Counseling Grace Blockers: Introduction 23 Jun 2016 Jim (not his real name) had done everything that I had asked him to do, and still his personal spiritual growth was frustrated. He seemed legitimately stuck, unable to get…
Counseling What Biblical Counseling Is NOT: Sin-Obsessed 26 Apr 201626 Apr 2016 I have been looking at some of the characterizations of Biblical Counseling over the last several weeks. There are many to consider, but I have limited myself to the most…
Counseling What Biblical Counseling Is NOT: Simply Spiritual 19 Apr 2016 At some level all our problems are theological. A more controversial statement cannot be made in the realm of counseling, but it's a statement that I truly believe. Since we…
Counseling What Biblical Counseling Is NOT: Anti-Medicine 12 Apr 2016 I am a counselor. I spend most of my day working with others to evaluate their problems, strategize for change, and seek wisdom from God’s Word. I love what I…
Counseling Legalism and Porn 25 Feb 20161 Mar 2016 Pornography is an epidemic, not just in the world but in the church too. 64% of Christian men and 15% of Christian women admit to looking at porn once a…
Counseling The World is Not Formless and Void 27 Jan 201628 Jan 2016 In the beginning, we are told, the world was “formless and void.” That is, the creation had no shape, no boundary, no definition. But God spoke and order came from…
Counseling Establishing Clear Goals in Counseling 20 Jan 2016 I almost never counsel people over the phone. I get lots of calls during the week asking for some insight, help, or advice. I am often happy to help people,…
Counseling Augustine on Biblical Counseling 13 Jan 2016 I love it when Church history validates some of our contemporary concerns and issues. Biblical Counseling is a young movement. It's also a controversial one, even among Christians. Yet the…
Counseling Hopelessness and the Denial of the Resurrection 10 Dec 201510 Dec 2015 This fallen world sometimes falls on us. It can be easy to be overwhelmed with all that's wrong in our world. Watch the news and you'll be hit with one…
Counseling Destructive Themes of the Heart: Fear 18 Nov 2015 It seems strange to call fear a destructive theme of the heart. At one level fear is so natural, sometimes even good. So, fear of being audited motivates me to…
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