Bible Counseling

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Summary: BIBLE Counseling
Review: Counseling in general is difficult. Most who launch out into counseling as a livelihood fail at it. But, Internet Counseling?
Now we are taking a difficult 'profession' and launching it onto a new technological platform. All such undertakings are fraught with opportunities for disaster. The authors have been counseling on-line for many years, and have stepped into every conceivable minefield in the process. Why must we humans always learn the hard way? Anyone who is thinking about on-line counseling, or is struggling with attempts to be an effective on-line counselor, would be foolish not to read this book. My advice: learn from Doug and Deb, and save yourself a lot of problems.
I also think people who use Christian on-line counseling services should read the book as a guide to avoiding cultic websites. BIBLE Counseling gives a few critical lessons on how to quickly spot and sidestep cultic sites. I noticed that one of the book's reviewers, for example, who recommended another book rather than BIBLE Counseling, was trying to send people to a fringe cult group. So, buy the book and be wise!

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Summary: Variety of subjects!
Review: I was impressed by how many different subjects were covered in this book. It covered the biblical view of mental illness and how other cults and false teachings can cause mental and emotional problems in people's lives.

I'd never considered the connections between psychology, mormonism, those tv evangelists, pagans and all the other beliefs mentioned.

The chapter that shocked me the most was the one about the Interfaith Alliance. It showed me how Christianity is becoming the target of this new world religion.

I've read a lot of books on biblical counseling but this one is really different. It shows things from a different point of view and gets it all down to the basics. All the other books I've read have told people to just stop what they were doing. That always kind of bothered me. If they could just stop what they were doing in teh first place, why would they need to go to counseling? This book makes more sense. It doesn't have such a focus on behavior, but on people's relationships to God. I loved the 3 questions! I'd never considered them before and now I'm trying to get myself to think of them every day.

If you want to see what the Bible can do for you, this is a great book to read!

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Summary: A must read for every Christian!
Review: This book is a fabulous tool for everyday life, whether you are thinking about becoming a BIBLE counselor, or just seeking answers to your own problems. It really opened my eyes, and when I applied the principles to my own life, the changes were immediately apparent. I highly recommend it to all believers, especially those that have been influenced by false teachings and secular psychology. Thank you for your blessed insight and teachings :)