Counseling… Self-Harm and Suicide 20 Feb 201926 Feb 2019 Similarities should not lead us to conclude equivalence. There are ways in which some forms of self-harm (particularly cutting) can resemble attempted suicide. Yet, the two behaviors are quite distinct…
Counseling The Danger of Secret Temptations 16 Jan 2019 It's embarrassing just how corrupt and wicked our own hearts are (Jer. 17:9). It's bad enough that we sin and are forced to address our failures with those we love…
Counseling What is Keeping You From Being Patient? 11 Jan 2019 "And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all." (1 Thessalonians 5:14) We use this passage often in counseling training.…
Counseling On Cultivating an Appetite for Sin 25 Oct 2018 Certain sins have an acquired taste. Most people don't usually (never?) jump from the banal sins of our ever day life to the extreme manifestations those same desires. Most of…
Counseling… Biblical Counseling Must Address Actual Sins 7 Sep 2018 Christian theology speaks of two categories of sin: original sin and actual sin. We acknowledge that people are sinners both by nature and by deed. Last week I discussed the…
Counseling… Original Sin and Counseling 30 Aug 201830 Aug 2018 The Bible speaks of sin in two different forms. Each category is part of a larger theology of sin that helps us understand both ourselves and the world. A christian…
Counseling Quality Counseling Training Comes to Detroit 2 Aug 2018 I don't often get the chance to promote quality counseling training programs in our region, but I am excited to announce and share this upcoming opportunity. Faith Biblical Counseling in…
Counseling Benefit Finding vs Redemptive Suffering 12 Jun 2018 "What doesn't kill you, only makes you stronger." The popular phrase has an element of truth and wisdom to it. We have all seen and experienced this in our own…
Counseling Signs & Wonders and Counseling Outcomes 5 Jun 2018 When Ed came to Christ his desire for alcohol was completely taken away. He had gone from being a binge drinker to a complete teetotaler within a weekend. That dramatic…
Counseling… The Impact of Trauma on Time, Body, and Word (Part 1) 8 Feb 2018 Helping victims of trauma is not a simple process. Trauma is a unique form of suffering and requires, then, a unique approach to care and counsel. Trauma impacts a person’s…
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