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Category Archives: Idolatry

The BCC Weekend Media Resource: Idols of the Heart and “Vanity Fair”

David Powlison (CCEF) December 1, 2012
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Today’s media resource is an excerpt from David Powlison’s article that originally appeared in the Journal of Biblical Counseling. You can read the full text resource here. Continue reading →

Topics: Biblical Counseling, Idolatry, People in Need of Care, People Who Offer Care, People Who Train Caregivers, Psychology and Christianity | Tags: , ,

5 Mindsets of “Addictive” Thinking

Mark Shaw November 15, 2012
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The prevailing thought in today’s world is that “addiction” is compulsive and the struggling person has lost control, but biblically I believe that the “addict” is responsible for his or her choices and therefore becomes habitually enslaved to the pleasure of choice. It is a decision rather than a disease or a demon. Continue reading →

Topics: Addictions, Christian Living, Idolatry, People in Need of Care, People Who Offer Care, People Who Train Caregivers, Worship | Tags: , , , ,

Build Your House on the Rock

Lee Lewis August 23, 2012
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As I grow in pastoral ministry, I see more and more the God-designed longing in people for refuge. The Psalmist would say it this way, “Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge.” Continue reading →

Topics: Faith, Idolatry, People in Need of Care, People Who Offer Care, People Who Train Caregivers, Suffering | Tags: , , , , , , ,

The Incomparable Yahweh

Brent Aucoin February 23, 2012
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Since Genesis 3, people created in the image of God instinctively reversed their role. We who are made in God’s image now attempt to make god in our image according to our desires. The essence of the problem is our … Continue reading →

Topics: Christian Living, Faith, Idolatry, People in Need of Care, People Who Offer Care, People Who Train Caregivers, Theology, Uncategorized, Worship | Tags: , , , ,

Jesus the Botanist: Musings about the Biblical Heart

Deepak Reju November 22, 2011
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Jesus the Botanist I’m not a botanist. I can barely tell the difference between most trees. I am generally ignorant about the intricacies of gardening. But did you know that Jesus occasionally talked about trees? That’s right—He was a botanist … Continue reading →

Topics: Christian Living, Faith, Idolatry, People in Need of Care, People Who Offer Care, People Who Train Caregivers, Sanctification | Tags: , , , ,

How Do We Overcome Sexual Sin?

Bob Kellemen September 6, 2011
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Imagine that a counselee, parishioner, or spiritual friend came to you with the following story. “I’m struggling. I’ve been married five times. Now I’m with another man. I feel like I just have to have a man. I’m desperate and … Continue reading →

Topics: Idolatry, People Who Offer Care, People Who Train Caregivers, Sexual Purity, Temptation | Tags: , , , ,

Can or Should We Identify Idols?

Brad Hambrick July 5, 2011
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I recently posted a BCC Grace & Truth blog entitled “Precision Within Idolatry”. I received a critique on that post’s theology and counseling theory in a post entitled “On Counseling and the Heart”. It was not a critique of me … Continue reading →

Topics: Idolatry, People in Need of Care, People Who Offer Care, People Who Train Caregivers, Theology | Tags: , ,

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