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Practical Issues that help prepare young couples for marriage (Part 3)

This series has just two more posts after this one.  Hopefully, these posts have been helpful to think not only of the large theological themes that drive marriage (grace, worship, service, etc.), but also some of the nuts and bolts … Continue reading

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Should you require pre-marital counseling?

Some couples value counseling and seek it out.  Other couples seem to submit to counseling as one of the necessary evils one needs to do before marriage.  Still other couples rebel against the notion and take their wedding plans elsewhere. … Continue reading

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When Comfort Isn’t Comforting (Part 2)

In my last post (When Comfort Isn’t Comforting, Part 1), I explored two kinds of comfort which I believe are not truly comforting.  Today I want to investigate why even genuine comfort fails to comfort as it should.  As I … Continue reading

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When Comfort Isn’t Comforting (Part 1)

Second Corinthians 1:3-4 proclaims that God comforts us in all our troubles and then instructs us to comfort others.  Receiving comfort from our brothers and sisters should be a source of great encouragement to us however, many of us have … Continue reading

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3 Keys to Becoming or Training Good Counselors

There is a great need to provide Christ Centered counseling in our world.  At some point this necessitates training.  Here are three key to training counselors or three keys to helping you take a big step of growth in your … Continue reading

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Addendum to “It Might Be Cancer”

Two days ago we posted an article written by Dr. Bob Smith entitled, “It might be cancer.”  In his article he describes a person who had to wait on some results knowing that there could be challenging news.  This week … Continue reading

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It Might Be Cancer. Now What?

Recently my doctor took a biopsy of a couple of black lesions on my skin.  To my recollection, they have appeared recently.  Now I know that one of the possible causes of such skin changes is melanoma.  Melanoma is one of … Continue reading

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I Don’t Need This Right Now

Self-pity is a curious beast.  Almost all of us would say self-pity is wrong, yet almost all of us indulge in it at times, even if only in small ways.  (I don’t need this right now.  I don’t have time … Continue reading

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Forgiveness and Trust

 It’s sometimes hard to know what to do about trust after you’ve forgiven someone.  For example, when a child lies to her parents and seeks forgiveness, do you trust her?  Or, perhaps even more difficult, when a spouse commits adultery … Continue reading

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Counseling from Genesis, Part 5

Genesis is packed full of truth for all of us to learn and apply.  In many ways, the beginning helps us to understand the end and motivates us to follow the truth of God’s Word.  It is true that Genesis … Continue reading

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