
Liturgy and the Disquieted Soul
Lord's Day liturgical practice can have a profound effect upon those struggling with problematic emotions...

Why Can't We Be Friends?
Friendship in marriage has been marred by sin, but can be restored by faith in Jesus Christ....

On Adoption and Signs of Attaching Love
Children who come from hard places need continual and sustained signs of their security and place in a world that threatened to leave them as orphans....

What is Hope and Where Do We Find It?
Talking points to remember and meditate on when the trials of life come....

Interacting with "Hold Me Tight" by Dr. Sue Johnson - Ch. 2
Decreasing affection and emotional responsiveness, rather than conflict itself, tend toward a failing marriage....

As You Love Yourself
The call to love God and neighbor are keys to success in biblical counseling....

Interacting with "Hold Me Tight" by Dr. Sue Johnson - Ch. 1
A biblical counselor's interaction with Chapter One of Sue Johnson's book, "Hold Me Tight."...

Anxious? Stay Your Mind on Him!
The Scripture calls us to stay our mind on God in the face of every fear....

Interacting with "Hold Me Tight" by Dr. Sue Johnson - Introduction
Part one of a multi-part series that focuses on the book "Hold Me Tight" by Dr. Sue Johnson....

Christian: Remember Your Baptism
Remembering our baptism in the face of troubled emotions and circumstances....
Free to Struggle

Our responses to life's trials and tribulations may seem to come automatic, but we should not accept them automatically....
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When facing troubling circumstances and emotions, we must preach the gospel to ourselves....
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When we're stuck in a place of indecision, there yet remains a way forward while we wait on God for clarity of thought....
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The enneagram is growing in popularity, but is it a biblical approach to soul care that Christians should embrace?...
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This is the first in a series of posts interacting with Dr. Jeremy Pierre's book "The Dynamic Heart in Daily Life."...
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One common experience for sexual abuse survivors is the apparent inability to put words to their pain....
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There are questions every potential counselee should ask of themselves before attempting to engage the counseling process....
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Counselees must take the time to understand their counselor's philosophy of care before counseling begins....
Keep ReadingSoul Care with Spurgeon: Guilt, Shame, and Redemption in Christ (Part 4)

Charles Spurgeon taught his people that their assurance of salvation was rooted not in their good deeds, but in the power of the atoning work of Christ on the cross....
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