affliction – Grace Evangelical Society

→

affliction

What Is a Godly Way to Complain to God?

November 9, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - affliction, lament, lamentation, praise, Psalms

One of my favorite things about Scripture is how people argue with God. They complain to Him about the suffering they’re experiencing. I love that because it means that we can be open about the bad things that happen to us, and the suffering we experience. In Biblical spirituality, you do not need to pretend

Doctrinal Emotive Behavior Therapy in 1 Thessalonians 3:1-5

January 15, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - affliction, doctrinal emotive behavior therapy, Thessalonians

In an earlier post, I talked about what I call Doctrinal Emotive Behavior Therapy (DEBT). It is similar to Albert Ellis’s Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), but with a Biblical basis. REBT treats patients with emotional disturbances by challenging their irrational beliefs and convincing the patient to adopt more rational beliefs. That should lead to