I Belong To Jesus
Many times when Christians make assertions such as this, they are actually making the statements tongue-in-cheek. “Trust God,” Keep your eyes on Jesus,” “Do what Jesus would,” and many other Continue Reading →
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A Love Hate Relationship With God?
A “Love-Hate” relationship with God. This may seem like a strange phrase. Webster defines a “love-hate relationship” as, “strong feelings of both love and hatred for someone.” Is it possible Continue Reading →
Are You A Liar?
At the core of who I am, what makes me be me, is that I am a man of my Word. There is nothing more important to me than recognition Continue Reading →
Words of Emptiness
I had a discussion with a fellow Christian one day, and I was unpleasantly surprised by what I realized about him. I have known this man for many years, so Continue Reading →
Advance Counseling Course: Financial Counseling
Objectives: At the end of the course, you the counselor will be able to provide the counselee with the tools and methods to help that person or couple with a Continue Reading →
Faith Based Christian Counseling; Are You Qualified?
Depending on whom you ask, you will get different answers on what actually qualifies one to become a counselor. Those persons who have taken the time made the effort, and Continue Reading →
What is Christian Counseling Really, Anyway?
“Counseling is indeed an ambiguous enterprise. It is done by persons who can’t agree on what to call themselves, what credentials are necessary to practice, or even what the best Continue Reading →
What Steps Should You Follow to Get Started as a Counselor?
My strongest recommendation to you is to find an organization or ministry that will offer training in this area. Yes, it will probably cost some money, but it will be Continue Reading →
Handling the Session with Good Interviewing Skills
It is important that the counselor always listen, not just to what the client is saying, but how they say what they are saying. Careful listening skills can lead the Continue Reading →
The New Life Christian Counseling Map (A Format to Follow)
While there will probably never be a single “format” to follow with every client in exactly the same manner, haphazard counseling can prove ineffective for the counselor and disastrous for Continue Reading →
Using the Principles wisely in Counseling
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out. Proverbs 20:5 (KJV) Scripture is full of practical and useful counsel Continue Reading →
The Church and Security
It is time for churches to take action and prepare for the worst so they can avoid it if possible. Church shootings are the most well-known dangers that are probable, Continue Reading →
Counseling and Your Personal Life
The tendency on your part will be to give more and more to your counseling. I will agree that you have to be ready to make a real sacrifice, and Continue Reading →
Your relationship with God
There is nothing that will prepare you for a real, effective, healthy, productive, successful, and meaningful counseling ministry as much as developing a real and personal relationship with the Lord. Your Continue Reading →
Blind Leading the Blind
The problem with spiritual blindness is that those who are spiritually blind don’t know it. This is why we are exhorted in the Word to make a self-examination. (See 2 Corinthians 13:5 Continue Reading →
What Does It Mean To Love Jesus?
I asked myself, “Do you really love Jesus?” Pastor John Piper said, “If you don’t love Jesus, you don’t love God, and if you don’t love God you don’t love Continue Reading →
What is a Christian?
Depending on whom you ask you will also get varying definitions. I will attempt to give a generally good description of who we are, as compared to what others say Continue Reading →
Cognitive Distortions
Understanding the problem to understand the solution. People do the things they do, because they BELIEVE the things they believe. This is the key principle for the counselor to use Continue Reading →
Stop Playing “The Game”
One of my brothers called me one day. I could tell from his voice that he seemed stressed a bit. “You doing anything?” he asked. “Nope,” I answered, “just watching Continue Reading →