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Articles of Relevance to
Christian Counseling
This website has been created as a platform for the exchange of
information on christian counseling.
A guiding principle is that Jesus came into our 'valley' in order to
re-unite us with Himself and with the heavenly Father.
Another is that Jesus did, what He saw the heavenly Father do (John 15:19-20).
Living from Him, I want to align myself with what I - subjectively - see God
the Father do; both in my own life and in the life of those with whom I am in
contact.
From that, I have come to write the following series of tentative
articles (yes, some do overlap):
The articles are presented in the following categories (some articles
in more than one category):
All articles open in a new window. Via alt-tab you can easily return to
this index.
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Relationship with God, our goal in life
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Connectedness, bonding and joy
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Development and attachment/bonding
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Recovery and growth
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Life Renewal -
by a renewal of our mind, or...?
( 2009-09-12) |
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Wounded Healers -
only through acknowledging our own weaknesses and welcoming God's
work in our own lives, can we be devoted to serve God and others
in humility; |
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The Centrality of the
Cross - at the Cross, Jesus carried the penalty of all our
rebellion against God, all iniquity, etc. As such, it is the basis for
God to do justice and yet be grace-full to us.
This essay explores what that means for people who have suffered
severe abuse and for the counseling practice; |
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Précis
of Joseph Pieper's book: On Hope - by John W. Fawcett of
Pastoral Care Ministries |
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Some Notions on
Shame... - that awfully nagging feeling;
with some significant references; |
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... and Some Notions on
Dignity - quite the opposite; |
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Pastoral care / counseling (general)
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Seven Goals of
God – A draft discussion paper on the central goals and
purposes of Christian counseling ( 2011-05-13); |
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Ten Human
Needs – Another draft discussion paper on the central goals
and purposes of Christian counseling ( 2011-05-22); |
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Pluriformous and
multi-colored christian counseling – a variety of approaches and
views ; |
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The Centrality of the
Cross – at the Cross, Jesus carried the penalty of all our
rebellion against God, all iniquity, etc.
As such, it is the basis for God to do justice and yet be grace-full
to us. This essay explores what that means for people who have
suffered severe abuse and for the counseling practice; |
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Inner Parent, Adult and Inner Child: A brief
review of Transactional Analysis in a Biblical Pastoral context
( 2009-08-20); |
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Difficult emotions, social-psychological 'Games'
and the Karpman Drama Triangle
( 2010-07-14); |
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Layers and the role of attachment in mental and social-emotional
processing – Part I: A unifying model  – Part II: Recovery from
painful experiences  – Part III: Attachment pain and addictions
( 2009-04-20) – Part IV: The
quest for a consistent life story ( 2009-11-24); |
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I thought... –
a poem ; |
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Listening to
Multithreaded Life Stories - applying insights from active
listening and narrative therapy to help people put away old defence
mechanisms, such as trying to be "in control" through
keeping distance, and build up confidence and connectedness in
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A Narrative Context for Conversations with Adult
Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse , by Frank Baird, (from:
Progress – Family Systems Research and Therapy, Volume 5,
1996, pp.51-71; with thanks to the copyright owner: Phillips Graduate
Institute, Encino CA);
(see also: Z. Seda Sahin & Melissa McVicker, ‘The Use of Optimism in Narrative Therapy with Sexual
Abuse Survivors’, Jl of European Psychology Students,
Vol. 1, 2009); |
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Blessing and affirmation
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Suggestions welcome!
I encourage you wholeheartedly to
send me any of your ideas,
comments, experiences or other input that might be of interest to
Christian counselors and pastoral workers.
I may then decide to publish these with your consent, or to amend the
material that is already here according to your comments.
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More information is available from the editor of this site,
André H. Roosma, reachable via e-mail:
andre.roosma@12accede.nl. |
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