Tag: #tristatecbc
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Are Boundaries Biblical?
Boundaries—are they biblical? Are they good or bad? Do they honor God? When we think about boundaries, we often consider property lines or legal limits that keep order in society. But when it comes to emotional and personal boundaries, things get more complicated. Are boundaries a biblical concept, or are they modern constructs that hinder…
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Divine Knowledge
How different is biblical counseling from other counseling models? Is it just counseling that utilizes Scripture verses, or is there more to it? The answer becomes clear when we compare the biblical counseling model to some alternatives. In his classic work, The Christian Counselor’s Manual, Jay Adams clarifies the difference this way. He refers to…
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When “Self” is at the Center
When self is at the center of any of our lives it leads to areas, we are blind to in our character. We can see this displayed in a lack of ownership for sinful actions or responses (not seeing them, or not seeing it as sinful), or justify why we acted or responded sinfully. One…
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WHEN CHRISTMAS IS NOT THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR
I love Christmas. And I am immensely blessed to be married to a woman who loves Christmas with me. My two children love Christmas too! My precious little girl loves watching all the Christmas Veggie Tales and my very energetic son waits with great anticipation for our Christmas Eve Worship Gathering at First Christian Church.…
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Liberating Truth
At our last Tri State CBC monthly meeting we discussed The Liberating Truth of Romans 6. Our discussion was based off Armand Tiffe’s booklet by that title. We discussed that Romans 6 is an “eye opener” and “faith builder” not only for us as biblical counselors but also for those counselees that we minister to…
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Living Water & Cracked Cisterns
“Behind every tragedy of human character lies a long process of wicked thinking.” When I was a young boy, Dad would often recite this quote from a little booklet titled, Chapel Sayings of Dr. Bob Jones Sr. It has stuck with me ever since. It reminds me of the Casting Crowns song “Slow Fade,” released…
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A New Name, A Bigger Dream
For some they are going to read this post and think, “Ah, I thought something was going on.” And for others this information will be found to be brand new. Yet, as we mentioned it our last newsletter we had an announcement that we wanted to share. Before I share the news, let me tell…
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