I enjoy your blog posts

Question: Hi, I really enjoyed your blog posts. So much detail and time went into them, and it’s a great ministry when there is limited counsel available online. Noting that we should ultimately seek counsel from our local elders, not online, I do really appreciate your blog. Answer: I’m glad you are finding the information…

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Is it good to get advice about a problem?

Question: Hi Mr. Hamilton, Thank you again for your time and thoughtful answers. I’ve read through everything you shared, and I’m doing my best to trust the truth over my feelings, even though it is tough for me. I have another question— if that’s alright? Do you believe I’ve obeyed Scripture in seeking godly counsel…

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Thanks for your excellent website and resources

Question: This note is written to thank you for your excellent website and resources. Full disclosure: You would probably consider me a neo-conservative follower of inappropriate or sinful kinds of cooperation (although we have not supported anything like that in years) and the “Social Gospel.” I have a very solid professional background in counseling. My…

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Is it wrong to charge for marriage counseling?

Question: Hi Jeffrey, I hope you are well. I have this desire to be a counselor on relationships and marriage, Also, I have this desire to do public speaking. My dream is to help people in these areas while serving God. I have signed with someone, who does these things, to mentor me in these…

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Safe in the Midst of Counsel

by Charles N. Spence, Jr. Sentry Magazine, September 1999 The wise man said in Proverbs 11:14, “Where there is no counsel the people fall, but in the multitude of counselors there is safety.” In an age in which people want to do their own thing and go their own way, society is crumbling before us.…

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When should one seek counseling and when shouldn’t they?

Question: What are your thoughts on counseling? When should one seek counseling and when shouldn’t they? Thank you. Answer: I’m puzzled by your question because technically you are asking my advice, which is another way of saying you are seeking my counsel. But you are asking whether doing so is good or not. “Where there…

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