Everyone needs a wise friend or ten! Have you ever had a friend who went off the rails? It’s the husband who leaves it all behind to pursue the supposed greener pastures of adultery. It’s the young man in a good job who suddenly crashes and burns because of an addiction that takes control. It’s the woman who cracks under pressure … Read More
Can a Christian Struggle with Homosexuality?
In a word: Yes! Today’s guest Rob Green at Faith Ministries in LaFayette, IN, answers this common question we at Biblical Counseling Center hear regularly from counselees and their families. Having just returned from ACBC’s conference on homosexuality, we at BCC are even more determined to offer compassionate care to those who struggle. Can a Christian Struggle with Homosexuality?” was … Read More
7 Principles to Protect a Marriage
To protect a marriage, these seven principles are gospel-centered guideliness to consider. Guest blogger Jim Newheiser is the Director of the Christian Counseling program and associate professor of practical theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina. This article first appeared here on the Biblical Counseling Coalition blog and is used with permission. So what must be done to … Read More
How to Heal After Adultery
Can your marriage survive adultery? It won’t be easy, but because of God’s grace, a husband and wife can reconcile and grow spiritually. This article originally appeared on the Biblical Counseling Coalition website and is used with permission. While devastating and heartbreaking, infidelity in a marriage can be worked through to a successful reconciliation. Because of Jesus, we have the ability … Read More
How to Become Patient
Donna Hart, PhD, a biblical counselor on staff at BCC, admits to her problem with patience and, through her mishaps, helps us grow in it.I am not a very patient person. I am always in a hurry. The Lord has been teaching me to slow down and be patient, think it through, and look to see things more clearly. In the slowing down, … Read More
How the ‘Other Gospel’ Hurts You!
Guest blogger and biblical counselor Julie Ganschow questions pastors who send the hurting to mental health clinics in this provocative post, reprinted here with her permission. She reminds us that God says his Word gives everything we need for life and godliness. At her blog, she names it: The Gospel of In-sufficiency. This other gospel hurts you! I am amazed that you are … Read More
I Need Discernment
Need Discernment? Who doesn’t? I read a line from Michael Hyatt’s blog the other day that really struck me as practically discerning: “If you don’t like what you see in the life of the messenger, it’s usually best to ignore the message.” In essence, Michael is advising us not to take advice from people aren’t getting the results you want to experience. … Read More
New Office! New Counselor!
Biblical Counseling Center joyfully announces wonderful news: our new office in Schaumburg, IL, is open and active. Equally exciting, biblical counselor Donna Hart, PhD, joins our Arlington Heights, IL, office, and counsels couples with her husband, Donald Hart, and speaks the truth in love to hurting women, children and teens too. “For over 26 years Biblical Counseling Center had led the … Read More
4 Ways to Radical Transformation
Did you know that a beautiful picture of radical transformation is seen in an addict (or any sinner) who repents? It is interesting to note what happens the first time a person experiments by using alcohol, prescription medications, or recreational drugs to excess, they say to themselves, “Wow, this is the best thing ever; I have never felt so good! … Read More