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2026-05-02 11:39
RE: When Heat Produces Thorns: Learning to Respond Like a Fruit Tree
This article contrasts thornbush responses (sinful reactions to life's heat lying, bitterness, blame-shifting, numbing with busyness, finding identity in accomplishments) with fruit tree responses
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2026-05-02 11:17
RE: Facts Before Interpretation: The Counselor’s Guide to Data Gathering
Data collection challenges the counselors to slow down and really listen before jumping to conclusions. Like Eli misreading Hannah's prayer as drunkenness (1 Samuel 1) or Job's friends misjudging his
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matthewice
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2026-05-02 11:06
RE: Instruction in Counseling: Biblical and Accurate
The action-oriented emphasis resonates instruction isn't dumping facts; it's aiming for Christ-likeness (Colossians 1:9-12). Paul prayed for knowledge so that believers would "live worthy of the
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2026-05-02 10:27
RE: The Fruit of the Cross: When Seemingly Impossible Situations Meet a Transforming God
This article challenges me with seemingly impossible situations how do I speak softly to difficult kids, forgive betrayal, love when driven crazy, serve without being abused? David's story (Psalms 3-4,
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2026-05-01 09:27
RE: Counseling the Heart: From Counterfeit Hope to Divine Certainty
People facing divorce, loss, bankruptcy, or repeated failures desperately need real hope, not fake versions. Biblical hope produces joy in trials (Romans 5:2-3), perseverance (Romans 8:24-25), confidence,
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2026-05-01 09:17
RE: The Person-Oriented Paradigm: Developing a Helping Relationship
Biblical counseling requires genuine involvement, not just correct advice. Compassion means choosing to care praying with counselees, grieving and rejoicing with them (Romans 12:15), treating them like
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2026-05-01 09:12
RE: Biblical Anthropology and the Idea of Covenant
Biblical anthropology studies what Scripture says about humanity and our relationship with God. What strikes me is how covenant and understanding people connect the Bible shows us in four states (created,
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2026-05-01 08:30
RE: Why Change Begins with God’s Covenant
This lecture completely shifts how I see biblical counseling. Instead of jumping straight to how people change, it pushes me to ask why first. Why did Adam die after eating the fruit? Why did Jesus have
matthewice
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2026-02-17 12:03
RE: The Person-Oriented Paradigm: Developing a Helping Relationship
Counselors need to show respect to those they're helping. Harsh words have no place in counseling—instead, choose kind, constructive ones over rude or hurtful ones. Respect also comes through how we act
matthewice
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2025-03-24 11:42
RE: Natural Theology Part 3
In reflection to this, we can relate God’s revelation, not just in nature but also in Scripture. The clarity and sufficiency of nature point us to God, but it is through Christ we come to know God truly.
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DBuzz
2025-03-02 13:42
RE: Reading Assignment Number 3
be shaken, the Word of God. Instead of defensiveness, the church needs boldness, not arrogance, but Spirit-filled confidence in the power of the gospel to address all of life’s question.
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DBuzz
2025-03-02 13:40
RE: Reading Assignment Number 3
confidence does not come from satisfying postmodern critics, but from resting in the revealed truth of God. In a postmodern world, where all foundations are questioned, perhaps the most absolute and relevant
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DBuzz
2025-03-02 13:38
RE: Reading Assignment Number 3
... religious certainty. He highlights the intellectual captivity that modernism imposed on Christianity. However, he risks doing too much by embracing postmodern openness too eagerly. True Christian
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DBuzz
2025-02-26 04:59
RE: Reading Assignment Number 2: Religious Foundations of Theology
I already posted my comment on blogspot.com:
