Guided by Feelings
By Ricardo Amaro Hernandez, Army Veteran, IABC Certified Biblical Counselor What is guiding you? Scripture . . . or feelings? The turmoil of today’s world is a perfect example of what results from allowing feelings to guide us. Where to start as we look at the turmoil? From abuse of power to COVID to mask […]
Elma's MST Adversity Marathon
by Elma Bunch with epilogue by Pastor Warren Lamb I am titling my testimony "Walking Through" because for me, healing was not immediate. It took me years, and I had to "walk through" the process of remembering, forgiving, letting go, and most of all believing I was worthy of the healing I asked God to […]
True Biblical Counseling Is Church Based
by Mark W. Mann, Grace Bible Fellowship Pastor, Mt. Juliet, TN For counseling to be biblical, several components are essential. In this article, we will look at the four main components, the last of which is the most overlooked and will be our focus. First, biblical counseling is, as the name implies, Bible directed. The […]
Christ, Christians & Cancel Culture
by Jim Fain, LtCol USAF Ret., Cornerstone Reformed Church Co-Pastor Jay Adams would often introduce a subject, share a few words thereof, and then quip, "Someone should write a book about that." I am sure he would say the same here. Much more needs said. Our modest goal here is to show Christians from Scripture […]
Unable to Reach Your Oxygen Mask?
by Mark Worrell, U.S. Army Chaplain, ACBC Biblical Counselor You've heard it before, probably many times on a plane. "Place the oxygen mask on yourself before helping small children or others who may need assistance." This picture is often put into the realm of self-care, but the term is not well-defined: do what makes you […]
The Hidden Truth About Psychiatric Genetics
by Dr. Daniel Berger II The Hidden Truth about Psychiatric Genetics In my book, Saving Abnormal: The Disorder of Psychiatric Genetics, I discuss in detail how psychiatry formulated the hereditary theory of mental illness that would develop into eugenics and eventually into psychiatric genetics. Long before Hitler or Nazi socialism took power, psychiatrists had fully […]
Needed: Resources for Restoring the Repentant Rapist
by Lieutenant Commander Dave Peterson Needed: Resources for Restoring the Repentant Rapist The young man sat across from me, crying with his head in his hands. "I didn’t mean for it to happen. We just went out for some drinks. I talked her into coming back to my barracks room. . . . I know […]
Protecting and Fine Tuning Your Biblical Counseling Ministry
by Dr. Bob Olender Protecting and Fine Tuning Your Biblical Counseling Ministry In early May 2020 I was contacted by Fallen Soldier’s March (FSM). They explained their ministry’s vision and how they were impacting the lives of veterans with the love of Christ. They said they needed a secure system to help them manage their […]
Holistic Care of Military Members
by Aurelia Smith Holistic Care of Military Members Important Questions and a Roadmap How can we as biblical counselors grow in our skill to minister God’s Word to the whole military person sitting across from us? How might we compassionately care for the inner man while at the same time faithfully care for the outer […]
Making A Spiritual Impact
by Pastor Rick Burns, U.S. Army Combat Veteran Making a Spiritual Impact (Psalm 139) Like many others, I want to be a difference maker—as an American, as a Christian, and as a veteran. I want to make an impact on the lives of others. Looking throughout the Scriptures and at people in our world today […]
Transforming Identity Optics to Grace Relations
by Dr. Nicolas Ellen, ACBC Certified Biblical Counselor and Fellow What Lens Are You Looking Through? Correcting Your Vision and Lifestyle through the Lens of Proverbs 3:5–6 My family enjoys taking pictures. We have pictures of food, fellowships, travel—you name it. These pictures remind us of the who, what, when, where and how in our […]
Death, Our Worst-Case Scenario?
by Barrett Craig, U.S. Navy, Chaplain, ACBC Certified Biblical Counselor Death, Our Worst-Case Scenario? Our ship was in a precarious situation. We had taken out a high value target, immediately making us the adversary’s focus. Circumstantially, we couldn’t move from our position. We couldn’t get out. We couldn’t move forward or back. We were stuck. […]
