All of us have wounded bodies and souls, we only differ in degree. Some people have severely wounded bodies from things like cancer or paralysis. Others have comparatively mild problems like a broken arm or high blood pressure. The wounds of the soul are less visible but no less real and in many ways more [...]
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Healing for the Wounded Soul
Posted in Counseling, Faith, Psychology on April 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Does God hear you?
Posted in Bible, Christ, Counseling, Family, Psychology, Uncategorized on March 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Jesus was heard in his deepest woe; my soul, thou shalt be heard also.” Spurgeon on Heb. 5.7. http://www.ccel.org/ccel/spurgeon/morneve.today.html
Teaching in India
Posted in Counseling, India, Uncategorized on March 19, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The smell of the garland around my neck was powerfully sweet and besides, I looked good! I know this because my students told me, “You look good, Dr. Tim!” It was a privilege to travel to India last February to teach a graduate course in Counseling Theories. My students were earnest, eager, and respectful. The [...]
Wounds of the soul.
Posted in Christ, Counseling, Jesus, Psychology on July 31, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Too often, too many of us engage some sin to address our wounded souls. But sin can never heal a wound. Only Jesus can.
Being stretched
Posted in Christ, Counseling on September 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Conversation between my wife and my daughter: W: You’re just being stretched, sweetie. D: I don’t like being stretched. W: Well, sometimes that’s the only way to get the wrinkles out!
Holistic Health, Part 3
Posted in Counseling on July 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Because God’s personality is housed (if one can think of God being “housed” in anything) in Spirit, He is not bound by such things as neurology, anatomy, physiology, gravity, time, or physics. Because we are housed in bodies, we are bound by such things. We are bound by laws that govern the functioning of a [...]
Holistic Health, Part 2
Posted in Counseling on July 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Special Revelation teaches us that we are creatures created in God’s image. That means many things. But one thing it means is that whatever God is in fullness, we are in part. God has personality and we have personality. Having personality means He has mind, will, emotion and the capacity to relate to other personalities. [...]
Holistic Health, Part 1
Posted in Counseling on July 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What makes us who we are? Why do we get depressed? Anxious? Fearful? Stressed? Discouraged? Angry with ourselves? Angry with others? We think, often, that if we can understand where it comes from, we can correct it. We can “fix” the problem and make our depression, anxiety, fear, stress, discouragement, or anger go away. And [...]
Holistic Health
Posted in Counseling on July 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Several people have asked about notes regarding my teaching about “Holistic Health” and I’d like to try and make some of that available. What I’ll do is post little, abbreviated, versions of my lectures in a sort of series. I’ll start with some basic notions of how we seek and find truth and then post [...]
