Filtered by author Tim Nixon


The Slow Poison of Self-Pity

November 30th, 2020 by posted in Uncategorized

I read an interesting article written a few years ago about India. Many people in India experience the nightmare of slow, undetected poisoning.  Water from wells in rural areas contains trace amounts of arsenic that is killing thousands. Since the poison is colorless and tasteless, the villagers have no way of detecting it. And since […]

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What Makes a Good Biblical Counselor?

November 15th, 2020 by posted in Counseling

Our counseling ministry is always looking for good counselors. It seems like we always have a waiting list of those who are in need of help both from inside and outside our local church. And while I realize there will probably never be enough qualified biblical counselors to meet the need, it is always my […]

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A Biblical Perspective for Those Angry at Suffering

October 30th, 2020 by posted in Suffering

The biblical counselor who understands the heart and the cause of anger realizes that the reactions of the counselee are not biblical, and thus not honoring and glorifying to God. The counselor must constantly be reminding the counselee that whether God changes the circumstances or not, it is the counselee’s goal in life to glorify […]

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Encouragement for the Discouraged Counselor

October 12th, 2020 by posted in Counseling

Why does the biblical counselor do it? Why do we continue to pour our lives into those who are suffering and sinning? What is the point of it all when those who claim to be believers, continue in sin? 2 Corinthians 4 explains it well. The chapter opens with the words “Therefore, having this ministry…” […]

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Helping the Counselee Understand Competing Voices

September 21st, 2020 by posted in Counseling

“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 […]

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