Bruce Parmenter spent twenty years in pastoral ministry, twelve years as director of a church-related counseling center, and twenty-six years in academia at Lincoln Christian Seminary (Pastoral Cou...view moreBruce Parmenter spent twenty years in pastoral ministry, twelve years as director of a church-related counseling center, and twenty-six years in academia at Lincoln Christian Seminary (Pastoral Counseling) and Friends University (Marriage and Family Therapy). He is a retired approved supervisor in the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois. He is the author of What the Bible Says about Self-Esteem and Christians Caught in the Divorce Trap.view less