Who Am I?
What an amazing feeling is to be able, at one point of our existence, to wonder about the purpose of our life. To ask our Creator why, if at all, we are occupying space in this awesome universe He created. Continue Reading →
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What Is Your Doctrine?
We believe that the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, is the Word of God and therefore is without error. While there may be some differences between Bible versions, even when different languages are involved, the Biblical concepts and teaching have Continue Reading →
What Is Your Doctrine?
Galatians 5:1 – It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery. Imagine that you woke up in a world where magic was normal. As you Continue Reading →
Self-Will
“I’m not sure I believe anymore!” These were the words of a young wife who came to see me for counseling. Her husband of a few years had left her for someone else, and she was angry and mortified at Continue Reading →
Passion Makes Life Better
Have you ever struggled with keeping your word on something? A diet, maybe? As a counselor, I have pondered this question many times. The question is, “Why is it we do some things passionately, while continually failing to do other Continue Reading →
When Is Your Child No Longer A Child?
One phenomenon which I do not believe is solely a Latino problem is that of how we deal with our adult children. As a counselor, I have been invited to many churches to speak on this subject. The reason they Continue Reading →
Ten Commandments Of Counseling
Remember and use the principles you learned in your training classes. “People do what they do because they believe what they believe.” “Where there are no consequences, there is permission.” “Change is not change, until there has been change.” And Continue Reading →
People Do What They DO Because They Believe What They Believe
Romans 12:2 tells us that we need to not conform ourselves to the pattern of this world. It teaches us that we do that by transforming by the renewing of our minds. The battle for control of the person is Continue Reading →
In It For The Praise?
First responders are recognized, police officers are applauded, our military is loved, people who raise money for cancer are honored, and so forth, but counselors must maintain their work private. As a counselor, I have ministered to hundreds of people Continue Reading →
How Are Counselors Like Cops?
I was speaking with a police officer I know and we reached a point in our conversation where we compared our professions. Though I do not arrest anyone, there are some similarities. Among those was that we both tend to Continue Reading →
Healing Through Forgiveness
First of all, healing (emotionally) is the result of when a person changes the way he or she processes the memories that were the result of an emotional trauma so that those memories will no longer interfere with their method Continue Reading →
Do You As A Counselor Pass the Test?
In chapter 2 of the book of Revelation, in the first seven verses, Jesus sends a message to the church at Ephesus. In this message, He makes one interesting statement, among the rest. (NASB, verse 2) “I know your deeds and Continue Reading →