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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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What is our Ultimate
Life Goal - on the role of intimate connectedness with God as our
ultimate goal and life fulfilment as well as the ultimate source for
healthy living; |
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Living as
Children of the King - righteousness, peace and joy: keys to pastoral
care and healthy living from Romans 14:17;
( 2006-07-31) |
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The great love of
God - Learning to experience His love and to live as children
of a loving heavenly Father is often not an 'easy job'!; |
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Three Stories, Central
to the Christian Life - a short article about three essential
stories the Bible tells us in various forms; |
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True Worship - ever
experienced the awe and wonder of standing before the Almighty? |
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Mary's Amazing Story - what Mary, the sister of
Martha and Lazarus, experienced in her encounters with Jesus (PDF
file; to be read with Adobe Reader - see above); |
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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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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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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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website: www.12accede.nl
André H. Roosma