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Training the saints to certification in biblical counseling
Safety in numbers?
In Joshua 10:1-5 one finds the following words; As soon as Adoni-zedek, king of Jerusalem, heard how Joshua had captured Ai and had devoted it to destruction, doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made...
An ACBC Counselor Encourages You to Be Trained in Biblical Counseling
By Toby Johnson Pastor and Biblical Counselor I sat in the back of a large auditorium with a spiral notebook in my lap and tears in my eyes. Our session had just ended, and we were scheduled to take a break. However, I didn’t move. I just sat, reflecting on all I...
What Do You Value?
There is a lot of talk these days (and I do mean A LOT) about joy being found in knowing one’s worth or value. Sadly, even in the church we are told that in order to be joyful one must know how worthy they are. We might expect such from those who do not know the...
Behold Our God
Last month I wrote on the greatness of God and focused on Isaiah Chapter 40. In the providence of God this past Sunday while our family was getting ready for church the song Behold our God (www.SovereignGraceMusic.org) came up on my wife’s playlist. It had been a...
An ACBC Counselor Encourages You to Be Supervised
I was not initially thrilled with the thought of completing 50 hours of supervised counseling in order to receive certification with ACBC. Basically, I did not want to drive clear across town and put all of the work into it. I also wondered how helpful it would be and...