Listen, ask, look – these three essentials help you hear the heart of a hurting person. When you hear the heart like Jesus, you give compassionate, effective counseling. Essential 1: Listen To help the hurting, you need to learn about your counselee. There are two simple, but critical aspects to gathering the necessary information. The first is the ability to … Read More
The Solution to Temptation
Does temptation get the best of you sometimes? Brussels sprouts – yuck! The smell and taste disgust me. This vegetable is more of a deterrent than a temptation. If someone said I had to eat them before I could enjoy wonderfully delicious dark chocolate, I’d say “No Thanks” to both! Facing temptation is rarely this easy, however. When you and I … Read More
OCD: Giving Hope to a Troubled Counselee
OCD: Have you ministered to someone with obsessions and compulsions? I recently had an opportunity to speak with a young teen who suffers with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Being on the verge of tears she described the intensity of doing battle with relentless thoughts of being contaminated, 400 to 500 times an hour. Imagine having terrifying thoughts that keep coming like … Read More
Ice Cream Sundae Model of Marriage – Download
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112 Hours Is a Precious Gift
Pretty much everyone I counsel gets 112 hours a week. Some run companies with their 112, some go to school, some work on cars and others play video games. Many have no idea what they do with their 112 hours. When working with those in crisis, we are working to help them examine their hearts and lives so that they … Read More
Faith Vs. Feeling – Practical Change Assignment – Download
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Repentance – Practical Change Assignment – Download
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