Counseling Issues
Godly Sorrow
One thing for certain is that in reading the pages of the Bible which reveal to us our New Covenant with Christ, the writers in no way have a casual outlook of sin. There are no verses expressing the sentiment, “Oh well. I am a sinner. I guess there is nothing I can do about it.”
Read MoreOne Word About Conflict – STOP
In times of conflict, the best thing we can do is STOP.
Read MoreRewarding Children for Good Behavior
We are discussing Paul Tripp’s book, Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family during our Sunday Adult Bible Fellowship (ABF). At the end of the ABF, the topic of rewards came up. The discussion centered on using rewards to encourage our children to obey God’s moral law. Paul Tripp discusses rewarding our…
Read MoreStress – A Biblical Perspective (part five)
This is part 5 of a 5 part series. This series was written for my friends in the cardiac-rehab program at Valley Regional Hospital. The Principle of Submission Is God in control of your life? Are you submissive and in obedience to God all the time? Do you know God’s commandments? Do you always…
Read MoreStress – A Biblical Perspective (part four)
This is part 4 of a 5 part series. This series was written for my friends in the cardiac-rehab program at Valley Regional Hospital. The Principle of Prayer Praying to God for help is similar to a child asking a parent for help. The child struggles and struggles while the parent watches patiently,…
Read MoreStress – A Biblical Perspective (part three)
This is part 3 of a 5 part series. This series was written for my friends in the cardiac-rehab program at Valley Regional Hospital. The Principle of Self-denial Closely related to the one-another principle is the principle of self-denial. Human beings are basically selfish. We spend our day seeking to satisfy our self. Some ways in…
Read MoreStress – A Biblical Perspective (part one)
This is part 1 of a 5 part series. This series was written for my friends in the cardiac-rehab program at Valley Regional Hospital. What is stress? Stress is force, pressure, or tension being applied to an object. The outside force is called a stressor. People experience stress as a physiological reaction when…
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