Doctrinal Emotive Behavior Therapy

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Take this post with a grain of salt. I’m sharing something I’ve experimented with over the years.  Discipleship is a big issue.  I have tried to disciple myself first. And now, my family. And more and more, people at church. But how do I go about doing that? I have been meeting people with serious difficulties and I’ve sought a Biblical basis
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Think Things Through (Galatians 3:1-14)

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“O foolish Galatians!” (Galatians 3:1)  Have you ever acted foolishly? What does it mean to be foolish, anyway?  The Greek word translated “foolish” is anoētos. It means “non-thinking,” or “not thinking things through.” The Galatians were deserting Christ and accepting legalism and a salvation-by-works gospel. Paul charged them with not thinking things through.  They were
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At Peace in the Furnace

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What is the cause of your anger, anxiety, worry, and frustration? If you’re like me, you often externalize the blame. You point to something external to your feelings—such as other people, or adverse circumstances—as the cause of your emotional trouble and bad behavior. Just get rid of the adversity and the mental stability will follow, you
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