To unroot bitterness, the first step is understanding what bitterness is. Editor’s note: This article, written by guest blogger and biblical counselor Julie Ganschow, the founder of Reigning Heart Counseling Center, first appeared at her website. Understanding the Heart of Bitterness Bitterness is unresolved, unforgiven anger and resentment. It is the result of anger changing from an experience to a belief. Bitterness … Read More
How to Stop Fear Now
To stop fear now, you need to change your belief system. But how? This post by our very own Sherry Allchin answers this common and important question. Recently my husband, Ron, and I were on a flight home from ministry that was delayed because of weather at our destination. As the plane took off, we were just glad to be … Read More
Is There Hope for My Marriage?
“Is there hope for my marriage?” We at Biblical Counseling Center hear this question many times every week. The answer: Yes! Today’s post comes from biblical counselor Julie Ganschow, founder of Reigning Grace Counseling Center in Kansas City, MO. Here’s the post at her blog: Is It Too Late for Us? “Is it too late to save my marriage?” I have been … Read More
7 Control Centers You Must Have
When you have developed these 7 control centers, you will build moral purity into your lifestyle. The result: Peace and contentment and glory to God! To help you develop self-control, look up the verses for each of the seven control centers. Then evaluate: what you have done in the past in this area what you are doing at the present … Read More
Pornography! 5 Solutions If Your Child Gets Hooked
Pornography is rampant. Children see it at earlier and earlier ages. Satan can use an “accidental find” to hook a child into a lifelong addiction. So how do we respond as a parent? Here are 5 steps to constructive solutions to the problem. 1. Listen Listen before passing judgment or reacting in anger or disappointment (Proverbs 18:13). Don’t jump to conclusions! Listen … Read More
The Best Parenting Style!
It seems every few years a new parenting style is “in”—but there has ever only been one best parenting style: God’s parenting style. God says “Be the parent” to moms and dads of younger children. As children become teens and young adults, Biblical instruction follows His design for their maturity. Nurture & Admonition in Balance God tells parents to provide … Read More
Depression: Is It All in Your Mind?
Is depression purely a physiological condition of hormones or chemicals out of balance. Or, is there a heart/mind connection. Or, do both play a role? The experts have disagreed, so how do we as biblical counselors help those who suffer from depression? How can we help without pushing them further down into the quagmire of despair and shame? Depression Is … Read More
How to Cure the Sin of Pride
Pride is a heart-attitude sin that overflows into a person’s motivation, decision-making, and activities. Pride is at the root of nearly every problem we struggle with in counseling! You are reading the second part of a two-part series on the prideful heart by biblical counselor Julie Ganschow, the founder and director of Reigning Grace Counseling Center in Kansas City, MO. Read … Read More
What Does God Say About Pride?
Pride is a heart-attitude sin that overflows into a person’s motivation, decision-making, and activities. Pride is at the root of nearly every problem we struggle with in counseling! You are reading part one of a two-part series on the prideful heart by Biblical Counselor Julie Ganschow, the founder and director of Reigning Grace Counseling Center in Kansas City, MO. Read part … Read More
