Books A Review of “Hooked” by Lonny Shavelson 31 Oct 2016 When most people talk about addiction they do so in a way that neglects one important dynamic about it: namely, that addiction has a human face. Addiction impacts real people,…
Reading This Week’s Good Reads 29 Oct 201629 Oct 2016 Every week I compile a list of interesting articles from around the web. Here is this week's list, check it out: 1. "The Myers-Briggs Personality Test is Pretty Much Meaningless"…
Uncategorized Next Week 28 Oct 2016 Come back next week to read these posts and more at Pastor Dave Online: 1. A review of Hooked by Lonny Shavelson This is a fascinating look at the "treatment on…
Counseling The Attributes of God in Biblical Counseling: Sovereignty 27 Oct 2016 The sovereignty of God presents people with a host of disconcerting challenges to their faith. Those who have experienced particularly egregious betrayals, violations, and assaults are prone to wonder: how…
Culture Authenticity and Sin 26 Oct 2016 We live in the “Age of Authenticity,” says Charles Taylor. As a whole we have adopted a value of expressive individualism, that asserts the right and significance each person has…
Old Testament Studies in Daniel: Chapter 9 25 Oct 201625 Oct 2016 Daniel 9 is one of the most hotly debated and significant passages in the Old Testament, especially as it relates to prophecy. There is no doubt in my mind that…
Books A Review of “With” by Alvin Reid and George Robinson 24 Oct 2016 It seems, to me, somewhat ironic to write a manual on informal mentoring. A step-by-step guide to the unstructured method of disciple-making would be a bit ridiculous, and yet there…
Uncategorized Next Week 21 Oct 2016 Check back next week for these blog posts and more: 1. A review of With by Alvin Reid and George Robinson This was just an okay book. It's content was mostly…
Counseling The Attributes of God and Biblical Counseling: Wisdom 20 Oct 2016 There are dumb smart people. You likely know what I mean, there are some individuals out there who despite their brilliance are exceedingly clueless. They have more degrees than Fahrenheit and…
Anger… Counseling and the Types of Anger 19 Oct 201624 Oct 2016 The first time Dean (not his real name) came to see me it was pretty obvious that he had a temper. The cast cover his right hand was part of…