Christian Counseling

FOURTH IN A SERIES OF POSTINGS ON THIS TOPIC, TAKEN FROM MY BOOK, ADDITION BY SUBTRACTION: GOD TURNS OUR BROKEN PIECES INTO MASTERPIECES Classic Patterns of Codependence The “classic” codependency model has been well described by the organization Co-Dependents Anonymous, Inc., and is referred to as “Recovery Patterns of Codependence.”  This organization has done an outstanding…

SECOND IN A SERIES OF POSTINGS ON THIS TOPIC, TAKEN FROM MY BOOK, ADDITION BY SUBTRACTION; GOD TURNS OUR BROKEN PIECES INTO MASTERPIECES Trustworthy Definitions of Codependence Here is Stephanie Tucker’s basic explanation of codependence extracted from her workbook: “Historically, the term codependency or codependence was used to refer to the significant other of an active…

FIRST IN A SERIES OF POSTINGS ON THIS TOPIC, TAKEN FROM MY BOOK, ADDITION BY SUBTRACTION; GOD TURNS OUR BROKEN PIECES INTO MASTERPIECES The term “codependence” is a word that people tend to hear fairly often yet may not fully understand its meaning.  What is it?  Where does it come from?  Do I have it? …

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23 Paul’s use of the word “fruit” in his teaching of the fruit of the Spirit, which means “beneficial results,” the good things that come from the Holy Spirit dwelling within a true believer. As…

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23 NIV I’ve always been intrigued taht the apostle Paul used the term “fruit” as opposed to “fruits” when referring to the nine components of the fruit of the Spirit. Hmm. There must be a…

NINTH IN MY TEACHING SERIES ON THE BLESSED LIFE, BY TROY DOBBS “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:10 You might assume that those who embrace Christ’s vision for the blessed life would be accepted, applauded, and even celebrated by the world. But that…

SIXTH IN MY TEACHING SERIES ON THE BLESSED LIFE, BY TROY DOBBS “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.” Matthew 5:7 For many of us, it’s just easier to be done with someone than it is to be merciful to them. There is something in all of us that would rather pay…

THIRD IN MY TEACHING SERIES ON THE BLESSED LIFE, BY TROY DOBBS “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 The idea behind this beatitude is that we’d grieve over our own sins in the same way we grieve over the death of a loved one. One bona fide mark of…

THIRTIETH IN MY TEACHING SERIES ON THE PARABLES OF JESUS The Parable of The Heart of Man Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen and understand. What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.”Then the disciples came to him and…

TWENTY-EIGHTH IN MY TEACHING SERIES ON THE PARABLES OF JESUS The Parable Of The Net “Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish. When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and…