Below are some of the top signs that I believe show one has experienced religious harm and exploitation.
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The Problem with Nouthetic (or “Biblical”) Counseling

Mental health awareness has been on the rise for some years now. And such was exacerbated even more due to the Covid pandemic. With that, counseling, or therapy, has been a growing field of expertise to serve those with life challenges and larger mental health issues.
To begin, what’s the difference between counseling and therapy?
Counseling is about working on issues in more of the short-term, whereas therapy focuses on the long-term addressing of deeper issues (and mental health disorders) that may be affecting the client.
Still, regardless of whether we call it counseling or therapy, there is another term that needs to have light shed upon it: nouthetic counseling. This is sometimes referred to as biblical counseling. As the title of this post suggests, I believe there is a problem with this kind of counseling.
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A few months back, I penned an article entitled Trauma-Induced Theology. In the article, I noted a few pointers:
Continue readingSpiritual Root System
There are 5 roots that run down deep into our hearts, the seat of who we are as God created us to be. These are to be nurtured, fed, and released in our lives, otherwise our hearts will die.
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