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A Manual or Immanuel?

Eric Scalise, Ph.D.   Robert Frost, well-known Pulitzer Prize winning poet, captured this thought: “Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.” Not only did God love the creation that bore His image, He put within the heart and spirit of humankind the need and the capacity to both love others and to be […]

By DJONES, 7 years ago
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Important Aspects of Trauma Care in a Global Environment

  Jama Davis, Ph.D.     I vividly recall my first trip to Rwanda.  At her request, I joined a survivor of the Rwandan Genocide on the back seat of the bus.  My traveling team was aware of her request to speak with me and allowed us some space and as much quiet as possible […]

By DJONES, 7 years ago
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What Is Christian Reconciliation?

Mark Crear, Ph.D.   “What is Christian reconciliation? Why do we need to be reconciled with God?” Imagine two friends who have a fight or argument. The good relationship they once enjoyed is strained to the point of breaking. They cease speaking to each other; communication is deemed too awkward. The friends gradually become strangers. […]

By DJONES, 7 years ago
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Light it Up Blue: Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders

Eric Scalise, Ph.D. Stephanie Holmes, M.A.   What do music composers Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven, artists Michelangelo and Vincent van Gogh, physicists Sir Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein, Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci, President Thomas Jefferson, and Microsoft Founder Bill Gates have in common? All are known or suspected of fitting somewhere on […]

By DJONES, 7 years ago
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Days of Doubt

Danielle Roberts, B.S.   Excerpted with permission from Created for This,   As entrepreneurs, we, and I mean all of us, often face feelings self-doubt in our work, and in our calling to do our jobs. So what are you saying about your business and your calling, and what is God saying as a response? Are […]

By DJONES, 7 years ago
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Rational or Irrational?

Amanda Giordano, Ph.D.   What type of beliefs characterize your life? Are you driven by what is rational, or what is irrational? Albert Ellis, the father of Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT) made a distinction between rational and irrational beliefs. According to Ellis, irrational beliefs are dogmatic demands on the self, world, or others, while […]

By DJONES, 7 years ago
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Depression: What It Is and How To Help

Excerpted with Permission from The Quick Reference Guide to Biblical Counseling by Tim Clinton and Ron Hawkins, pages 73-79   DEPRESSION Finding the way out of the black pit of despair can sometimes be extremely difficult. It is an experience that leaves the individual exhausted, unmotivated, and in deep, hopeless despair.  There seems to be […]

By DJONES, 7 years ago
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Jesus and Martin Luther King, Jr.

Joshua Straub, Ph.D.   “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” –Martin Luther King, Jr.   As a parent, I believe racial reconciliation begins in the home. I’m primarily responsible for how my children view, and subsequently treat, others. The process of learning how to treat others begins […]

By DJONES, 7 years ago
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Throwback Thursday: Should I Tell My Child They Are On the Spectrum?

 Stephanie C. Holmes, M.A., BCCC Certified Autism Specialist   Originally posted 4/3/13     One in 50. That’s the newly-released estimate of school-aged children who are on the Autism Spectrum. With World Autism Awareness Day this month, we’re excited to feature Certified Autism Specialist and therapist Stephanie Holmes. If you work with special needs children […]

By DJONES, 7 years ago
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Shrinking the Integrity Gap: 6 Ways to Help the Helpers

Terra A. Mattson, M.A., LPC, LMFT, Living Wholehearted   After a full day of seeing clients, I am left with one of two feelings: incredible hope or incredible sadness. Once in a while you might find me ranting in anger about the hardships of this world or singing God’s praises as I get to witness His […]

By DJONES, 7 years ago