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Religious OCD

Trusting God’s Certainty Instead of Searching for Your Own Let me tell you about a conversation I have probably had a hundred times in my counseling work. A woman sits across from me, or these days appears on my screen, and she looks exhausted in a way that goes...

Will Christians Be Judged?

Understanding the Judgment Seat of Christ, Crowns, and Rewards in Heaven When Christians hear the word judgment, many immediately become anxious. One common concern is, Will Christians Be Judged? When the word ‘judgment’ comes up in conversation, there is something...

What Do Biblical Counseling Techniques Actually Look Like?

Effective Biblical Counseling Techniques That Incorporate Scriptural Principles Let me be honest with you about something I have believed for a long time now. Emotional healing and spiritual growth were never meant to be separated. Yet so many Christians who are...

The Stories You Tell Yourself Matter

I want to tell you something… Your emotions are not lying to you. But the story behind them might be. Most people assume their emotions stem from what is happening around them. If I asked you where Anxiety comes from, you would most likely say that it comes from...

The Law Was Never the Point — Jesus Was

Here’s something that changed everything for me when I really sat with it. God didn’t hand down the Ten Commandments to a bunch of enslaved people and say, “Follow these rules, and then I’ll rescue you.” No. He rescued them first. Grace...
Have We Been Getting Forgiveness Wrong?

Have We Been Getting Forgiveness Wrong?

What Jesus Actually Taught and Why It Changes Everything By Jane Perkins, MS, LCPC I have to be honest with you. When I came across TC Cannon’s True Comfort Podcast and her series on biblical forgiveness featuring theologian and author Pastor Chris Bronze and...

God Hired Grief Counselors…

God Hired Grief Counselors…Long Before the Profession Existed By Jane Perkins, MS, LCPC, LPC-S Let me introduce you to a group of women in Scripture that most people have never heard a sermon about. They show up in Jeremiah 9:17-20, summoned by God Himself in one of...

5 Things About Depression Christians Need to Stop Overlooking

About Depression Let me just say this right upfront: if you’ve ever sat in a church pew, struggled with depression, and heard someone say, “Just pray more,” or “You just need more faith,” I want you to keep reading. Because we, the...
When Your Daughter Is Pulling Away

When Your Daughter Is Pulling Away

What Is Really Happening and What to Do About It I want to talk to the moms who are watching their daughters slip through their fingers, pulling away from you, and you cannot figure out why nothing works to change this. You have tried tightening the rules. You have...