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“When truth lines up next to error, Bible next to philosophies of life, Christ next to figments of the imagination, you can learn to spot the difference in a flash. Good is good, evil evil, never the twain shall meet, and God trains our senses to discern good and evil. But in actual lives lived […]

A THOUGHT ABOUT BOUNDARIES This article is not original from me. I don’t remember where I got it and can’t find the original author. The content is worth the read, however. Christ called us to His gospel which requires us to die to self that we might live anew in and for Him (Matt 10:39, […]

I have been counseling for many years. And yet, there are always issues in counseling that don’t seem to get any easier with time or experience. Maybe it’s just that I have a hard time learning simple lessons, or that I become emotionally invested with counselees. I think in the case of this short article, […]

One of the most important aspects in biblical counseling is giving hope. My experience, however, is that many biblical counselors find this a very secondary issue. We have the tendency to focus on heart idols well, we ask fairly good questions, and while sometimes we struggle giving good homework, that is always in the forefront […]

Giving good homework has always been tricky for me. I have many ideas, but making sure the homework is good, and effective, is sometimes a challenge. I am a proponent of homework. I believe homework must be given each session, even the first session. It may be simple, but it must be something that helps […]