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• Ep. 274 Common Sense Tips for Solving Marriage Disputes
• Ep. 273 A Few Thoughts About My History with Jay Adams
• Ep. 272 How to Navigate God’s Decreed Will, Moral Will, and Messy Will
• Ep. 271 Is It Okay for an Adult Child to Live on Their Own?
• Ep. 270 Non-Traditional Ways to Mobilize to Make a Difference
• Ep. 269 Huge Changes, and All the Reasons We’re Doing It
• Ep. 268 Trump Is the Heat That Exposes What Was Previously Hidden
• Ep. 267 Daniel Berger and Rick Thomas Analyze the ADHD Construct
• Ep. 266 When Biblical Counselors Don’t Act Like Biblical Counselors
• Ep. 265 Here Is Practical Help for Anyone Stuck in a Bad Habit
• Ep. 264 Tips to Help an Adult Sibling Who Is Not Walking with the Lord
• Ep. 263 How to Be Free of Your Sin Regardless of the Other Person
• Ep. 262 Learn How This Ministry Benefits You and Your Family
• Ep. 261 The Biggest Danger to Sheltering Your Children from the World
• Ep. 260 Personal Testimony: How to Trust the Author of Your Story
• Ep. 259 How Does a Parent Maintain a Two-Family Home?
• Ep. 258 Suffering and Leadership, the Gifts You Need
• Ep. 257 Should a Pastor Lead a Para-Ministry Organization?
• Ep. 256 Joyce Saddi from Lebanon Interviews Rick Thomas
• Ep. 255 Rick Thomas Interview about His Book, Change Me
• Ep. 254 The Repercussions of Being a Certified Biblical Counselor
• Ep. 253 Am I the Only ACBC Continuationist Fellow?
• Ep. 252 The Miraculous Twists and Turns That Led to This Ministry
• Ep. 251 The Absolute Best Counseling That You Can Give Anyone
• Ep. 250 How to Tell If Too Much Social Media Is Bad for Your Soul
• Ep. 249 What Is Reactive Racism and Reflective Racism?
• Ep. 248 A Key Aspect to Marriage If You Want to Be One Flesh
• Ep. 247 Our 12-Year Anniversary Ministry Update
• Ep. 246 Rick Answers More of Your Facebook Questions
• Ep. 245 Rick Answers Your Eclectic Facebook Questions
• Ep. 244 When a Church Is More Theological Than Pastoral
• Ep. 243 How To Leave Churches, Ministries, Employers, Etc.
• Ep. 242 Rick Answers Questions about Abuse and More
• Ep. 241 What If I’m Not Smart Enough To Do Biblical Counseling?
• Ep. 240 Is It Possible To “Be Saved” as a Child and Get Saved Later?
• Ep. 239 The Burden of Ministry and Your Role in It
• Ep. 238 The Battle over Naming Our Problems and Providing Answers
• Ep. 237 My Gay Child Wants Me at the Wedding: What Do I Do?
• Ep. 236 When Is It Right and Wrong to Disobey the Government?
• Ep. 235 Is It a Good Idea to Expect Pastors to Be Biblical Counselors?
• Ep. 234 The Unintended But Strangely Helpful Benefit of Coronavirus
• Ep. 233 Coronavirus: God, Our Dwelling Place In Uncertain Times
• Ep. 232 Vaneetha Risner: The Scars That Have Shaped Me
• Ep. 231 A Rare Look Behind the Scenes of a Christian Ministry
• Ep. 230 When the Integrationist and Biblical Counselor Are Right
• Ep. 229 Should All Young People Kiss Dating Goodbye?
• Ep. 228 The Tragedy of Imitating Your Favorite Leader
• Ep. 227 The Painful Problem of Letting Go of Something You Love
• Ep. 226 Do You Want to Break Free From Bad Habits?
• Ep. 225 Why Some Certified Biblical Counselors Harm People
• Ep. 224 My Church Is Not Transparent and It’s Frustrating
• Ep. 223 How to Love the Rebel Adult Child In Your Home
• Ep. 222 Practical Time Management Tips For Busy People
• Ep. 221 When Someone Asks You To Help With Their Disorder
• Ep. 220 My Church Is Falling Apart, and It’s Devastating to Me
• Ep. 219 Peeking Behind the Scenes of Our Transformative Training
• Ep. 218 An Oral History of Our Ministry: 2008-2019
• Ep. 217 My Husband Is Apathetic, How Do I Respond to Him?
• Ep. 216 Should a Wife Be Intimate If She Doesn’t Want To Be?
• Ep. 215 Thinking Practically About the Vital Need to Be Baptized
• Ep. 214 Getting to the Heart of the Matter With a Combative Couple
• Ep. 213 Rick Answers Questions On Abuse, Church, Forgiveness & More
• Ep. 212 Johnny & Friends, Plus Beth Moore
• Ep. 211 What Is the Point of Becoming a Church Member?
• Ep. 210 Six Non-negotiable Qualities of an Excellent Counselor
• Ep. 209 Stop Criticizing Your Spouse and Friends On Facebook
• Ep. 208 How to Leave a Legalistic Church
• Ep. 207 How to Practice Silence for the Benefit of Listening
• Ep. 206 A Media Platform Banned Our Content for a Violation
• Ep. 205 From Chaos to Order: the Powerful Word of God
• Ep. 204 Sticks, Stones, and Words Will Hurt You
• Ep. 203 Your Example Has More Impact Than Your Teaching
• Ep. 202 The Reason I’m No Longer Part of the IABC
• Ep. 201 Comparing Authoritarian and Delegating Church Models
• Ep. 200 Why Loneliness Is More Painful Than Being Alone
• Ep. 199 The Battle of the Mind Post Adultery and Divorce
• Ep. 198 The Positive Side of Sharing Your Story with Others
• Ep. 197 Grandparents Export Themselves to the Next Generation
• Ep. 196 Understanding the Exhausting Work of Being a Pastor
• Ep. 195 Five Reasons a Husband Won’t Lead His Wife
• Ep. 194 The Cyclic Effect of Cynicism, and the Cure
• Ep. 193 Our 12-Step Program Could Change Your Life Forever
• Ep. 192 Sixteen Questions to Examine Your Generosity
• Ep. 191 Three Vital Keys for Leading a Small Group
• Ep. 190 Why You Need to Understand Positioning Marketing
• Ep. 189 Helping Someone Break Free from Fear
• Ep. 188 The Vital Importance of the Counseling Window
• Ep. 187 Is Depression a Sin When Others Abuse You?
• Ep. 186 One Reason Teens Are Leaving the Church
• Ep. 185 My Daughter Interviews Me about Racism
• Ep. 184 Vital Tips for Developing a Counseling Worldview in Your Church
• Ep. 183 If You Want to Change, Stop Reading Our Stuff
• Ep. 182 Review of Unplanned, the Pro-Life Movie
• Ep. 181 To Forgive or Not to Forgive – That Is the Question
• Ep. 180 It’s Critical to Know that You’ll Always Be Angry
• Ep. 179 The Mysterious Interplay of Fear, Anger, and Self-Reliance
• Ep. 178 Seven Critical Keys When Assessing a Future Leader
• Ep. 177 An Exceptional Marriage Book for You
• Ep. 176 What Is Your Opinion about Five Love Languages?
• Ep. 175 When You’re Insecure around Certain People
• Ep. 174 Rethinking Sunday Morning and God’s Word
• Ep. 173 Why Christians Should Engage in Politics
• Ep. 172 Seven Ways to Find Help
• Ep. 171 Ministering to One Another Should be Supreme
• Ep. 170 Learning to Trust God While Caring for Others
• Ep. 169 My Top Five Small Group Pranks
• Ep. 168 The Dawning Reality of Who You Really Married
• Ep. 167 What Does It Mean to Fear the Lord?
• Ep. 166 Six Key Ideas When Starting a Counseling Ministry
• Ep. 165 Why Our Program Can Be As Lame As Any Other
• Ep. 164 If You’re Serious about Change, Do These Things
• Ep. 163 Why Being Quick to Speak Is Critically Biblical
• Ep. 162 A Superb Way to Put on a Church Conference
• Ep. 161 Eight Critical Keys to a Joy-Filled Life
• Ep. 160 The Risky Business of Practicing Humility
• Ep. 159 Distinguishing Good and Excellent Counselors
• Ep. 158 Why I Can’t Talk to You, But Never Turn You Away
• Ep. 157 You Should Not Make a Person’s Problems Your Main Focus
• Ep. 156 Submission to Husbands in Everything Doesn’t Mean Everything
• Ep. 155 Rick, Why Do You Use the Word Psychology?
• Ep. 154 The Tricky Contours of Sermon Application
• Ep. 153 You Don’t Need a Verse for Everything You Do
• Ep. 152 When Results Are More Important than the Means
• Ep. 151 Should You Waste Time with Unchanging People?
• Ep. 150 Kevin Hurt, Executive Director of IABC
• Ep. 149 Interview with Brandi Huerta
• Ep. 148 Is Homeschool the Only Option for You?
• Ep. 147 Who You Are Affects Your Relationships
• Ep. 146 A Different Kind of “Happy Ever After” Marriage
• Ep. 145 Spouse Teaching Children Different Political Views
• Ep. 144 Q&A: Salvation, No Passion, and Biblical Certification
• Ep. 143 Ten Things to Know about Divorced Children
• Ep. 142 Change Me – The Ultimate Life-Change Handbook
• Ep. 141 Bodie Hodge Interview with Answers In Genesis
• Ep. 140 The Downside of Accountability Partners
• Ep. 139 Four Steps from Dating to Divorce
• Ep. 138 Understanding the Cyclic Effect of the Great Commission
• Ep. 137 Being Pastoral Can Be Better Than Being Theological
• Ep. 136 The Thing That Distinguishes Our Ministry
• Ep. 135 Ten Thoughts On Boys and Girls Dating
• Ep. 134 Eight Days In Mexico
• Ep. 133 Dianne Keech On the Church, Abuse, and Parenting
• Ep. 132 Dianne Keech S.A.F.E. Child Protection Consulting
• Ep. 131 Dr. Daniel Berger On “The Insanity Of Madness”
• Ep. 130 The Disconnected Man, with Jim Turner
• Ep. 129 Why Close Relationships Become Hard Relationships
• Ep. 128 A Theology Of Suffering From Second Corinthians
• Ep. 127 Good, Better, and Best Contexts For Change
• Ep. 126 Good and Not As Good Discipleship Practices
• Ep. 125 A Weak Church Model: The Regular Attender
• Ep. 124 A Proactive Model For Equipping Your Church
• Ep. 123 What Is a Christological View Of Discipleship?
• Ep. 122 What Is Christian Maturity?
• Ep. 121 What Is Salvation, Sanctification and My Responsibility?
• Ep. 120 It’s Not About Being Busy But Managing Your Time
• Ep. 119 A Man’s Ministry May Be More Than You Think
• Ep. 118 A Few Ways We Can Help Your Church or Ministry
• Ep. 117 Four Reasons You Should Not Take Our Mastermind Training
• Ep. 116 The Loving Necessity Of “Judging” Others
• Ep. 115 What Is “Body-to-Body Ministry” In the Local Church?
• Ep. 114 How to Fix Your Communication Problems
• Ep. 113 A Practical Perspective On Decision-Making
• Ep. 112 A Biblical Perspective On Disorders
• Ep. 111 Why Are You So Hard On Men, and Not Women?
• Ep. 110 Help for the Angry Person
• Ep. 109 Five Graphics to Help the Addict Change
• Ep. 108 The Critical Call On Men to Submit
• Ep. 107 What Is the Balanced Christian Life?
• Ep. 106 Essential Tip If You’re Going to Start a Business (or Ministry)
• Ep. 105 Rick Thomas Preaching On Communication
• Ep. 104 Rick Thomas – What It Means to Be Gospel-Centered
• Ep. 103 Rick Thomas – Biblical Decision Making
• Ep. 102 The Shane Ericks Interview
• Ep. 101 Are Behaviors Caused Biologically or Spiritually?
• Ep. 100 Become a Certified Biblical Counselor Through Our Ministry
• Ep. 99 Five Ways to Know If You’re a Real Man to a Woman
• Ep. 98 How to Build an Online Ministry In an Ever-Changing Culture
• Ep. 97 Julie Ganschow Interview
• Ep. 96 Oliver Underwood – The Mission House Interview
• Ep. 95 The Hillrose Lectures
• Ep. 94 Unpacking Christian Accountability From the Beginning
• Ep. 93 Eight Essentials For an Exceptional Small Group Experience
• Ep. 92 Rick Is Having Back Surgery
• Ep. 91 Four Reasons You Want to Listen Well When Helping Others
• Ep. 90 Are Treatment Centers a Good Idea For an Habituated Person?
• Ep. 89 Interview with T. C. Stallings, Actor in Courageous and War Room
• Ep. 87 The Unintended Consequence of An Emotional Affair
• Ep. 86 Steve Gallagher Interview With Pure Life Ministries
• Ep. 85 Pure Life Ministries Interview Nate Danser and Jordan Yoshimine
• Ep. 84 Nine Ways To Export Boredom To Your Children
• Ep. 83 Dear Wife: Build Up Your Husband
• Ep. 82 Dave Furman Interview, Author Of “Being There”
• Ep. 81 How Can I Get My Husband To Be All In When He’s Home?
• Ep. 80 Twenty Ways To Share Our Ministry With Your Friends
• Ep. 79 Knowing Theology Is Not Enough If You Want To Change
• Ep. 78 When Ministry and Family Priorities Collide
• Ep. 77 Ed Bulkley Interview with IABC
• Ep. 76 Kevin Hurt Interview With IABC
• Ep. 75 How to Respond to Gossip and Broken Relationships
• Ep. 74 How Not to Fall Like a Leader
• Ep. 73 Girl Wants to Marry Boyfriend – Parents Do Not Approve
• Ep. 72 Dr. Daniel Berger ADHD Interview
• Ep. 71 Lucia Thomas Interview About Her Breast Cancer
• Ep. 70 Daniel Berger Interview on “Mental Illness” – Part Two
• Ep. 69 Daniel Berger Interview on “Mental Illness” – Part One
• Ep. 68 Parenting: Should I Discipline My Child For Stealing?
• Ep. 67 How Do I Escape My Regrettable Past?
• Ep. 66 Ten Responses to the Friend Who Won’t Admit Wrong
• Ep. 65 What Your Spouse’s Unkind Words Reveal
• Ep. 64 Ten Things to Help the Person Who Is Rejecting You
• Ep. 63 Does Biblical Submission Mean My Husband Has Final Say in All Decisions?
• Ep. 62 Seven Things To Know About Annoying Friends
• Ep. 61 Ten Great Ideas When Caring for Couples
• Ep. 60 How Can I Make a Career in Counseling?
• Ep. 59 Four Reasons People Don’t Trust God – How You Can Help
• Ep. 58 Help Me Help My Difficult Relative
• Ep. 57 Seven-Point Checklist to Have Fantastic Children
• Ep. 56 My Child Has Organic Problems and Is Out of Control
• Ep. 55 I’m Divorced. Should I Correct My Ex-wife?
• Ep. 54 Seventeen Things to Know to Do a Fantastic Podcast
• Ep. 53 How Do You Motivate Your Church to Be More Committed?
• Ep. 52 Twelve Characteristics of a Good Counselor
• Ep. 51 How Can I Help My Husband Engage Our Children More?
• Ep. 50 My Passive Husband Won’t Lead. Should I or Just Let Things Go?
• Ep. 49 When Is the Right Time for My Girl to Date?
• Ep. 48 Can I Really Glorify God As a Stay-At-Home-Mom?
• Ep. 47 Should a Pastor Beat and Abuse His Wife?
• Ep. 46 Four Mistakes People Make to Feel Better about Themselves
• Ep. 45 How a Wife Can Motivate a Husband to Be Passive
• Ep. 44 The Missing Ingredients to the Gospel-Centered Life
• Ep. 43 How to Listen to Others Without Being Swayed by Them
• Ep. 42 Should I Bring a Baby into Our Evil World?
• Ep. 41 Live from the Creation Museum
• Ep. 40 Twelve Things to Know about Spanking and Parental Discipline
• Ep. 39 Thirteen Ways to Respond to In-Laws Who Reject You
• Ep. 38 Speaking to the Injustices in Our Culture
• Ep. 37 Black Christian Talks about Black Lives
• Ep. 36 Why I Don’t Align With Nouthetic Or Biblical Counseling
• Ep. 35 Some of the Friendliest People in the World
• Ep. 34 Rick interviewing Lucia about Her Break from Legalism
• Ep. 33 Rick and Lucia Talking about Lust in Their Marriage
• Ep. 32 Mark Grant’s Experience through Our Training Program
• Ep. 31 Uncensored Podcast On a Theology of Suffering
• Ep. 30 When You Shouldn’t Make a Big Deal Out Of Biblical Counseling
• Ep. 29 What Makes Our Equipping Different and Effective?
• Ep. 28 Thoughtful Perspective on Being Gay and the Gay Lifestyle
• Ep. 27 Three Free and Innovative Ideas for Online Ministry
• Ep. 26 A New, Quick, Easy, Simple, but Powerful Podcast
• Ep. 25 How To Talk Behind Someone’s Back?
• Ep. 24 How to Motivate Christians to Stop Caring So Much
• Ep. 23 I Recently Had the Sex Talk with My Son
• Ep. 22 How to Enjoy Community on Our Facebook Page
• Ep. 21 My Church Doesn’t Do Community Well – I’m Struggling
• Ep. 20 Coaching for Individuals or Teams
• Ep. 19 Talking Race, Ferguson, NBA, and the Gay Agenda
• Ep. 18 How to Have a Dynamic Small Group Experience
• Ep. 17 Five Responses to, “Why Did God Let My Baby Die?”
• Ep. 16 How Do You Respond to an Unkind Christian?
• Ep. 15 My Spouse Has Left Me for Someone Else
• Ep. 14 How to Respond to a Fallen Christian Leader
• Ep. 13 Counseling a Person Who Believes Her Story is Too Awful to Share
• Ep. 12 How to Help a Teen with a Porn Problem
• Ep. 11 Am I a Sinner or a Saint, or Both?
• Ep. 10 A Biblical Perspective on Mental Illness and Suicide?
• Ep. 9 Should I Separate from Sinful People in My Church?
• Ep. 8 How Do You Counsel a Self-righteous Person?
• Ep. 7 People with Different Character and Capacity Issues
• Ep. 6 The Secret to Having a Great Marriage that Lasts
• Ep. 5 Can Procrastinating, Undisciplined Folks Do Your Program?
• Ep. 4 What is Best: Legalism, Grace, or Gospel?
• Ep. 3 Should I Separate from Sinners?
• Ep. 2 How Can a Person Sin Like that and Still Be a Christian?
• Ep. 1 Every Ministry Must Change