50 Shades of Debauchery by Julie Glanschow is a wake-up call for Christians, and especially women, to the best-selling and pornographic book 50 Shades of Gray turned into a movie. The movie hits the big screens on Valentine’s Day. This is not a romantic flick. It is porn. Reprinted at our blog with her gracious permission. –Ed. 50 Shades: Sex ‘Toys’ … Read More
Your Next Best Step
As our Caring Like Christ mini-course winds down, what’s your next best step? Before we go there, let’s step here: quick links to all the mini-course training videos: Welcome, Biblical Shepherding, Reaching the Heart, Sanctification Understood, and Deciding to Get Involved. What Is God Saying? This mini-course is slice of our 24-session Foundations in Biblical Counseling training course. Foundations covers biblical … Read More
Every Wife’s Pain with Porn
Every wife whose husband watches porn has this question: “Why am I not enough for him?” I’ve heard this question from every wife I’ve counseled whose husband is involved with pornography. Some of these wives knew about the porn before marriage, but naively believed that they could change their husbands. It’s common for a struggling couple to believe that their … Read More
Christmas HOPE from Us to You!
Christmas HOPE from Us to You. This is our prayer on this day we celebrate Jesus’ birth. Sherry and I cannot express enough how thankful to God we are for you and for your faithful friendship. From the hopelessness of individual spiritual battles to financial struggles to insane wars or frightening Ebola outbreaks, HOPE is needed in the hearts of so … Read More
A Goose-y Christmas Miracle
Another Christmas miracle? Yes! This one tells of lost geese in a blizzard that bang-bang on the cold heart of unbelieving man. This family had headed to Christmas Eve service. Then he heard the thump. My friend Lynn Mosher, who blogs and encourages with the Word, shared this story she found around the web. The author is unknown. We at … Read More
Too Busy to Pray at Christmas?
Are you too busy to pray at Christmas? During hectic holidays — shopping, decorating, travel — along with regular responsibilities, you’re worn out and stress … the perfect time to pray. Listen to Biblical Counseling Center’s Don Hart on the lifeline of prayer year-round. “I’m a stay-at-home mom with four kids, and by the end of the day I’m just … Read More
The Truth of a Panic Attack
A panic attack is my definition of personal hell. It’s intense fear, experienced in the body and mind. You feel alone, stuck, off balance. You begin fearing fear. —Lucy Ann Moll This is the third article in a four-part series on finding God’s solutions to ungodly fear. Read the first post here, the second post here, and the fourth post … Read More
Overcoming Fear and Worry
Overcoming fear and worry sounds crazy impossible for we who fear and worry. Yet you can overcome this dastardly duo. This is the first of a four-part series on finding God’s solutions to ungodly fear. Here are the second, third, and fourth posts. “Be anxious for nothing . . . but I’m anxious about everything!” Does this sound like you … Read More
Basics Every Counselor Needs
Every counselor — every Christian! — needs the basics on how to come alongside the hurting. While most women are nurturers by nature, wives of pastors, seminarians, and ministry leaders are often led to the role of counselor. This is what happened to Sherry Allchin, whose husband founded Biblical Counseling Center in 1989, a nonprofit counseling center strong in the … Read More
