This is an odd question, but when has a burger ever snapped you out of your funk? When has a large order of fries ever brought you more than a temporary bit of happiness? Burger King (BK) believes they have a solution to your anxiety issues with a line of products they’re calling “Real Meals.” It’s a targeted marketing campaign highlighting Mental Health Awareness Month for this past May. It also gives a slight dig to McDonald’s Happy Meals. It …
Author: John
There are ministries within local churches that are automatic in the sense that it would seem weird not to have them: men’s ministry, women’s ministry, kids ministry, just to name a few. Where there may be a blind spot for many churches, and it’s my prayer and hope is that this blind spot diminishes, is not having a biblical counseling ministry. I realize that there may be logistical obstacles to having one, and I’m not calling for churches to implement …
The Bible calls the Holy Spirit our “Helper,” given to us by God to indwell in us at the moment of our salvation (John 14:16). He is the third person of the Trinity, coequal and consubstantial with the Father and the Son, who comes alongside us to guide, exhort, sanctify and empower us for service. His role in both our lives as Christians and in the ministry of counseling is of vital importance. To refuse the guidance or exhortation of …
For a believer, repentance means a changing of the mind and heart away from sin and fleshly desires. The new believer turns his back on all that God hates, realizing he is a sinner and begins to do the things which are pleasing to God because of a changed heart that results in changed behavior. The believer’s mind, will and affections are pointed toward a love for God and His Son. Upon repenting and putting his faith in Christ, the …
Paul writes in Romans 1:18-19, For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. No Excuse While man’s conscience ultimately knows that God is real, he suppresses the truth because he loves the darkness more than the light. The unbeliever shows no honor to God or gives Him praise …
Throughout Scripture, we read evidence to the fact that we are of two parts: the body as the material part and the spirit/soul as the immaterial part. Going back to Genesis 2:7, God formed Adam from the dust (material) and breathed life into him (immaterial). In Matthew 10:28, Jesus speaks of the body and soul as two parts that make up every human. The Apostle Paul, in 1 Corinthians 5:3, speaks of the body and spirit as two separate things …