sexual education to empower, equip, and support you.

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What Does This Relationship Give Me?

By Ryan Bailey / November 11, 2016 /

“We all of us need to be toppled off the throne of self… Perched up there the tears of others are never upon our own cheek.”  -Elizabeth Goudge This past Sunday as I was listening to the sermon I had a thought that humbled me in a lot of ways. The pastor was talking about what…

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Naming What is Kept Silent

By Ryan Bailey / November 4, 2016 /

“When I pronounce the word Silence,I destroy it.” -Wisława Szymborska I write a lot about vulnerability because we (I) struggle so much with not only figuring out how to do it, but how to do it consistently and authentically. During a therapy group this week I witnessed a man processing the loss of a relationship…

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The Pressure of Getting It Right

By Ryan Bailey / October 28, 2016 /

“Few delights can equal the mere presence of one whom we trust utterly.”-George MacDonald I like being right. There’s a pride in it…it feels good…but I also like being right when I help people. I like when I correctly diagnose a problem, offer the right solution and watch someone get better because of it (I…

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Gospel-Centered Sexuality: Our Theology of Sex

By Ryan Bailey / October 24, 2016 /

Compiled below are links to the first series of our Gospel-Centered Sexuality newsletter, Our Theology of Sex. Click here to join us and sign up for our weekly newsletter offering Gospel-centered sexual education to empower, equip, and support you.

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The Trouble with Hidden Troubles

By Ryan Bailey / October 21, 2016 /

“We must learn to regard people less in the light of whatdo or omit to do, and more in the light of what they suffer.” -Dietrich Bonhoeffer Last week, I had the opportunity to speak to a small group of professionals about vulnerability. I was one of 10 speakers and each one took a different angle…

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The Art of Healthy Expression

By Ryan Bailey / October 7, 2016 /

“But feelings can’t be ignored, no matter how unjust or ungrateful they seem.” -Anne Frank “And just like that, I snapped…out of nowhere…I was so angry.” I would not consider myself a very angry person, but there have been times when it comes out and surprises me. The “out of nowhere” sentiment is meaningful to…

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