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I am very non-confrontational. And over the past few years I’ve determined that is mostly fear of man. God’s Word has challenged me that I must love people more than I fear them or risk being a poor shepherd and counselor. It has taken me many years of ministry to learn how to confront, admonish, […]

Dr John Street posted this on the Master’s Seminary Blog August 13, 2019. Not knowing how long it will be available, I have reposted it below in it’s entirety. You’re not going to find the word addiction in your Bible. The word comes from a Latin term which means a hopeless dependence. But what does […]

A couple non-original thoughts on Boundaries by Henry Cloud and John Townsend From a colleague Lee Walti, Though I’ve never read the book thoroughly, I have skimmed through it. I was curious because it spread like a wild fire through many large Christian ministries like Crusade and others. The biggest problem with this type of […]

So, What is Abuse? The counselor cannot assume that a counselee is suffering actual injustice simply because the counselee presents with such a complaint. The topic is also difficult because the definition of abuse is so subjective. And, over the past few years the perimeters that have fenced in the definition have expanded from physical […]

In this final segment of this topic, we will look at the common mindsets of the counselee and some basic principles for help. The desire for happiness and respect are general attitudes that counselees suffering at the hands of others may have. I was concerned that there may be more specific issues that the counselor […]