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Counseling Depressed Individuals: A Christian Perspective Introduction Counseling individuals struggling with depression is a noble endeavor, but it can also be emotionally suffocating if not approached with care. As Christian counselors, we have a unique advantage in this role, as we draw our strength and wisdom from our faith in ...

Is wisdom a blessing or a curse? The Request: In 1 Kings 3:5, the Lord asks Solomon what he would like the most, and God would grant it. In verse 9, Solomon humbly asks the Lord for “an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good ...

Observe all our rules, please! Growing up in church, I heard people say, jokingly, “I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, I don’t cuss, and I don’t hang out with people who do.” And perhaps a spiritual answer to that might be, “That’s true also of a fencepost. What do you ...

Holding Fast To The Truth Jude 3-4 犹大书3~4节 3 Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. 4 For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were ...

Have you ever had an experience in your life that you have never forgotten? I have. I lived in Yakima, Washington, when the Mt. St. Helen’s volcano erupted  on May 18, 1980. As the ash cloud approached the city, it became as dark as night at noon. As people awoke ...