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| Director's ReportJANUARY 16, 2008: 12:00 AM | |
| I want to personally thank all who so faithfully gave to BCC throughout 2007, and to those who remembered BCC in their year-end giving. I pray that you will continue to give in 2008 as you see the impact this ministry is having b...[ Read More ] | |
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| Southside Office Becomes a Reality.AUGUST 21, 2007: 12:00 AM | |
| Can you imagine driving for an hour or two in Chicagoland traffic after a hard day's work to have an appointment at Biblical Counseling Center in Arlington Heights? That is what some have done these past years to find truly Biblic...[ Read More ] | |
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| Procrastination: Getting a GripMAY 2, 2007: 12:00 AM | |
| Procrastination is a nuisance to all of us! Most of us have the tendency to delay hard things, which only adds to our angst! If others are procrastinating in a way that affects us, we growl and complain!
Typical...[ Read More ] | |
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| Restoration In CounselingMAY 2, 2007: 12:00 AM | |
| Most Christians think of counseling as needing to be done by the pastor or a "trained professional." However, most Christians don't recognize that they give counsel every day. Whether we counsel our children, a friend, or oursel...[ Read More ] | |
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| Volunteer CornerMAY 2, 2007: 12:00 AM | |
| Meet Helen Braun, a volunteer at BCC. Helen and Mark have been married for 2 1/2 years and have a little guy named Nate. The Brauns believe strongly in what God is doing through Biblical Counseling Center. Helen said that durin...[ Read More ] | |
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| Forty-Five Cubans Graduate and Receive CertificatesJANUARY 15, 2007: 12:00 AM | |
| On November 12, 2006, Jeff Temple, Don Hart and Ron Allchin, all counselors and teachers at Biblical Counseling Center, flew from Chicago thru Toronto to Holguin, Cuba. Their mission was to teach more than 80 students a course en...[ Read More ] | |
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| Cuban Training Leads to Certification for Cuban PastorsJANUARY 1, 2007: 12:00 AM | |
| In May, 2006, Ron and Sherry Allchin will have the priviledge of going to Cuba to teach the third out of four courses required for a Certificate in Biblical Counseling. The first trip was in January, 2005, when Ron and Sherry and...[ Read More ] | |
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| How People ChangeOCTOBER 13, 2006: 12:00 AM | |
| People today are faced with a myriad of choices that call out, promising what only God can deliver - true happiness, security, peace and love. People flock to these offerings hoping for the one that will make an indelible mark on...[ Read More ] | |
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| Executive Director's ReportOCTOBER 13, 2006: 12:00 AM | |
| Dear Faithful Friends,
The summer is over and the fall promises to be a very busy season for BCC. As expected each fall, our counselor’s counseling schedule is filling up again with many new counselees seeking cou...[ Read More ] | |
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| Will Medicine Stop the Pain?AUGUST 10, 2006: 12:00 AM | |
| Our society looks to medicine to stop emotional pain in this world, but can it? Many struggle with that very question. Statistics on depression, anxiety and emotional disorders are staggering, and medications prescribed for emot...[ Read More ] | |
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| MySpace.comAUGUST 10, 2006: 12:00 AM | |
| For those who know about the domain called MySpace.com you might question my sanity for saying that this internet sight could possibly be helpful to us as parents, counselors, or youth workers. For those who are unaware of MySpace...[ Read More ] | |
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| Executive Director's ReportAUGUST 10, 2006: 12:00 AM | |
| In the last two weeks I have personally received letters from several Christian Ministries who have mentioned that financial gifts for the summer are way below normal. One letter mentioned that their ministry was $5,000,000 behind...[ Read More ] | |
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| Meet JonathanAUGUST 10, 2006: 12:00 AM | |
| I was born and raised conservative Jewish. I had tried all forms of Judaism – from the far left to the far right, and even some forms of New Age Religion. I was literally lost in the desert, living in Albuquerque NM, spiritually...[ Read More ] | |
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| Cuba Diary of Ron & Sherry AllchinMAY 25, 2006: 12:00 AM | |
| May 14
It's Sunday morning early, Mother's Day, and our Cuban adventure has begun! Well, it really began on Wednesday afternoon when we realized the frantic message we had received from a couple of sources meant we ...[ Read More ] | |
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| Trusting GodAPRIL 28, 2006: 12:00 AM | |
| The crux of any crisis is to understand God's purposes and our ability to rely on Him when facing a crisis. Not only do we struggle with our own thoughts about God in the midst of a crisis, but like Job we may have to wrestle with...[ Read More ] | |
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| Executive Director's ReportAPRIL 28, 2006: 12:00 AM | |
| Dear Partners,
It seems that BCC's theme for 2006 "Counseling Biblically in a World of Crisis" has generated a lot of interest and excitement. The last Pastors' Roundtable on Crisis Counseling was the best a...[ Read More ] | |
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| Counseling Biblically in a World of CrisisAPRIL 28, 2006: 12:00 AM | |
| "Another Crisis!"
Every counselor must know how to handle a crisis and how to counsel those "in crisis." People live in a world of crisis and the biblical counselor must know how to guide others living in ...[ Read More ] | |
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| Counseling DefinitionFEBRUARY 22, 2006: 12:00 AM | |
| Works done by unregenerate men, although for the matter of them they may be things which God commands; and of good use both to themselves and others: (2 Kings 10:30-31, 1 Kings 21:27,29, Phil. 1:15-16,18) yet, because they proceed...[ Read More ] | |
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| I would like to be a BCC Volunteer.FEBRUARY 21, 2006: 12:00 AM | |
| There are dozens of people who volunteer their time, energy, gifts and abilities to further BCC's ministry. They give small amounts of their time to accomplish so much.
Volunteers help us with telephone calls, data...[ Read More ] | |
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| Executive Director's ReportFEBRUARY 21, 2006: 12:00 AM | |
| Dear Partners,
In this first Mended Lives in 2006, let me express a sincere thank you to those who prayed and gave financially to advance the various ministries of BCC in 2005. We can't exist as a ministry w...[ Read More ] | |
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| BCC Needs a Car!!JANUARY 3, 2006: 12:00 AM | |
| Do you or someone you know have a car that can be donated? Due to the growth of BCC in the last year, we have many opportunities in 2006 that involve extensive traveling. Are you at a place where you can provide funds for a car ...[ Read More ] | |
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| BCC' s Year-End UpdateDECEMBER 13, 2005: 12:00 AM | |
| "My anger was uncontrollable. I was like a volcano - always ready to blow!"
Dear Friend,
Unrealistic expectations can ruin a marriage!!! That's exactly what happened with Bill and Jan, a ...[ Read More ] | |
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| Cuba Trip November 2005NOVEMBER 21, 2005: 12:00 AM | |
| Thursday 11/3 -- Both of us counseled all morning 9 a.m. - 12 noon. Finished up with office work and meetings. Pierre came with us by our home to collect our luggage and off to airport. Arrived with time to spare (consid...[ Read More ] | |
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| New Website Unveiled!NOVEMBER 18, 2005: 12:00 AM | |
| It's time for a change. Not only was our old website becoming outdated, users were not finding information quickly and easily. Over the past month, Jason Galicinski (the Director of Technology at BCC) has been working hard to ma...[ Read More ] | |
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| Commitment to Christianity Depends On How It Is MeasuredNOVEMBER 12, 2005: 7:44 AM | |
| (Ventura, CA) - Four out of every five adults in the United States consider themselves to be Christian. How committed are they to the Christian faith? It depends on how you measure commitment. That's the conclusion of a new report...[ Read More ] | |
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| The Complexities of OCDOCTOBER 1, 2005: 12:00 AM | |
| I recently had an opportunity to speak with a young teen who suffers with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Being on the verge of tears she described the intensity of doing battle with relentless thoughts of being contaminated, 400 -...[ Read More ] | |
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| Counseling TrainingOCTOBER 1, 2005: 12:00 AM | |
| Over the past several months we have visited with over 90 pastors and church leaders throughout Chicagoland introducing them to Biblical Counseling and to the Biblical Counseling Center. We have encouraged many of these churches...[ Read More ] | |
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| Memoirs of a Mended LifeJULY 1, 2005: 12:00 AM | |
| It is a privilege to be able to communicate to you about God's great work in "mending" my life. As a young Christian teen I never gave much thought to what living my life as a sacrifice to God really meant. As a result, my perso...[ Read More ] | |
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| Ethiopia Report 2005JULY 1, 2005: 12:00 AM | |
| Dr. Ron Allchin and Jason Galicinski traveled in June to Ethiopia, and accomplished even more on this International Teaching Opportunity than originally expected.
In the six summers of providing the faculty for co...[ Read More ] | |
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| Cuba Trip January 2005JANUARY 16, 2005: 12:00 AM | |
| "We feel like on this trip we have watered a dry and thirsty land with the living waters of God's Word!"
1/6: Furious packing for Cuba, a full day of counseling, a quick trip to the bank for cash, last-minute...[ Read More ] | |
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| Cuba Trip February 2004MARCH 6, 2004: 3:22 PM | |
| Suitcase with our clothes, shoes, and a few other necessary items dropped off at Patti's place last Thursday night as we left for Canadian seminar made packing for this trip seem unusually easy. All we needed was a carryon each pl...[ Read More ] | |
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