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What is Written on Your Heart?

What is Written on Your Heart?

Have you asked what differences does a Christian counselor brings to a counseling session?   A quote from Jay Adams, founder of Nouthetic Christian counseling, is, “Secular…

Hope

Hope

What a week!  It seems every day there was another outbreak of violence.  Violence that was caused by no hope; no hope it will get better, no…

Family Counseling

Family Counseling

Are your family discussions productive?  As a family, can you gather in the same room to talk about an issue – without the conversation collapsing into an…

Rush Into Anger

Rush Into Anger

What is the primary harmful effect of anger?  Think about times you have fallen into anger.  Do you recognize yourself in any of these examples?  Dylan is…

Springtime, the Season of Renewed Hope

Springtime, the Season of Renewed Hope

This week, the daffodils presented their blooming trumpets. The small blue Vinica flowers showed their bright face, and the forsythia announced the arrival of spring with their…

Boundaries – Jesus Style

Boundaries – Jesus Style

Setting boundaries is a common topic in the counseling room.  As Christian Biblical counselors, we often get the question, “Did Jesus set boundaries?”  The simple answer is…

A Healthy View of Self

A Healthy View of Self

Many of us wrestle with our view of self.  We labor to understand our true value or worth.  This struggle impacts our emotional, relational, spiritual, and physical…

The Taboo Topic

The Taboo Topic

Let’s talk about a subject that usually is taboo … pornography. The plague of pornography is growing as never before.   Uncomplicated internet availability provides a method…

Trauma’s Lasting Consequences

Trauma’s Lasting Consequences

Are you asking, “what is a trauma?”  Trauma is defined as a person’s response to a stressful incident that causes physical, emotional, spiritual, or psychological harm.  A…

Money, Money, Money

Money, Money, Money

What is the number one topic people fight about in marriage?  It may not be what you think .. it’s money.  Tensions are created by differences in…