by twelvestones | Jan 14, 2022 | Biblical Counseling
Being a counselor is a great privilege, but it also comes with great responsibility because part of counseling includes teaching the Word of God. The prophet Ezra provides us a great example of how we should think about preparing ourselves to counsel others. Ezra 7:10...
by twelvestones | Jan 7, 2022 | Biblical Counseling
“American culture may idolize the Lone Ranger and Superman as heroes who right wrongs and ride out of town alone, but that solitary approach to life and change is utterly foreign to Scripture” (Paul Tripp and Tim Lane, How People Change pg. 83). Foundation...
by twelvestones | Jan 6, 2022 | Biblical Counseling
“Plagiarism is a refusal to give thanks and give credit and is, therefore, a form of theft . . . Cosmic ingratitude is living in the illusion that you are spiritually self-sufficient. It is taking credit for something that was a gift. It is the belief that you know...
by twelvestones | Jan 5, 2022 | Biblical Counseling
If we are to be like Jesus, it is important that we be full of grace and truth (John 1:14). In my early days of counseling I was definitely more focused on truth than grace. One of the ways this manifested was that any time I heard someone state anything theologically...
by twelvestones | Jan 5, 2022 | Biblical Counseling
Throughout this series we have been discussing various biblical truths to aid in our effectiveness as counselors. This week I want to challenge us as counselors to be attentive to our own relationship with God and how it plays a vital role in our effectiveness in...