by sdbarnard | Mar 6, 2015 | General |
God does not forget anything; Indeed, He knows everything (cf. Isa 41:26; God knows the end before it begins). He does, however, forgive. When God says He will remember your sins no more, He does not mean that He forgets, but that He will not bring them to mind...
by sdbarnard | Feb 26, 2015 | General |
Is it possible to adulterate the Bible? Is it possible to “use” Scripture for selfish purposes? The answer to both those questions is most definitely “yes.” If the idol of my heart is R-E-S-P-E-C-T (caught you singing, didn’t I?) then I...
by sdbarnard | Feb 19, 2015 | General |
This month we’ve been quoting a variety of authors and referencing various Scriptures that describe biblical counseling. For today’s Faithful Friday Blog we asked some of our own counselors and students to add their descriptions to the list. Here’s what...
by sdbarnard | Feb 13, 2015 | General |
How do we put our glorious God on display in our marriages? Why was it not good for man to be alone? Was the problem one of aloneness or loneliness? During a recent counselor’s roundtable discussion we explored the purposes of God for marriage and its...
by sdbarnard | Feb 5, 2015 | General |
Biblical counseling is an essential aspect of discipleship, and biblical counselors are disciple-makers. The following is an excerpt from lesson one of our training material that highlights this aspect of biblical counseling: What our culture terms “counseling” the...
by sdbarnard | Jan 30, 2015 | General |
By Joan Vance I think the greatest challenge at the onset of counseling is to help the counselee be convinced that God’s Word is the counselor. Early on in the counseling session I like to direct the counselee to see and believe that the Word of God is sufficient to...
