Featuring: Why study the difficult chapters in the Bible? Lamenting VS. Complaining in Scripture How to use a passage like Psalm 88 in counseling Chapters of lament provide prayers for our suffering Notes: When the Darkness Will Not Lift: Doing What We Can While We Wait for God and Joy - John...
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Featuring: Medical VS. Psychological Diagnosis The DSM and the Medical Model The Theorized Purpose of Psychotropics in Medical Model Do antidepressants work? Heart issues and the TAC analogy Resources The Emperor's New Drugs: Exploding the Antidepressant Myth Irving Kirsch The Myth of the Chemical Cure J. Moncrieff...
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Featuring: - Human suffering is real - Earthly remedies do not satisfy - The anchor of future hope - Application for biblical counseling Heaven's Hope Here is the day that we have had circled on the calendar for about 18 months. Today is the day of our Annual Conference and Pre-Conference in Memphis, Tennessee at...
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Because of recent events, there has been a lot written about the topic of depression and suicide, much of which has been very critical of churches and biblical counselors. We have a friend who has been engaged in a long-term heroic struggle with depression that has included times of fighting suicidal thoughts. She has been following the many blogs...
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The Burdened Life Life after Genesis 3 has its fill of conflict, sorrow, pain, suffering, and troubles piled upon troubles. The Bible does not hide this reality. King David expresses a melody of vexation in Psalm 6:6-7: I am weary with my sighing; Every night I make my bed swim, I dissolve my couch with my tears. My eye has wasted away...
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Featuring: - How the Psalms of Ascent help us to keep our eyes fixed upon our eternal home - How the Psalms capture humanity - How Psalm impact the counseling room - How the Psalms capture the emotions of Christ . Resources: Longing for Home: A Journey Through the Psalms of Ascent The Path of Life: Blessedness in...
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Childhood sexual abuse. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Postpartum Depression. Anorexia. Bipolar Disorder. Same-sex attraction. These are just a sample of the counseling problems discussed in Counseling the Hard Cases by Stuart Scott and Heath Lambert. This work is a compilation of stories written by a team of biblical counselors who relay...
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Featuring: 1984 NANC Annual Conference with Jay Adams on "Theology and Counseling are Inseparable" To find this full message visit the ACBC store audio collection entitled "The Legacy Collection" at biblicalcounseling.com/store/ Special Prize: Two Annual Conference Tickets Enter for a chance to win two Annual Conference tickets by leaving a rating and comment on...
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Brad Bradnt shares how to help families say, "goodbye" to loved ones passing away on this edition of Truth in Love. Featuring: Seeing joy as a fruit of the Spirit How to cultivate joy in sorrow Develop a biblical theology of suffering Develop a biblical theology of saying, "Goodbye." Resources: Hebrews 5:7...
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Dr. Dale Johnson discusses postpartum depression on this edition of Truth in Love....
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