Racial Reconciliation: Healing the Wound Lightly
“They have healed the wound of my people lightly, saying, ‘peace, peace,’ where there is no peace.” Jer. 6:14 BCC Staff Note: This blog is the first article of a four-part series on the BCC Grace and...
View ArticleRacial Reconciliation: The Grace – Not Race – Relations Grace & Truth Model
BCC Staff Note: This blog is the third article of a four-part series on the BCC Grace and Truth website addressing racial reconciliation. Racial Reconciliation: Grace (God’s Reconciliation at Christ’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Context of Conflict
BCC Staff Note: This blog is the second article of a three-part series on the BCC Grace and Truth website written by counselors from Lighthouse Community Church. The mission of Lighthouse is to make...
View ArticleHelping Women Respond Biblically to Anger
The Situation I know of a wife who was married to a man who was rude and harsh. She tried to protect her husband from his poor decisions. Once, her husband profoundly insulted someone, which caused...
View ArticleThe Sneaky Lies of Shame!
Shame: Do you believe its lies? I recently spoke to someone regarding harsh words they had said to another. This acquaintance said they just “couldn’t forgive themselves.” After gently pointing out...
View ArticleCounseling Broken Yet Bold Women
Broken and abused women enter my office both at the church where I work and at my private counseling practice. #Churchtoo, #Metoo, and abuse of power appear to be filling news headlines. One in four...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Prodigal Son, the Elder Brother, and the Bulimic
BCC Staff Note: Today’s blog is the second article of a three-part series on the BCC Grace and Truth website on the topic of eating disorders. Monday, Ellen Castillo discussed the impact of anorexia on...
View ArticleForgiving Grace: A Word to Single Women Struggling with Sexual Sin
Thomas and Samantha were sleeping together. On the surface, they looked like the perfect Christian couple. But problems lurked behind closed doors. He met her in church and they started dating almost...
View ArticleReconciliation: Right Theology, Wrong Heart
I can still remember the expression on my African-American brother’s face. He shared with excitement how several people had made a profession of faith in Christ at his new job! Then, his countenance...
View ArticleAbuse: The Need for Full Disclosure and Impact Statements in Abuse...
BCC Staff Note: Today’s blog is the third of a four-part series on the BCC Grace and Truth website on the topic of abuse. Other contributors to the series include Paul Tautges, Anne Dryburgh, and Chris...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why I Wrote Contentment: Seeing God’s Goodness
Discontent can strike at any time. On a Monday morning, the alarm goes off, and discontent is ready to pounce. Anything can invite an attack—a careless slosh from your coffee mug, a terse text from...
View ArticleShowing Christ’s Love When the Burden Is Abortion
BCC Staff Note: This Tuesday was National Sanctity of Human Life Day in the U.S., and many will be giving thought to the effects of abortion. This week’s three-part series on the BCC Grace and Truth...
View ArticleYou Need Mediation Training as A Biblical Counselor
Humans with broken relationships are as common as the air. They are all around us and are inescapable. Therefore, we need to know what to do about broken relationships. God dealt with this brokenness...
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know about Forgiveness!
by Milton Vincent Editor’s Note: Who should read/listen to this blog? If you do not understand forgiveness, have struggled forgiving someone, or have failed to ask forgiveness from someone, then this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Being a Repenting Parent
“Hmm…exactly as I suspected. Practically perfect in every way!” So says Mary Poppins, after measuring herself with her famous tape measure. Now, as you may remember from the iconic movie, when she uses...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Financial Infidelity in Marriage
After taking a Financial Peace University course, Harry and his wife, Penny, agreed to get out of debt. About three years later, Penny discovered a garnishment letter in Harry’s name from a credit card...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Loving Difficult People Ephesians 5:1-2
Some people are like sandpaper to us. They are just hard to be around, and unfortunately, sometimes it is a husband or wife. Scripture is very relevant and gives an amazing model to follow as well as...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Art of an Apology
It is essential to relational healing for the wrongdoer to confess to the harmed party how he or she failed. We often call this “making an apology.” Making an apology is an art, requiring humility. But...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Remember, Forgiveness Begins with Pain
Where do effective conversations begin? Often, we forget that good dialogue begins where someone is rather than where they should be. When we rush the journey because we are excited about the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Help! I’ve Married the Wrong Spouse!
Is your marriage way harder than you expected it to be? Are you struggling to find hope? Are you convinced that you’ve married the wrong person? If so, Steve Hoppe gives you an alternative approach to...
View Article