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Let Us Give Thanks
[3 min. read—church resource] The apostle Paul insists and encourages believers to be thankful. Giving thanks or being grateful is foundational to the Christian life. Paul sprinkles thankfulness through most of his letters to the churches and does so frequently that...
The Kids Are Alright (?)
[7 min. read—client & church resource] “Kids these days.” You can admit it: You’ve said it (or at least thought it) at some point. But is that just something people of one generation say about generations after them? Or is there truly something quite different...
“His…” (Part 1)
[4 min. read—church resource & newsletter announcement] For the last seven years, I have had the honor and privilege to serve as both the Executive Director and as a Staff Counselor at Bridgehaven Counseling Associates. But, as we are reminded in Scripture, “There...
An Interview With Our Next Executive Director
[5 min. read—newsletter announcement] As some of you may have read elsewhere, my time as Executive Director of Bridgehaven Counseling Associates is coming to a close in the not-too-distant future. In the coming weeks, our next Executive Director, Beth Broom, will be...
Brainspotting: Where You Look Affects How You Feel
[3 min. read—client resource] And they sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very great. -Job 2:13 Brainspotting (BSP) is a powerful, neuroscience-based therapeutic approach...
For the Fellow Pharisee: Under His Wings (Part 2)
[5 min. read—client resource] So, you've discovered that you’re a Pharisee. Well, the first part to healing a sickness is knowing the right diagnosis. The second part is knowing the cure. But what is the cure? For those who have attended church for many years,...
For the Fellow Pharisee: The Temple’s Temptation (Part 1)
[5 min. read—client resource] Hi, my name is Jasmine, & I’m a Pharisee. No… none of my closest friends call me “Rabbi”. No…I don’t tithe mint, dill or cumin to my local church. No…I don’t even wear prayer-boxes on my forehead and arms. So…what do I mean?...
Grief’s Anacampserote
[3 min. read—client resource] Grief’s ana. . . what? I didn’t make this word up. I promise. Don’t let its multisyllabic arrangement scare you. It doesn’t roll off the tongue easily, now does it. And I am not trying to be pretentious. What you will discover with...
What We Know When Suffering Doesn’t Make Sense
[10 min. read—client & church resource] There are some news headlines that make you say, “How?”—some events in your life that knock the wind out of you, some forms of evil that are too deep to even begin wrapping our heads around. As a therapist, I hear...