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I think that Biblical counselors are the only ones that truly address the heart. Secular counselors address the mind, but they do it with drugs, and they just mask the problem. Only the Word of God can truly change a man or woman's heart, by the power of the Holy Spirit.

She mentions "Competent to Counsel" a fantastic book by Jay Adams. It was the first one I read on the topic. In it, he says that counseling should be handled by competent pastors, not outside professional psychiatrists. Macarthur's book , produced many years later, is much better developed...

I studied Nouthetic Counseling in Seminary. Jay Adams was the first one to propose it. David Powlison ran the CCEF for many years. That is the model used by almost every Reformed Baptist church I know. CCEF.org . Powlison edited the Journal for Christian Counseling, in effect nouthetic...

We'll see if he is bought and paid for.

I don't know what you'd call me. Reformed. Charismatic. And I see that not all Israel are Israel. Those who are believers are the real Israel. But I also see in Romans a future for the genetic people of Israel.

Andy Stanley has been off the rails for a while on LGBTQ things. I check Protestia.com regularly. Not that I agree with their take, but they report on stories that others skip. They've had links and evidence that he has gone to the dark side already over a year or more ago.

My opinion? "Finish Hamas?" We won't. They are tied into too many Middle Eastern Countries. It was an over-reaction. But I think the reaction should be immense and powerful enough that Hamas never tries this again. I've been reading this website for a couple years, and they include a lot of...

Ya think?

What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction Not hard to say it is all of God.

There's Israel, then there's the Real Israel, those of the faith of Abraham.

This is my favorite thread. This is the one I always check.

Should we defend Israel, and why? The United States sent warships and fighter jets to support Israel on Sunday night in a show of strength against Hamas. Joe Biden deployed the US Navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier, six other ships and a number of advanced jets to the Eastern Mediterranean...

I went to Maranatha Baptist Bible College and a lot of preachers there ranted against Calvinism. From what could tell, most of them did not understand it, but they believed that Calvinists did not believe in evangelism, and that was the gist of it. The whole decision mentality was part of it...

ME. Why do you think I am posting at 3:30 am?

Related to Roger and Jim Peet? Both live in Minnesota.

I get mine two places. Triple D Espresso, which used to be Dunn Brothers, a local chain. They roast in the store, so it is almost always 2 days old. https://www.tripledespresso.biz/ My son also roasts his own beans and that is just as good.

Some of you need to ramp up the caffeine!!!!!!

Women's tech conference overrun by men claiming to be 'non-binary' draws amused reaction: 'I love this' https://www.foxnews.com/media/womens-tech-conference-overrun-men-claiming-non-binary-draws-amused-reaction A tech conference for women and non-binary workers in the field last week was...

There is no carpeting. I was a member there for 16 years, and for the last 3 years sat next to Piper. Concrete floor. There is only carpet in the very front.

https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/minnesota-pastors-viral-post-people-drinking-coffee-church-ignites-fiery-debate-online Piper posted on Twitter: "Can we reassess whether Sunday coffee-sipping in the sanctuary fits?" "Piper added that Hebrews 12:28 states, "Let us offer to God acceptable...