Is Depression a Sin?
Don’t get tangled up in the notion that depression is a sin. Many people ask this question when they are trying to understand their own emotional state or that of someone close to them. Well-meaning Christians, who lack understanding of depression, often exacerbate the situation by making statements such as: “You simply need to have…
Challenge: The Fourth Element Of How Jesus Would Do Christian Counseling
Counseling in Four Perspectives (continued) The four elements of this framework are commendation, comfort, conviction, and challenge. This is not a formula for counseling. Though I will present these components in an order, there’s no strict progression. Each conversation may have a different combination of these four elements. They may focus on only one or…
Conviction: The Third Element Of How Jesus Would Do Christian Counseling
Counseling in Four Perspectives (continued) The four elements of this framework are commendation, comfort, conviction, and challenge. This is not a formula for counseling. Though I will present these components in an order, there’s no strict progression. Each conversation may have a different combination of these four elements, or may focus on only one or…
Comfort: The Second Element Of How Jesus Would Do Christian Counseling
Counseling in Four Perspectives (continued) The four elements of this framework are commendation, comfort, conviction, and challenge. This is not a formula for counseling. Though I will present these components in an order, there’s no strict progression. Each conversation may have a different combination of these four elements, or may focus on only one or…
Commendation: The First Element Of How Jesus Would Do Christian Counseling
Four Roads into the Human Heart Sometimes as Christian counselors we can find ourselves at a loss for what to say. And other times, we know exactly what I want to say, but the person doesn’t seem to want to listen. I know I’m not alone in this experience. What do we do when we can’t…
You’re Never Immune To An Extramarital Affair
Whether you’ve been married for 30 days or 30 years, you’re never really immune to an extramarital affair. Maybe it’s happened to you. You’re fed up with your spouse. You start chatting with that attractive person of the opposite sex in the next cubicle. You’ve known him for years, and it’s so easy to talk….