Resolve: Biblical Counselling Conversations

Dr Joel Beeke is a leading scholar on Puritan theology. In this podcast, he will explain how the Puritans viewed spiritual depression as a common trial of faith rather than a medical ailment. The Puritans acted as "soul physicians", prescribing deep Scripture meditation, reliance on God's sovereignty, and active utilisation of the church as a means of grace to move believers from darkness to joy. Teaching by Dr Joel Beeke For more information on SMTI, please click here: https://smti.co.za/...

Psalm 32:5 promises that in Christ all our guilt is taken away. Yet, many Christian's say that they still struggle with feelings of guilt, even after biblical confession and repentance. This session is designed to help Christians biblically understand the important difference between objective and subjective guilt. The good news is that Christians can be freed from the burden of subjective guilt! Special question-and-answer session by Dr Glenn Dunn For more information on SMTI, please click h...

Psalm 32:5 promises that in Christ all our guilt is taken away. Yet, many Christian's say that they still struggle with feelings of guilt, even after biblical confession and repentance. This session is designed to help Christians biblically understand the important difference between objective and subjective guilt. The good news is that Christians can be freed from the burden of subjective guilt! Teaching by Dr Glenn Dunn For more information on SMTI, please click here: https://smti.co.za/ ...

Psalm 32:5 promises that in Christ all our guilt is taken away. Yet, many Christian's say that they still struggle with feelings of guilt, even after biblical confession and repentance. This session is designed to help Christians biblically understand the important difference between objective and subjective guilt. The good news is that Christians can be freed from the burden of subjective guilt! Teaching by Dr Glenn Dunn For more information on SMTI, please click here: https://smti.co.za/...

John Newton was an eighteenth-century Anglican minister who is best known as the writer of the hymn ‘Amazing Grace’. Yet he was also the leading pastoral counsellor of his generation, maintaining a prolific letter-writing ministry of pastoral care to dozens of people from all walks of life who wrote seeking his advice. But why was Newton’s counsel so popular? Dr Palmer will seek to answer this question by exploring Newton’s unique theology of suffering, which formed an essential structure tha...

John Newton was an eighteenth-century Anglican minister who is best known as the writer of the hymn ‘Amazing Grace’. Yet he was also the leading pastoral counsellor of his generation, maintaining a prolific letter-writing ministry of pastoral care to dozens of people from all walks of life who wrote seeking his advice. But why was Newton’s counsel so popular? Dr Palmer will seek to answer this question by exploring Newton’s unique theology of suffering, which formed an essential structure tha...

Suffering is deeply personal yet transformed through Christ’s own personal suffering, and endured through honest communion with God as we hope in Jesus. In every kind of suffering—even the kind that terrifies us—God is sovereign, wise, and good, and therefore we can submit to His loving will. God uses suffering to sanctify us and to teach us how we can overcome our fears through biblical practices. Dr Perron will help us learn how to apply these biblical truths both in our own lives and the p...

Suffering is deeply personal yet transformed through Christ’s own personal suffering, and endured through honest communion with God as we hope in Jesus. In every kind of suffering—even the kind that terrifies us—God is sovereign, wise, and good, and therefore we can submit to His loving will. God uses suffering to sanctify us and to teach us how we can overcome our fears through biblical practices. Dr Perron will help us learn how to apply these biblical truths both in our own lives and the p...

Memory plays an important role in the Christian life, both in its proper function but also in its corruption. Dr Rehrer will offer help for Christians who suffer knowingly or unknowingly from the heavy burdens of memory. These burdens, like bitterness or shame, afflict you with seemingly endless reverberations in your thoughts. Do you ever wonder if the vicious cycle will ever end? Will the repeating loops ever be broken? Dr Rehrer will examine memory through the prism of the gospel to find h...

Memory plays an important role in the Christian life, both in its proper function but also in its corruption. Dr Rehrer will offer help for Christians who suffer knowingly or unknowingly from the heavy burdens of memory. These burdens, like bitterness or shame, afflict you with seemingly endless reverberations in your thoughts. Do you ever wonder if the vicious cycle will ever end? Will the repeating loops ever be broken? Dr Rehrer will examine memory through the prism of the gospel to find h...

To parent a wayward or unbelieving child is one of the most difficult trials a Christian can face. Yet even if this is your experience, there is hope and comfort to be found in God’s Word and God’s character. In this podcast, Dr Scott will provide encouragement, biblical direction, and practical action steps for parents of wayward children. Teaching by Dr Stuart Scott For more information on SMTI, please click here: https://smti.co.za/ For more information on the Biblical Counsellors A...

To parent a wayward or unbelieving child is one of the most difficult trials a Christian can face. Yet even if this is your experience, there is hope and comfort to be found in God’s Word and God’s character. In this podcast, Dr Scott will provide encouragement, biblical direction, and practical action steps for parents of wayward children. Teaching by Dr Stuart Scott For more information on SMTI, please click here: https://smti.co.za/ For more information on the Biblical Counsellors Associ...

Scripture makes the point that we are body and soul, not body, soul, and spirit. Dr Wilde will help us to understand that psychology itself is a theological study. When we speak about psychology, we are speaking about our thoughts, affections, and the causes of our actions — but that is also our “spiritual” life. Much of what we describe as “psychology” is, in fact, our “spiritual” life. Spiritual does not mean only what we think about God or prayer. Our spiritual life is how we treat one ano...

Scripture makes the point that we are body and soul, not body, soul, and spirit. Dr Wilde will help us to understand that psychology itself is a theological study. When we speak about psychology, we are speaking about our thoughts, affections, and the causes of our actions — but that is also our “spiritual” life. Much of what we describe as “psychology” is, in fact, our “spiritual” life. Spiritual does not mean only what we think about God or prayer. Our spiritual life is how we treat one ano...

In the past few decades, God has sent a revival of truth-loving believers. While it is wonderful to be passionate for God’s truth, some have turned that truth into a hammer with which to pound others. Dr John Crotts is a recovering truth-hammerer. He has served as a pastor for thirty years at Faith Bible Church near Atlanta, Georgia, USA. In this podcast, Dr Crotts will share important lessons about how we can cultivate hearts of graciousness while maintaining our passion for God’s truth. For...

In the past few decades, God has sent a revival of truth-loving believers. While it is wonderful to be passionate for God’s truth, some have turned that truth into a hammer with which to pound others. Dr John Crotts is a recovering truth-hammerer. He has served as a pastor for thirty years at Faith Bible Church near Atlanta, Georgia, USA. In this podcast, Dr Crotts will share important lessons about how we can cultivate hearts of graciousness while maintaining our passion for God’s truth. Tea...

Why I Do Not Identify as a Trauma-Informed or Clinically Informed Biblical Counsellor by Dr Berger will explain why being biblically informed rather than clinically or trauma-informed is vital for helping people. Helping people to find the only true and validated meaning-making framework to endure traumatic experiences. Rather than looking for trauma in a few people, Scripture teaches us that life is traumatic, trauma is a normal and natural experience that affects everyone in different ways....

Why I Do Not Identify as a Trauma-Informed or Clinically Informed Biblical Counsellor by Dr Berger will explain why being biblically informed rather than clinically or trauma-informed is vital for helping people. Helping people to find the only true and validated meaning-making framework to endure traumatic experiences. Rather than looking for trauma in a few people, Scripture teaches us that life is traumatic, trauma is a normal and natural experience that affects everyone in different ways....

Counselling is necessarily theological. Biblical counselling requires sound biblical doctrine. On this podcast, Dr Marshall Adkins will clarify the biblical doctrine of common grace, discuss its implications for the biblical counselling movement, and consider how it relates to the sufficiency of Scripture for counselling. Teaching by Dr Marshall Adkins For more information on SMTI, please click here: https://smti.co.za/ For more information on the Biblical Counsellors Association of A...

Counselling is necessarily theological. Biblical counselling requires sound biblical doctrine. On this podcast, Dr Marshall Adkins will clarify the biblical doctrine of common grace, discuss its implications for the biblical counselling movement, and consider how it relates to the sufficiency of Scripture for counselling. Teaching by Dr Marshall Adkins For more information on SMTI, please click here: https://smti.co.za/ For more information on the Biblical Counsellors Association of A...

The contemporary biblical counselling movement is facing significant challenges. Many voices, marked by confused misunderstandings of biblical truth, are seeking to redefine biblical counselling. They are attempting to blur the clear lines between approaches to counselling care that are uniquely biblical and those that are fundamentally secular. Nothing less than the faithfulness of the biblical counselling movement is at stake. Today, Dr Heath Lambert will help us gain clarity on these...

The contemporary biblical counselling movement is facing significant challenges. Many voices, marked by confused misunderstandings of biblical truth, are seeking to redefine biblical counselling. They are attempting to blur the clear lines between approaches to counselling care that are uniquely biblical and those that are fundamentally secular. Nothing less than the faithfulness of the biblical counselling movement is at stake. Today, Dr Heath Lambert will help us gain clarity on these...

Purity of the heart is not necessarily a complicated issue. Two critical elements make it complicated. One is our hermeneutical misunderstanding of the biblical view of the heart. Second is the fact that Christians underestimate both the power and the evasiveness of sinful cravings. This webinar will carefully and biblically address these misunderstandings in order to bring all of our lustful passions in line with Scripture. Teaching by Dr John Street For more information on SMTI, please clic...

Purity of the heart is not necessarily a complicated issue. Two critical elements make it complicated. One is our hermeneutical misunderstanding of the biblical view of the heart. Second is the fact that Christians underestimate both the power and the evasiveness of sinful cravings. This webinar will carefully and biblically address these misunderstandings in order to bring all of our lustful passions in line with Scripture. Teaching by Dr John Street For more information on SMTI, please clic...

Do you struggle with knowing who you are? Often, self-perception, even as Christians, is fragmented or incomplete—people struggle to grasp the richly faceted identity they’ve been given in Christ. When your evaluation of yourself, your sin, and your circumstances are misaligned with God’s view, you don’t live with the comfort and motivation Christ offers. Scripture teaches that we are saints in good standing before God, yet we are at the same time sinners who must battle with our desire...

Do you struggle with knowing who you are? Often, self-perception, even as Christians, is fragmented or incomplete—people struggle to grasp the richly faceted identity they’ve been given in Christ. When your evaluation of yourself, your sin, and your circumstances are misaligned with God’s view, you don’t live with the comfort and motivation Christ offers. Scripture teaches that we are saints in good standing before God, yet we are at the same time sinners who must battle with our desire...

Tedd and Margy Tripp have extensive experience counselling God’s people in various settings: inside the church, in the counselling room and through running a mercy ministry. Their approach to people, and specifically to people with great difficulties, is intentional, gracious, compassionate and focused on the Biblical goal of helping people win the battle, and ultimately the war, against sin. Tedd and Margy are the embodiment of speaking the truth in love, a Christlike principle and man...

Tedd and Margy Tripp have extensive experience counselling God’s people in various settings: inside the church, in the counselling room and through running a mercy ministry. Their approach to people, and specifically to people with great difficulties, is intentional, gracious, compassionate and focused on the Biblical goal of helping people win the battle, and ultimately the war, against sin. Tedd and Margy are the embodiment of speaking the truth in love, a Christlike principle and man...

Galatians 5 tells us that the deeds of the flesh are unmistakable, including enmities, strife, disputes, dissensions and factions. When inevitable conflict arises in the workplace, our homes or church, our response should not be the same as the world. Christians should never make ourselves enemies of others. But even if we don't resort to hatred and enmity, we can be tempted to resolve our issues by less-than-biblical means. We can try to manipulate, deceive or exaggerate to...

Galatians 5 tells us that the deeds of the flesh are unmistakable, including enmities, strife, disputes, dissensions and factions. When inevitable conflict arises in the workplace, our homes or church, our response should not be the same as the world. Christians should never make ourselves enemies of others. But even if we don't resort to hatred and enmity, we can be tempted to resolve our issues by less-than-biblical means. We can try to manipulate, deceive or exaggerate to...

Galatians 5 tells us that the deeds of the flesh are unmistakable, including enmities, strife, disputes, dissensions and factions. When inevitable conflict arises in the workplace, our homes or church, our response should not be the same as the world. Christians should never make ourselves enemies of others. But even if we don't resort to hatred and enmity, we can be tempted to resolve our issues by less-than-biblical means. We can try to manipulate, deceive or exaggerate to...

How to help Psychologized counselees will help you understand who these counselees are, what diagnostic labels do to counselling and how to counsel those who have accepted such labels. Teaching by Timothy Pasma For more information on SMTI, please click here: https://smti.co.za/ For more information on the Biblical Counsellors Association of Africa (BCAA, formerly ACBC Africa), please click here: https://bcaa.co.za/ For more information on Lynnwood Baptist Church, please click here...

How to help Psychologized counselees will help you understand who these counselees are, what diagnostic labels do to counselling and how to counsel those who have accepted such labels. Teaching by Timothy Pasma For more information on SMTI, please click here: https://smti.co.za/ For more information on the Biblical Counsellors Association of Africa (BCAA, formerly ACBC Africa), please click here: https://bcaa.co.za/ For more information on Lynnwood Baptist Church, please click here: ...

How to help Psychologized counselees will help you understand who these counselees are, what diagnostic labels do to counselling and how to counsel those who have accepted such labels. Teaching by Timothy Pasma For more information on SMTI, please click here: https://smti.co.za/ For more information on the Biblical Counsellors Association of Africa (BCAA, formerly ACBC Africa), please click here: https://bcaa.co.za/ For more information on Lynnwood Baptist Church, please click here...

Q&A Session Counseling is important as a demonstration of the counselor's commitment to God's love and is important as a demonstration of God's love for hurting people. In this time together, we will unpack the importance of the doctrine of God's love for the practice of biblical counseling. Teaching by: Dr Heath Lambert For more information on SMTI, please click here: https://smti.co.za/ For more information on the Biblical Counsellors Association of Africa (BCAA, formerly ACBC Africa...

Counseling is important as a demonstration of the counselor's commitment to God's love and is important as a demonstration of God's love for hurting people. In this time together, we will unpack the importance of the doctrine of God's love for the practice of biblical counseling. Teaching by Dr Heath Lambert For more information on SMTI, please click here: https://smti.co.za/ For more information on the Biblical Counsellors Association of Africa (BCAA, formerly ACBC Africa), please click he...

Question & Answers Trauma is a common human experience, as all will face it sooner or later. This session focused on a biblical approach to help suffering people understand and overcome being victimized or harmed by violence (trauma). Teaching by Dr Julie Ganschow For more information on SMTI, please click here: https://smti.co.za/ For more information on the Biblical Counsellors Association of Africa (BCAA, formerly ACBC Africa), please click here: https://bcaa.co.za/ For more ...

Part 2 Trauma is a common human experience, as all will face it sooner or later. This session focused on a biblical approach to help suffering people understand and overcome being victimized or harmed by violence (trauma). Teaching by Dr Julie Ganschow For more information on SMTI, please click here: https://smti.co.za/ For more information on the Biblical Counsellors Association of Africa (BCAA, formerly ACBC Africa), please click here: https://bcaa.co.za/ For more information on L...

Part 1 Trauma is a common human experience, as all will face it sooner or later. This session focused on a biblical approach to help suffering people understand and overcome being victimized or harmed by violence (trauma). Teaching by Dr Julie Ganschow For more information on SMTI, please click here: https://smti.co.za/ For more information on the Biblical Counsellors Association of Africa (BCAA, formerly ACBC Africa), please click here: https://bcaa.co.za/ For more information on L...

Part 2 Emotions are a vital part of what it means to be a human being made in the image of God and redeemed in Jesus Christ. But often, our emotions confuse and mislead us. So, what is the proper place for emotions in a Christian's walk of faith? Dr Brian Borgman will draw from his extensive biblical knowledge and his pastoral experience to help readers understand both divine and human emotions. After laying a biblical foundation, he will give practical application, focusing on how C...

Part 1 Emotions are a vital part of what it means to be a human being made in the image of God and redeemed in Jesus Christ. But often, our emotions confuse and mislead us. So, what is the proper place for emotions in a Christian's walk of faith? Dr Brian Borgman will draw from his extensive biblical knowledge and his pastoral experience to help readers understand both divine and human emotions. After laying a biblical foundation, he will give practical application, focusing on how C...

Bonus Q&A Since the genetic/hereditary theory of mental illness was first proposed, it has resulted in harm to both individuals and the cultures in which it has been accepted. Yet, the theory is believed to be an altruistic and necessary approach to the human soul or psyche. What is sure, however, is that people are in dire need of genuine hope and solid answers to deal with their mental, emotional, and behavioural struggles. Teaching by: Dr Daniel Burger For more informa...

Part 2 Since the genetic/hereditary theory of mental illness was first proposed, it has resulted in harm to both individuals and the cultures in which it has been accepted. Yet, the theory is believed to be an altruistic and necessary approach to the human soul or psyche. What is sure, however, is that people are in dire need of genuine hope and solid answers to deal with their mental, emotional, and behavioural struggles. Teaching by: Dr Daniel Burger For more information on...

Part 1 Since the genetic/hereditary theory of mental illness was first proposed, it has resulted in harm to both individuals and the cultures in which it has been accepted. Yet, the theory is believed to be an altruistic and necessary approach to the human soul or psyche. What is sure, however, is that people are in dire need of genuine hope and solid answers to deal with their mental, emotional, and behavioural struggles. Teaching by: Dr Daniel Burger For more information on...

Bonus Q&A This is a bonus question-and-answer episode that follows the Instructing a Child's Heart teaching by Dr Tedd Tripp. If you would like to join the next Biblical Counseling Conversations session at the end of this month, please email info@smti.co.za For more information on SMTI, please click here: https://smti.co.za/ For more information on the Biblical Counsellors Association of Africa (BCAA, formerly ACBC Africa), please click here: https://bcaa.co.za/ For more informa...

Part 2 Children interpret their experience from a worldview that seeks to answer their fundamental questions: Who am I? What do I exist for? Where can I find joy? We need to provide our children with a consistent, persuasive, biblical framework for understanding the world God has made and their place in it. Instructing a Child's Heart is essential to Shepherding a Child's Heart. The instruction that you provide for them not only informs their mind; it is directed to persuade thei...

Part 1 Children interpret their experience from a worldview that seeks to answer their fundamental questions: Who am I? What do I exist for? Where can I find joy? We need to provide our children with a consistent, persuasive, biblical framework for understanding the world God has made and their place in it. Instructing a Child's Heart is essential to Shepherding a Child's Heart. The instruction that you provide for them not only informs their mind; it is directed to persuade thei...

Part 2 If there is any topic that a person would choose to be experienced in, very few would choose the area of singleness. Many, if not the majority of us, expect to finish our university lives with singleness far in the rearview mirror and will question God’s goodness if it is still our reality in our mid-30s. And yet, this is the case for many in our churches. Rightly, churches exalt marriage as an excellent God-given gift, but the lack of consideration for singleness makes life difficult...

Part 1 If there is any topic that a person would choose to be experienced in, very few would choose the area of singleness. Many, if not the majority of us, expect to finish our university lives with singleness far in the rearview mirror and will question God’s goodness if it is still our reality in our mid-30s. And yet, this is the case for many in our churches. Rightly, churches exalt marriage as an excellent God-given gift, but the lack of consideration for singleness makes life difficult...

PART 2 The particular episode was recorded as part of the annual conference hosted at Lynnwood Baptist Church. If you would like more information on SMTI, Lynnwood Baptist Church or ACBC Africa, please click on the links in the show notes. While this talk was intended for ‘fallen oaks’ - men who have given up in the storms of life, the principles apply to all believers who experience hardship. God shows himself in the storms of life. God designs the storms of life to alleviate our ignorance ...

PART 1 The particular episode was recorded as part of the annual conference hosted at Lynnwood Baptist Church. If you would like more information on SMTI, Lynnwood Baptist Church or ACBC Africa, please click on the links in the show notes. While this talk was intended for ‘fallen oaks’ - men who have given up in the storms of life, the principles apply to all believers who experience hardship. God shows himself in the storms of life. God designs the storms of life to alleviate our ignorance ...

Welcome! This episode will serve as a bookmark as it is both the end of a wonderful series and the beginning of something very exciting. Rest assured, in this transition, there will be no change of direction in our faithfulness to the Word of God, nor to the commitment that it is sufficient for all of life's issues. We are very excited to introduce - Resolve: Biblical Counseling Conversations For more information on SMTI, please click here: https://smti.co.za/ For more information on...

How can you overcome the “Why me” problem? Have you ever wondered what your purpose in life is? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack continues to discuss the common to man struggle called self pity. We continue delving into the Psalmist’s struggle with his own self pity and reach the turnaround where he realizes his own sin and takes control of his own thoughts. How can focussing on others help us overcome self pity? Why is it important to seek out God’s sa...

Have you ever thought “why me”? Have you ever thought your life is far worse than anyone else's? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack discusses the common to man struggle called self pity. Within this episode we will look at Moses, Elijah and Psalm 73 as we look at identifying self pity and how to counsel it rightly. What is envy? How does it relate to self pity? Listen to this episode to find out! Down, But Not Out: How to Get Up When Life Kn...

What is the importance of thinking rightly as we try to overcome spiritual burnout? How does our internal dialog reveal the state of our inner man? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack continues to discuss how discouragement can contribute to burnout. Within this episode we learn what Proverbs 4:23, Psalm 19 and Matthew 12 has to say about the internal dialog that we have with ourselves, how important it is to prioritize spiritual holiness and the episode en...

Have you ever asked: Why did this happen to me? How do our trials glorify God? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack discusses how discouragement can contribute to burnout. Paul did not lose heart because he understood that God was using his afflictions to bless others and that his earthly afflictions were only momentarily in light of eternity. How can we align ourselves to think with an eternal focus? How can a right view of trials prevent us from losing heart? L...

How did the apostle Paul avoid ministry burnout? How can our frailty, and weaknesses be used for good? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack concludes this episode regarding the good news about burnout. He will be discussing some wonderful truths, such as how God has put a treasure within us who are but clay pots, that though we might be weak, God will show His strength through us. The episode will end with some questions that we can ask ourselves regarding spirit...

Can ministries be a source of encouragement? How does a right view of ourselves and of God help us to avoid losing heart? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack continues telling us the good news about burnout. Paul encourages us to renew our minds daily and to run the spiritual race with endurance. But how can we commit ourselves to renewing our minds and how is God’s mercy and grace a source of encouragement for a weary soul? Listen to this episode to find out mo...

Can burnout be prevented or overcome? How can inner renewal cause us to not lose heart? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack tells us what the good news is about burnout. When we consider that Paul had been a Christian for several years, who had endured severe persecution, who was not superhuman, but who felt deeply, how are we to consider his words that we should not lose heart? Listen to this episode to find out more! Down, But Not Out: How to Get Up When...

Do you feel as if you are just floating around? Are you losing heart or growing weary of your life? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack will discuss the signs and consequences of spiritual burnout. What does the prayer life look like of someone that is spiritually burned out? How do spiritually burned out people view God’s Word and how do they view the trials in their lives? Listen to the end of this episode to be given application questions regarding spiritual ...

Do you ever feel overwhelmed, discouraged or weary? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack starts a new chapter, Spiritual Burnout: Rekindling the Flame. In this episode Dr. Mack explains how burnout has been part of human experience for a long time, and why the Bible has so much to say about burnout. How can it be that Job, Moses and even Elijah experienced burnout? Or even the Psalmists? What spiritual blessing do we forfeit when we are burned out? Listen...

How does our worship, prayer life, thought life and relationships with others affect how anxious we are? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack concludes the chapter on how to overcome worry and anxiety: Strengthening and Using Your Faith. Within this episode Dr. Mack will give some biblical based material that we can use to assess ourselves to see what is the state of our relationship with the Lord. Listen to this episode to find out more! Down, But Not Out:...

Do you feel alone in your temptation to worry? How can you strengthen your faith to overcome anxiety? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack continues the chapter on how to overcome worry and anxiety: Strengthening and Using Your Faith. In 1 Pet 5:7-9 we are told to cast our anxieties on God and to be watchful and sober-minded. Discover how we can do this through rightful thinking, dwelling on the purposes and promises God and various other ways by list...

Does any circumstance justify worrying? How can unbelief lead to anxiety? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack starts with the new chapter on how to overcome worry and anxiety: Strengthening and Using Your Faith. Within this podcast Dr. Mack will look at the connection between worrying and unbelief and how strengthening our faith can cause us to overcome our worrying! Listen to this episode to find out more! Down, But Not Out: How to Get Up Wh...

How can we deal with anxiety in our lives? Can a lack of faith cause us to be anxious? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack continues his study on legitimate concerns versus sinful concerns and how this causes anxiety within our lives. In this study Dr. Mack deals with the 3 final primary causes of sinful anxiety and discusses some practical approaches to identifying occasions and reasons for worry. Listen to this episode and be informed on how to act agai...

Can we overcome anxiety? And not just any anxiety, the type of anxiety that causes sleepless nights, stomach ulcers, eating too much or not eating at all? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack continues his study on legitimate concerns versus sinful concerns and how this causes anxiety within our lives. In this study Dr. Mack goes through the first 4 of 7 primary causes of sinful anxiety as well as some secondary causes. How can selfishness, distorted think...

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between legitimate concern and sinful anxiety? When do concerns cross the line and turn into anxiety? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack continues his study on worry and anxiety. Philippians 4:6-7 tells us to be anxious for nothing and to let the peace of God guard our hearts and minds. How can we have this peace? What are the biblical guidelines for dealing with anxiety? How can we discern between concern and anxie...

Is the statement “Once a worry wort always a worry wort” biblical? Does family culture have the final say so whether we worry or not? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack continues his study on worry and anxiety. What do Galatians 5:22-23, Jeremiah 17:7-8, Isaiah 26:3 and Philippians 4 tell us about overcoming worry? Join us as we discuss the 4 important aspects of overcoming anxiety that are found in Philippians 4 as well as how to ...

Do you feel anxious about the present? Maybe the future? Should you as a Christian be worried? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack discusses the topic of anxiety and worry. Throughout the Bible we find many passages and encouragements about worry. Is worrying sinful? Does it serve a purpose? Or is it just a natural part of being human? Listen to this episode to find out! Down, But Not Out: How to Get Up When Life Knocks You Down can be found on Amaz...

Have you ever been knocked down by life? Have you been burned out, confused or hopeless? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack begins his series called: Down, But Not Out: How to Get Up When Life Knocks You Down. Can we really overcome any difficulty because of what Jesus Christ has done for us? Is God’s Word efficient to equip us for every good work? Listen to this episode to find out more! Down, But Not Out: How to Get Up When Life Knocks...

How can being fulfilled in Jesus Christ help us as we relate to others within the family? Can being in a right relationship with Jesus Christ really help us with our relationships with other people? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack continues his study on how to resolve conflict within the family. In this episode we look at a counselling situation of a missionary couple who had such severe marital problems that they were sent back from their outreach because o...

How does knowing Jesus Christ help us resolve the conflict that is within our families? Is conflict resolution just a step-by-step approach that can be followed, no matter the situation? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack does a study on how to resolve conflict within the family. Does a common education or racial background unite us more then our faith? What can we learn from Philippians 4 regarding how to resolve conflict? How should our confession of fa...

Why do differing viewpoints so rapidly turn into conflicts? How can we prevent and resolve conflicts in our relationships? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack concludes his teaching on why families fight. He provides a list of potentially controversial differences within our families which should be discussed. Dr. Mack discusses James 4:1-3 and what those verses say about our propensity to fight. What should we do when personal preferences and expectations becom...

How do we become peacemakers? Why do we start fights? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack continues his teaching on why families fight. In this episode Dr. Mack describes a couple that he counselled, where the husband is a pastor that was in 6 different churches in 20 years because of how they could not respond well to difficulties. James 3:18, Psalm 133:3 and James 4 are all discussed in light of why we fight and what we should rather put on. Listen to th...

Is it normal to never have disagreements with one another? How do we resolve conflict with the people that are in our lives? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack discusses the idea of conflict within the family and how to resolve it. In this episode we will look at Romans 12:18, Galatians 5: 15 and James 4 regarding conflict within the Scriptures. Is emotional incompatibility a valid excuse to have a divorce? Is family happiness supposed to come automatical...

Why is it important for us to be careful listeners? What does it look like for us to be patient and humble in our listening habits? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack concludes his study on becoming good listeners. Assignment and discussion questions are given to facilitate more personal engagement and application of the truths taught in the series. Various listening situations and reactions are listed, both good and bad listening habits, in order to reco...

Why do misunderstandings happen when we listen to others? Why does it take humility for us to really listen? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack continues his study on listening, and how we can become a listener like Jesus. What do the 4 types of soil in Luke Chapter 8 teach us about listening? Why were the people so confused about Jesus saying the temple was going to be destroyed in John Chapter 2? Why did Nicodemus not understand what Jesus meant when Jesus sa...

What does it mean to be a good listener? How is God the Father and Jesus Christ examples of good listeners? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack talks about the importance of being a good listener, what that looks like from the Scriptures and how we should practically apply the Scriptures to our lives. What should our body language communicate when someone is talking to us? Was the Apostle Paul a good listener, and can we see this from his writings? Is bein...

Should we care about people’s background when we try and communicate with them? Is it perhaps wiser to wait for the right moment to communicate something to a family member? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack continues his study on real talk, and what that looks like. When we speak, we should care about the what, the why, the where and the how of what we are communicating. Within this episode we will learn about the significance of the words that we speak...

What type of speech encourages communication? Does Ephesians 4:29 mean that one may never criticize another person? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack talks about edifying speech and what it means to build one anther up. Within this episode we will learn how edification is so much like the work of a carpenter. We will learn that it is not only important what you say, but how and when you speak. We also hear how Dr. Mack grew in speaking in love, not only ...

Is the phrase “Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words will never hurt you” true? How can we develop the kind of relationships that we are meant to have with God and with other people? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack continues his study on communication in the family, and the nature and importance of being truthful in our relationships. Dr. Mack gives a biblical description of sinful and good speech, quoting various verses such as James 3:6-8 and 1...

Does it harm our relationships when we always keep communication superficial? What answers do the Scriptures have regarding God-honouring communication? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack continues his study on levels of communication within the family. Practical homework questions are given such as: Why is open and honest communication difficult with others and with God? How much do you share with other family members? Various verses are given that show what b...

What effect does it have on family relationships if no one ever communicates at a deep level? Should we share absolutely everything we think and feel with family members? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack does a study on different levels of communication that are present within a family and what is the type of communication that is needed for families to function as God intended them to function. What are some of the reasons why people do not want to sha...

What circuit jammers will jam communication within the family? Is circuit jamming speech really that destructive? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack continues his study on speech that hinders families from communicating as God would want them to, namely “circuit jamming” speech. Cancellation speech (saying something good, followed by a backhanded comment), Gun powder speech (speaking with a brash tone and always wanting to fight), Ventriloquistic speech (speaki...

What are some common ways that communication is jammed within a family? Is communication only about talking or does understanding also play a role? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack discusses several “circuit jammers” that could cause communication to be hindered within a family. In this episode, falsehood and unwholesome talk are 2 of the main “circuit jammers” that are discussed. Blatant lying, exaggeration, misrepresentation and side tracking are but some o...

How can the truths of Philippians 2:3-4 help to overcome the sin of over-talking? What are some of the reasons why people over-talk? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne Mack continues his teaching on over-talk. In this episode we will look at some of the reasons why people over-talk, such as pride, selfishness, loneliness and their fear of silence. Dr. Mack will give some practical application questions for self-reflection as well as counsel on how to overcome ...

Can too much communication be destructive? What does Proverbs 12: 23 allude to: “A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly”? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr Wayne Mack discusses when talking too much can become sinful and even destroy family relationships. How can a marriage between an under-talker and an over-talker fall apart? When does sharing turn into gossip? Listen to this episode to find out more! Your Family, God's Way: Deve...

Are people just born as poor communicators and can people have hope to become better at communicating? What does it look like to overcome the sin of small talk? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr Wayne Mack continues his teaching on overcoming small talk and what that practically looks like. What can we learn from Ephesians 3:20 as we desire to become better at communicating? How did Dr. Mack become more proficient at counselling? What did Dr. Mack’s family li...

Do we have to vocally express our thoughts and feelings to the people in our lives or is nonverbal communication enough? What does it look like when a family communicates the way God designed it to? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr Wayne Mack teaches about small talk - when our communication is not up to God’s standard and we either do not share enough or share superficially. In this episode we will look at what the Bible says about communication, such as Proverbs ...

What can we learn from the fear and anxiety that Jacob felt before Esau visited him in Genesis 32? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr Wayne Mack continues to teach on the importance of non-verbal communication and what we can do to improve in how we communicate and interpret non-verbal communication. This episode is filled with practical application and homework question and plenty of Scripture verses that can be studied to learn what the Bible says about non-verbal commun...

Have you ever replied to someone, saying you are fine, when you are clearly not? Is it biblical to deny how we feel and pretend like everything is ok? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr. Wayne looks at how easy it is for us to wrongly interpret non-verbal communication and how important it is that we communicate with others verbally, so that our non-verbal communication can be interpreted rightly. Would you say it is dangerous for you to keep your emotions to yoursel...

How easy is it for us to mistake the nonverbal communication of others? What are we communicating nonverbally? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr Wayne Mack concludes his study on nonverbal communication. Are we supposed to be indifferent in how others are interpreting our nonverbal communication? Is there hope for us to become better at communicating nonverbally? In this episode we will look at application question, various verses and situations from Dr. Mack’s life...

Is communication really that important within a family? Can a family truly function as God intended, without effective communication? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr Wayne Mack answers the question: what is effective communication and what is the importance of non-verbal communication? Within this episode we study the narratives of Adam and Eve as well as Jacob and Joseph to see non-verbal communication displayed. Dr. Mack also looks at past counselling sessions, specif...

How can we cultivate family togetherness? What does it practically look like to raise your children in such a way that they would be like olive plants, as described in Psalm 128? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr Wayne Mack continues his teaching on how to develop parent child relationships. In this episode it is discussed what it looks like to have a close, loving, open relationship with your children and how that relationship should be worked at. This episode also...

Should every married couple have children? What does Psalm 128 mean to have children that are like olive plants? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr Wayne Mack discusses what it is to have good, healthy, and biblical parent-child relationships. In this episode Dr. Mack discusses a case study of a counselling situation where a daughter disliked her mother to the extent that she did not want to be a Christian, just because her mother called herself a Christian. Should p...

What characterizes a biblical wife? What priorities should a wife have? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr Mack continues to examine the biblical characteristics of a fruitful wife. In this episode various verses as well as application questions are given so that any wife could thoroughly examine herself in light of the Scriptures. Listen to this episode to find out more! Your Family, God's Way: Developing and Sustaining Relationships in the Home can be found on Amaz...

Why is marriage such a disappointment for so many people, although they could not wait to get married when they were single? What is the biblical role of a wife and a mother within a family? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr Mack discusses how wives and mothers can find their purpose and function as God intended them to function within the family. In this episode we look at Sally, a woman that eagerly anticipated marriage, but became depressed, downcast ...

How can a healthy fear of God be acquired and maintained? Can someone be a Christian and not fear God rightly? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr Mack continues to discuss what separates biblical from unbiblical fathers and husband. It is natural to be terrified of God, but it is a work of the Spirit to fear God rightly. What does Jeremiah 32: 38-40 say about the fear of God? How would our lives be affected if we regularly are still and know that Lord is God? All of this a...

Why do so many marriages end in divorce? Where do we find the blueprint for a successful marriage? In this episode of Christian Life Issues for Today, Dr Mack starts with a new series of podcasts based on his book: Your Family, God's Way: Developing and Sustaining Relationships in the Home. In this episode a case study is investigated of a man that is not fulfilling his biblical role as a husband or a father and we answer the question – what is the key factor that he is missing?&...