Best Association of Certified Biblical Counselors Podcasts (2025)

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15 Tips to Overcome Insomnia 30:45

22h ago30:45

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I have struggled with insomnia—intermittently—since 2003. It has been so long that I rarely talk about it unless someone asks. I resigned myself to insomnia as a way of life. My insomnia is like an unwanted friend who periodically shows up late at night. He makes his visits without warning. I can go for weeks with relatively good sleep, though I ha…

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TIL 517: Lies My Therapist Told Me Part 1 (feat. Greg Gifford) 23:01

1d ago23:01

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1. How did this book come about? 2. What is the crisis in the mental health currently? 3. How did we get to this place? 4. What is the solution? Click here to see the Fall CDT's that we have coming up!By Association of Certified Biblical Counselors

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How Does the Ongoing Sin of Others Impact Your Health? 30:19

6d ago30:19

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The interplay between our physical and spiritual selves needs responsible engagement within the Christian community, especially how a conflict between two people can lead to diminishing health. I have counseled many spouses with declining health that often paralleled the sinful relationships with their spouses. In nearly every case, their spouses h…

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Confession of a Former Cigarette Smoker 39:39

8d ago39:39

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Rose was a member of my small group. One night, she asked me what I thought about smoking cigarettes. I said, “It’s not what’s between your fingers that is a problem; it’s what is in your heart.” At that moment, the Lord did the miraculous. Over the next few months, her heart changed. I was oblivious to all these things. Months later, she shared wi…

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TIL 516: Biblical Counseling and Mental Disorder Diagnosis Part 2 (feat. Jenn Chen) 20:50

9d ago20:50

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1. What are the weaknesses of the construct of the DSM? 2. What are some of the financial issues surrounding the use of the DSM? 3. What are the weaknesses of the worldviews surrounding the DSM? 4. Is the DSM a "bible" for the counseling world? 5. What are you hoping people walk away with after reading your book? Click here and submit an applicatio…

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TIL 515: Biblical Counseling and Mental Disorder Diagnosis Part 1 (feat. Jenn Chen) 25:09

16d ago25:09

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1. How did this book come together? 2. What is the DSM? 3. What does it mean to have a mental disorder diagnosis? 4. What is the DSM and what is it not? 5. What are counselors trying to accomplish with the DSM? 6. How is the DSM a culturally attuned guide? 7. What is the DSM not? Click here to see our past Mental Health Podcasts along with some oth…

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Idol Swapping: I Stopped One Sin and Gained 30 Pounds 36:37

20d ago36:37

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All external, behavioral idols have the same insidious root cause—unbelief, or its synonym, self-reliance. The self-reliant spirit is not trusting God. If you don’t deal with this universal heart problem, you could easily stop one sin while jumping to a different idol. Have you ever played “whack-a-mole” at an amusement center? It’s one of those ga…

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The Blessing of Doing Things Without Thinking 18:53

21d ago18:53

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Doing things without thinking about what we’re doing is one of God’s greatest favors to us. It is a communicable attribute. God has given us the ability to respond as sentient creatures to the mundane things of life so we can spend our time thinking about the vital things of life. Great habits—developed over time—free us to image God more effective…

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TIL 514: Hearing the Voice Within (feat. Stephen Yuille) 17:18

23d ago17:18

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1. What is Mysticism? 2. Where did the roots of epistimological mysticism come from? 3. Why has this movement so impacted evangelicalism today? 4. Why do we see this kind of mysticism as a problem? 5. How is this an afront to biblical revelation? Click here to register for our conference Ancient Paths!…

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There Are Three Ways to Overcome Sin and Temptation 30:19

26d ago30:19

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The New Testament provides three categories to help people think about and work through their temptations. Resolving debilitating short-term and life-long habits does not always happen the same way for all people. Not only are there different strokes for different folks, but there can be different strokes for each person depending on how a specific…

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Parenting Day 31: You Cannot Change Your Children 12:35

29d ago12:35

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One of the hardest things a Christian parent will ever experience is a child choosing not to walk with the Lord. Attached to this personal struggle is the temptation to force or manipulate righteousness on the child. You’ll know if you’re susceptible to these struggles if you are over-worrying, over-caring, or over-trying to get your child to chang…

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TIL 513: Is Worry Sinful? (feat. Jonny Ardavanis) 32:30

29d ago32:30

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1. Is worry sinful? 2. How can it be liberating to acknowledge that worry is sinful? 3. How do you see worry as an invitation to draw near to God? 4. How is the character of God inviting for those struggling with worry? 5. How is understanding God's names helpful for those in the middle of worry? 6. How should we work through various sins and emoti…

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Parenting Day 30: Teach Your Children to Laugh at Themselves 13:27

1M ago13:27

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If our children learn not to take themselves too seriously, it will be easier for them to live in relationships with others today and after they become adults. Not thinking too highly of yourself is to think humbly of yourself. A lack of gospel-centered humility keeps an individual from living well with God and others.Read, Watch, or Listen: https:…

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Parenting Day 29: One Reason Children Rebel Against Their Parents 15:49

1M ago15:49

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Parents have the responsibility and privilege of guiding their children into a practical experience of knowing and loving God. Though all children are born with limited God awareness, you can cooperate with the Lord in connecting that immature, innate awareness of God in practical ways that could lead to their salvation and progressive sanctificati…

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TIL 512: God Take My Worry (feat. Jonny Ardavanis) 31:06

1M ago31:06

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1. How did this book come together? 2. What are common responses to anxiety and how does God call us to respond in Scripture? 3. How does focusing on God's character help us through anxiety? 4. How does the soveriengty of God become practical and not just a lofty truth? 5. Is it okay to pray for God to take your worry away? Click here to find out m…

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Parenting Day 28: Seven-point Checklist to Have Fantastic Children 18:44

1M ago18:44

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Every loving parent wants their children to turn out well. However, they are also aware they have a role to play. Though God is the primary change agent, parents are secondary agents who must cooperate with the Lord to transform their children. Here are seven tips to help those parents.Read, Watch, or Listen: https://lifeovercoffee.com/day-28-seven…

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Parenting Day 26: The Perfect Goal for Your Child 15:59

1M ago15:59

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What do you hope your child will be after he grows up? Many Christians would say they hope their child loves God and others more than himself (Matthew 22:36-40). Those are two great goals, but what do they mean?Read, Watch, or Listen: https://lifeovercoffee.com/day-26-the-perfect-goal-for-your-child/Will you help us to continue providing free conte…

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TIL 511: Dealing Biblically with Physical Pain (ft. Manuel Herrara) 22:10

1M ago22:10

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1. How does the human body feel physical pain? 2. How does physical pain challenge our faith? 3. How do we offer practical advice for those going through physical pain? 4. What spiritual practices can help in the midst of physcial pain? 5. What aspects of God's character are helpful to dwell on in the midst of physcial pain? Click here to find our …

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Parenting Day 25: A Secret Weapon to Motivate a Child to Change 14:13

2M ago14:13

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When you think about your heavenly Father, you are immediately aware of His kindness, patience, forbearance, and affection for you. These thoughts about your heavenly Father are fundamental because how He treats you is how you are to treat others, especially your children.Read, Watch, or Listen: https://lifeovercoffee.com/day-25-a-parents-secret-we…

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TIL 510: Boundaries in Counseling (feat. Jim Newheiser) 17:28

2M ago17:28

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1. Why has this concept become so prevelant in the context of counseling? 2. Is this concept of boundaries a biblical notion? 3. What are the positive things we can gather from Townsend relating to this concept of boundaries? 4. How do we set limits in boundaries based on a biblical foundation? 5. Should the book on boundaries by Townsend form our …

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Parenting Day 24: Some Parents Should Stop Parenting 11:43

2M ago11:43

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You cannot create unity from disunity. What is on the inside will come out on the outside. If disunity is in your marriage, disunity will flow out of it. If disunity characterizes your marriage, the likelihood of your children being relationally dysfunctional is strong.Read, Watch, or Listen: https://lifeovercoffee.com/day-24-the-best-thing-some-pa…

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Parenting Day 23: I Failed As a Parent, Now What? 11:12

2M ago11:12

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Parents love and care for their children, which is a good thing. Some parents over-care for their children, which is challenging, especially when their kids are not walking with the Lord. Many of these parents struggle as they rehearse all the ways they failed their children.Read, Watch, or Listen: https://lifeovercoffee.com/day-23-i-failed-as-a-pa…

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TIL 509: Civic Righteousness and Biblical Counseling (feat. Marshall Adkins) 22:06

2M ago22:06

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1. What is civic righteousness? 2. How does civic righteousness relate to biblical counseling? 3. How do the distinct goals of biblical counseling relate to a civic righteousness focus in counseling? 4. How should we view certain techniques and methods used under the guise of common grace insights? Click here to register for our Conference!…

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Parenting Day 22: Five Tips from the Best Parent in the World 13:57

2M ago13:57

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The best way to learn how to be the best parent is to learn from the best parent. God, the Father, is the best parent the world has ever known. Understanding and applying His parenting to your family is one of the wisest things you can do.Read, Watch, or Listen: https://lifeovercoffee.com/five-tips-from-the-best-parent-the-world-has-ever-known/Will…

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Parenting Day 21: Two Acceptable Conflicts in Your Home 12:47

2M ago12:47

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Two people can’t agree on everything completely. If you are married, you know this is true. Two fallen people living in proximity to each other will always have a few perspectives and preferences that will never be the same. It is unavoidable, and it does not have to be a bad thing.Read, Watch, or Listen: https://lifeovercoffee.com/day-21-two-accep…

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TIL 508: Implications of Common Grace (feat. Marshall Adkins) 26:10

2M ago26:10

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1. What is a biblical definition of and exegises for the doctrine of common grace? 2. What are the current discussions happening within biblical counseling concerning common grace? 3. What are some of the implications considering common grace for biblical counseling? 4. How do we consider the rationality of the unbeliever? 5. How should we be cauti…

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Parenting Day 20: The Danger of Pragmatic Parenting 14:05

2M ago14:05

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Pragmatic parenting is a rule-based, heavily structured, and self-reliant methodology. Some of the family rules are good and biblical, while others are based on preferences and conveniences. It’s an unwise parenting model.Read, Watch, or Listen: https://lifeovercoffee.com/day-20-the-danger-of-pragmatic-parenting/Will you help us to continue providi…

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Parenting Day 19: If You Could Export Only One Thing to Your Child 19:00

2M ago19:00

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After all these years of counseling and all the trouble I’ve seen in people’s lives, it has become more real to me than ever how we need a better worldview and foundation on which to land when we fall. Learning how to fall well is God’s mercy to us.Read, Watch, or Listen: https://lifeovercoffee.com/day-19-if-you-could-export-only-one-thing-to-your-…

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TIL 507: Discerning Types of Integration (feat. Marshall Adkins) 25:52

2M ago25:52

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1. What is Christian integration and how is that different from biblical counseling? 2. What are some of the different approaches to integration counseling? 3. Why does this conversation matter for the local church, believers, and counselee? Click here to learn more about our certification process.By Association of Certified Biblical Counselors

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Parenting Day 18: The Wisdom of Teaching Your Children Curse Words 17:39

3M ago17:39

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Teaching curse words, language use, biblical parenting, cultural engagement, redemptive speech, heart motives, child training, gospel-centered language, parental guidance, Christian worldview.It is impossible to engage our culture at any level and not hear curse words. Whether it is a television show or a stroll in the park, the words of our cultur…

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Parenting Day 17: The Wisdom of Introducing Your Children to the World 13:51

3M ago13:51

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Introducing children to the world, biblical parenting, cultural awareness, gospel-centered parenting, sheltering vs. exposure, child training, spiritual preparedness, real-world engagement, parenting wisdom, family dynamics.The little people in your home will only be in your home for a nano-second. They may spend ninety percent of their lives outsi…

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TIL 506: What is an ACBC Training Center (feat. Jeremy Pray) 24:22

3M ago24:22

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1. How did Northcreek become a training center with ACBC. 2. What is the structure and key components of what Northcreek teaches through. 3. How did Northcreek become a training center with ACBC (cont.). 4. What has been the influence Northcreek has had on the churches in the area? Click here to find training at one of our training centers!…

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Parenting Day 16: The Wisdom of Engaging the Sin in Your Family 16:07

3M ago16:07

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A family with a gospel-centered view of sin experiences something that never crosses the mind of their culture. Once you tap into God’s grace at this level, sin is not a disadvantage but an opportunity to magnify God through your family’s imperfections. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our si…

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Parenting Day 15: Parental Discipline Comes from a Heart of Love 16:45

3M ago16:45

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How do you discipline your children? What if I asked the question from your child’s perspective? What is their experience with your corrective care? Biblical restorative care always begins with God. The Father is the one you want to imitate, especially when it comes to discipline (Ephesians 5:1).Read, Watch, or Listen: https://lifeovercoffee.com/da…

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TIL 505: Children of Divorce (feat. Amy Baker) 34:46

3M ago34:46

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1. What are some of the common struggles of children of divorce? 2. What is the pressure like on childreen of divorce? 3. What are 2 or 3 ways we can help children who are dealing with this kind of tension? 4. How to help kids through going back and forth between parents? Click here to find out more about ACBC!…

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Parenting Day 14: Love Your Chidlren, Just Because 12:37

3M ago12:37

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One of the most practical things a parent could do for their children is to love them just because. You don’t need a reason other than they are your kids. God loves you that way.Read, Watch, or Listen: https://lifeovercoffee.com/day-14-love-your-children-just-cause/Will you help us to continue providing free content for everyone? You can become a s…

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Parenting Day 13: A Biblical Perspective on Critiquing Children 12:37

3M ago12:37

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If a person’s parenting model primarily consists of bringing critique from a heart of personal frustration, the parent’s model needs to change. Biblical parents center their primary communication with their children on love, not criticism.Read, Watch, or Listen: https://lifeovercoffee.com/a-biblical-perspective-on-critiquing-children/Will you help …

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TIL 504: Expressive Individualism (feat. Brent Osterberg) 14:50

3M ago14:50

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1. What is the idea or concept of expressive individualism? 2. What are some of the ways expressive individualism shows up in our culture and our church? 3. What are some of the dangers of expressive individualism? 4. What are some biblical truths we use in counseling through expressive individualism? Click here to see Brent's booklet on Scrupulosi…

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Ep. 543 Webinar: Small Group Leader Development 1:04:38

3M ago1:04:38

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Shows Main Idea – A small group is more than a meeting—it’s a place for transformation. Learn how to engage, grow, and build a gospel-centered community.Watch or Listen: https://lifeovercoffee.com/podcast/ep-543-webinar-small-group-leader-development/Will you help us to continue providing free content for everyone? You can become a supporting membe…

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Parenting Day 12: Rule-based Parenting Create Dysfucntional Children 14:22

3M ago14:22

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Being authoritarian is a good thing because, as image-bearers, we want to emulate our Father. Thus, we must learn to live under God’s authority and learn how to model it. However, if authoritarianism is our only parenting method, it may scuttle our children’s individualized sanctification needs.Read, Watch, or Listen: https://lifeovercoffee.com/day…

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Parenting Day 11: Easy Way to Disqualify Yourself As a Parent 18:55

3M ago18:55

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Too often, parents with sinning children focus too quickly on the disruptive child as they overlook their reactions to their disappointing child. Here are two questions that will help you avoid this parenting problem: How would you describe your relationship with the Lord? How are you practically living that relationship out daily inside your home?…

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TIL 503: Counseling Homework (feat. Keith Palmer) 23:19

3M ago23:19

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1. What is counseling homework and why is it wise to give homework? 2. What kind of goals should we have in giving homework? 3. How do we make homework biblical and effective for the counselee? 4. Common mistakes in giving homework? 5. What are some ways to improve in giving homework? Click here to log into your account and finish the renewal proce…

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Ep. 542 When Christians Fail You: Trusting God in the Aftermath of Betrayal 35:19

3M ago35:19

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Shows Main Idea – When someone experiences deep betrayal at the hands of Christians, it can shake their faith to the core. They may wonder how God could allow such evil, why He did not intervene, and why those who did wrong seem to have escaped justice. These are honest struggles, and they should not be dismissed with shallow responses to hurtful p…

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Parenting Day 10: Fussy Parents Make Insecure Children 17:39

3M ago17:39

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Mable couldn’t get a handle on her insecurity. Burdened by a failed marriage, teenage children in rebellion, and too many relational conflicts to count, she was frustrated, angry, and bewildered at how the same old things kept happening to her. Though she recognized she had a lifelong problem with anxiety, fear, and insecurity, she did not understa…

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Parenting Day 9 – Give Your Child Fewer Rules And More Attitude 17:17

4M ago17:17

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A right heart attitude will create the right behaviors, but knowing and obeying all the rules does not mean the heart is good or even agrees with the actions. From the inside out is the Bible’s way to parent children, not merely outward assessments. Though regulations will give you the desired behaviors you pray for when your kid is young, those ru…

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TIL 502: First Do No Harm: A Biblical Approach to the Transgender Movement (feat. Dan Dionne) 16:28

4M ago16:28

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1. Transgender movement from the perspective of a medical doctor. 2. How do we as biblical counselors think about the transgender movement? 3. What are some of the ways we should talk to parents about this subject? 4. What do we say to those who are considering detransitioning? 5. How do we as the church who are trying to love people in this situat…

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Parenting Day 8: Dads, the First Picture a Child Sees of a Father 14:44

4M ago14:44

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We were sitting at an intersection when our then 6-year-old daughter said, “Daddy, that Blues Clues paw print is orange.” This instance was the second time it happened with our children. Blues Clues was a once-popular kid’s program about a dog named Blue who would leave his paw print in different places during the show.Read, Watch, or Listen: https…

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Parenting Day 7: Your Words Shape Your Child’s Life 18:30

4M ago18:30

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I had a conversation with our son when he was younger, sharing with him how he would be my replacement. It was a sobering thought. One day, our son will grow up and become a practical demonstration of what I have modeled for him. The good and the bad of my life work together to bring shape to his adult life.Read, Watch, or Listen: https://lifeoverc…

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TIL 501: The Sin of Comparison (feat. Adam Tyson) 20:18

4M ago20:18

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1. Why do so many struggle with the sin of comparison? 2. Where do we see this type of sin in Scripture? 3. How do you teach through this issue? 4. How are we to let Scripture change our hearts in this issue? Click here to register for our annual conference: Ancient PathsBy Association of Certified Biblical Counselors

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Ep. 540 Bradley Pierce, Fighting for the Pre-born in a Post-Roe America 1:08:18

4M ago1:08:18

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Shows Main Idea – Bradley Pierce is the president of the Foundation to Abolish Abortion, a constitutional attorney with nearly two decades of experience advocating for the right to life and has been instrumental in drafting legislation across more than 30 states to protect these vital rights, including numerous equal protection bills aimed at aboli…

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