Helping People Live Effective Lives
Thinking like a victim is easy to do. Becoming a professional victim takes more work, but it can happen, especially if you’ve experienced repeated hurt for an extended period. And even though you are …
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Mailbag: Are the spiritual gifts to the elders sufficient to meet the church counseling needs? Should more elders acknowledge their God-given sufficiency to counsel? Listen to the podcast Our …
Sometimes the Lord puts you in situations that humble you. Other times it's your decisions that put there, but either way, it's critical to learn from these moments. The humbled heart is a grateful …
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Traditional biblical counseling does not work well if a counseling session, sprinkled here and there, is all you have. That strategy places the burden of change on the counselor rather than on the …
God’s Word is perfect for helping non-Christians. Learning how to use it to serve unbelievers is critical to your evangelistic efforts. Here are a few ideas to assist you in bringing God’s Word to …
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Competent discipleship starts with your engagement of God on behalf of the person you’re helping and then communicating in faith what you believe the Lord wants you to share with that …
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