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Good Counseling Needs a Biblical Theology of Creation and Identity
UncategorizedA young man walked into my office frustrated that he failed again and had another bad breakup after another instance of wandering eyes. “Why can’t I just be satisfied with my partner? She was a quality girl, and I blew it up!” What...
Do All Types of Counseling Improve People’s Lives?
For Those Giving Help, For Those Seeking HopeIn most counseling situations, there is a desire for life to be different. With the help of a counselor, individuals seek a life where issues are resolved or they respond better to difficulties. Whether your counselor is a friend, a prof...
Words of Comfort at Easter (From the Roman Soldiers)
For Those Seeking HopeWritten by BCC Counselor Matt Black Have you ever been stuck? You may be stuck in some life-dominating behavior that you can’t stop—anxiety, anger, addiction, despair. You’ve been there and done that, and you want to get out! You h...
How Physical Health and Mental Health Affect Spiritual Health
For Those Giving HelpIf you grew up in a church like mine, you often heard about the need to pursue a healthy spiritual walk. This was often defined by actions such as reading your Bible, participating in church, living a generally moral life, and sharing yo...
What Do We Do With Strange Commands in the Bible?
For Those Giving Help, For Those Seeking HopeWritten by BCC Counselor Dan Tsouloufis “It’s just too hard to do what God says – I’m frustrated, I can’t ever do it. I’ve read the Bible, and it seems like there is command after command – and many of the commands seem stran...
Engage Fear or Avoid It?
For Those Seeking HopePicture yourself in line to ride the biggest, fastest rollercoaster at Six Flags Great America. You feel nervous as the people all around you rave about the steep drops, the banked turns, and the cobra roll. You inch toward the platform,...
Joy in Trusting God’s Promises
For Those Seeking HopeIn our first post and second post for Christmas, we examined two scenes of great joy from Luke 2. Today, we’ll look at the third scene that occurred in the week right after the birth of Christ. Simeon, a leader in the temple, experienced...
Joy in Treasuring God’s Provision
For Those Seeking HopeEarly in Luke chapter 2, we find the scene where God announced the miraculous birth of Christ with a heavenly pageantry of angels. Rather than the earthly royal announcement of King Jesus with all the expected pomp and circumstance due t...
Finding Joy at Christmas
For Those Seeking HopeWhile Christmas is supposed to be a season of “great joy,” at times it can be hard to feel happiness and embrace joy. When we are experiencing a leaky roof, years of infertility, a difficult breakup, or another round of chemotherapy,...
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