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Commiserating

February 18, 2021 by Jay Adams Leave a Comment

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Commiserating doesn't help! "What's this all about?" It's about entering into a person's problems in such a way that all you do is agonize and "feel his pain." Some think that this is the way to help. Take it for real---it isn't. All you do---supposing your feelings are genuine---is indicate that … [Read more...] about Commiserating

Past Tense Living

December 4, 2020 by Jay Adams Leave a Comment

When do Nouthetic Counselors deal with the past---or do they? They do not deal with the past even though at times it may appear that they do. How is that? Compare what they do with Freudian archaeological expeditions into a person's past. Freud was concerned with digging up the past to discover … [Read more...] about Past Tense Living

Counseling and the Sovereignty of God

October 30, 2020 by Jay Adams 1 Comment

Today we post an important article Dr. Adams presented as an oral address to the students and faculty of Westminster Theological Seminary forty-five years ago. It is longer than our usual posts but you will be rewarded if you devote the time to reading it carefully. Click the following link to … [Read more...] about Counseling and the Sovereignty of God

Counseling by Cliché

March 10, 2020 by Donn R Arms Leave a Comment

How is nouthetic counseling different from just coming along side of those who are struggling and building relationship and speaking into their lives? This was the question that was put to one of our students as he explained to his church elders his goal to complete his studies with us and seek … [Read more...] about Counseling by Cliché

Innovative Thinking: the Proper Goal

February 27, 2020 by Jay Adams

Back in 1963, Henry Blamiers wrote a landmark book entitled, The Christian Mind, in which he encouraged the church to begin thinking. As a result, some took him seriously, and did so! The central thesis of that seminal work was that scholarship has taken the place that rightly belongs to … [Read more...] about Innovative Thinking: the Proper Goal

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