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Category Archives: Dysfunctional
Advantage of Christian counseling
“This kind of five bible verses and you’ll be better approach is far more common than many realize.” Continue reading
Posted in 18 Year factor, Abuse, Accountability, Addiction, ADHD, Alcohol addiction, Anger, Anxiety, Behavior, Blessed by God, Broken Relationships, Change, Christian Counselor, Christian worldview, Counseling, Depression, Doctor, Drug addiction, Dysfunctional, Elders, Emerging Leaders, Freedom, Guidelines for living, Health Care, Holistic ministry, Human depravity, Human dignity, Incest, Judging others, Leadership, Legalism, Life of a pastor, Medicine, Mercy, Pain, Pastors, Psychology, Restoration, Wisdom
Tagged Addiction, Anxiety, Christian counseling, Counseling, Depression, Doctors, Health Care, Holistic, Medical, use of medicine for depression
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When life hurts
When bad things happen to us that we cannot directly control and that prayer will not immediately change, we might find ourselves wrestling through dark nights of the soul concerning how God relates to the hardships of life. Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Bitterness, Broken Relationships, Christian worldview, Comfort, Crisis, Difficult people, Discipline, Discouragement, Divorce, Dysfunctional, Emotions, Evil in the world, God's control, God's Heart, God's Love, God's Protection, God's Will, Grace, Jealousy, Joseph's story, Pain, Problem of evil, Questioning God, Resurrection, Sadness, Seeking God, Sick, Slandered, Spiritual growth, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Trials, Wisdom
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Complex and Corrupt beings
The longstanding Christian view of human responsibility is one reason why evangelicals, (particularly in the field of counseling), have been reticent to accept findings of medical research that attribute moods and behaviors to neuro-physiological deficiencies. Continue reading
The anatomy of normal sadness
Life is hard when you feel like you’re stuck in a flight pattern you can’t get out of.
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Posted in Anxiety, Change, Christian Counselor, Counseling, Depression, Despair, Discouragement, Doctor, Dysfunctional, Emotions, Encouragement, Freedom, Holistic ministry, Hope?, Loss, Medicine, Mind, Mind Renewal, Neuroscience, Pain, Post-abortion, Restoration, Sadness, Wisdom
Tagged Anxiety, Depression, Sadness
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Moving from anxiety to peace
Anxiety can trouble our minds and distract us from the normal flow of life. Anxiety can be anything from annoying to distracting to debilitating. It can also be caused by and effect physical conditions. Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol addiction, Anxiety, Behavior, Christian life, Comfort, Conceit, Conflict, Contentment, Counseling, Depression, Despair, Divorce, Drug addiction, Dysfunctional, Emotions, Enabling, Fear, Fear of death, Freedom, God's control, Guidelines for living, Holistic ministry, Medicine, Mind, Mind Renewal, Pain, Peace, Pride, Psychology, Radical love, Restoration, Sanctification, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Social work, Suffering, Trials, Unresolved issues, Wisdom, Worry
Tagged Anxiety, Fear, panic attacks, Worry
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The girl who never measured up
Sometimes we have to look back to move ahead. This weekend, I am speaking at a retreat for a group of newly married couples from our Church. About 30 couples will join this event for rest and refreshment in their … Continue reading
Posted in 18 Year factor, Abuse, Anger, Anxiety, Bitterness, Broken Relationships, Contentment, Counseling, Depression, Dysfunctional, Emotions, Family life, Loss, Marriage, Pain, Parenting
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Total Depravity?
We need nothing less than intervention, rescue, redemption, forgiveness, reconciliation and restoration. This is exactly what our Maker provided for us in our Redeemer, Jesus Christ.
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