The book of Job is a long and wandering book that doesn’t give us all the answers to our questions but it does give us an excellent framework for thinking through inexplicable suffering, as it highlights some of the biblical themes that have to be in place to effectively navigate suffering, to the glory of …
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Regardless of other parenting skills and techniques, parenting to the glory of God requires putting the Gospel and God’s grace on center stage. After parenting five kids, for more than thirty years, Bigney shares parenting principles that have to be learned in the trenches of failure and weakness in order to experience the supernatural power …
As you come alongside people who are hurting, you’ll find that along with their painful circumstances and unsettled emotions, they often struggle with doubt as to who God is and where He is in the midst of their suffering. Brad shows how to use Psalm 73 to help your counselee find clarity and hope again. …
As counselors, we’re coming alongside hurting people to help them process what’s going in their life, as well as please God. For this reason, we need to listen well to their story and keep growing in our ability to bring an accurate word about God to their particular situation. To be effective we need to …
People are hurting in our broken world and need help recognizing the appropriate place for biblical sorrow that stops short of sinful complaining and accusing God of injustice. Do you know the difference and can you guide a sufferer using the Scriptures? Download Outline
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Prayer is a vital part of the counseling process, but do some of your counselees ever ask you why God is not answering their prayers? They may be frustrated and doubt that prayer even works. Prayer is not a formula for us to control God or a hot-line to demand our own plans. Our timing, …
In counseling, we’re often called to step into situations where people’s lives have been shattered by sin and suffering often in ways where there is no going back to ‘normal.’ Whether it’s the death of a loved one, an unwanted divorce, a debilitating health crisis or a life-altering financial reversal, where would you point your …
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