CCEF Podcast: Where Life & Scripture Meet
144 episodes - English - Latest episode: 28 days ago - ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsHow do the treasures of Scripture connect with the troubles of life? As Christians, we have the privilege and challenge of exploring this question. Hosted by Alasdair Groves, this podcast considers how Scripture meets us in day-to-day life, covering topics such as emotions, rest, trauma, weak faith, insomnia, and more.
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Building Bridges Between Teens and Parents
September 06, 2012 15:39 - 8 minutes - 15.5 MBIn another "In The Counselor's Room," Alasdair Groves and Julie Lowe discuss how to help a child counselee to build relational bridges with their parents.
"Do You Think You Might Be Angry At God?"
August 17, 2012 17:42 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBLife in a fallen world is painful and broken. As Christians endure hardship and suffering, it is common to feel angry at God in our hearts. Our job as counselors is to help people face the reality of the anger they feel, express it, and repent of it so they can move forward. Listen as Alasdair Groves and Cecelia Bernhardt discuss how to come alongside and help those who struggle in this way.
Taking People Seriously
August 16, 2012 16:50 - 10 minutes - 9.64 MBThis week on Help and Hope, Alasdair Groves and Mike Emlet discuss how to take seriously those statements of counselees that might imply intent to harm themselves.
When Is Tough Love Appropriate for Adult Children?
August 09, 2012 17:22 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBThis week on Help & Hope, Winston Smith, Bryan Munnings, Mike Emlet, and Myriam Hertzog discuss the issues that are involved in showing tough love to adult children.
How Should You Address Physical Issues in Counseling?
July 25, 2012 15:37 - 10 minutes - 9.74 MBThis week on Help and Hope, in a special series called "In The Counselor's Room," Alasdair Groves and Michael Emlet talk about physical issues in counseling.
Helping People Find the Watershed Moments
July 19, 2012 20:41 - 14 minutes - 27.1 MBThis week on Help and Hope we continue our special series "In the Counselor's Room" with guest host Alasdair Groves and Dr. David Powlison, who are discussing the importance of helping people find the watershed moments.
Don't Take Too Many Notes
July 12, 2012 18:10 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBThis week is a special edition of Help and Hope entitled In the Counselor's Room and is hosted by Alasdair Groves who is joined by Mike Emlet to discuss note taking in counseling.
What is the pastor's role as counselor?
July 10, 2012 20:39 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBThis week on Help and Hope our host Winston Smith visits with CCEF President Dr. Tim Lane and Myriam Hertzog to discuss the pastor's role as counselor.
Is there a biblical perspective on competition?
June 28, 2012 18:03 - 10 minutes - 9.96 MBThis week on Help and Hope our host Winston Smith sits down with Dr. Mike Emlet, Myriam Hertzog and Brian Munnings to discuss a biblical perspective on competition.
Loving the fearful and needy.
June 28, 2012 15:33 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBThis week our host Winston Smith sits down with CCEF president Dr. Tim Lane and Myriam Hertzog to discuss how to love needy, fearful people.
Can boredom be addressed Scripturally?
June 21, 2012 13:32 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBThis week our host Winston Smith sits down with Dr. Mike Emlet and Myriam Hertzog to discuss boredom.
What makes CCEF cross-cultural?
June 07, 2012 15:11 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBThis week our host Winston Smith sits down with Dr. Tim Lane and Myriam Hertzog to discuss what makes CCEF cross-cultural.
What is the Word of Christ?
May 31, 2012 20:45 - 8 minutes - 7.81 MBIn this special edition of Help and Hope entitled "In the Counselor's Room", guest host Alasdair Groves speaks with Dr. Ed Welch about how critical it is for counselees to know and love the Word of God.
Does the Word of Christ sound good to you?
May 24, 2012 15:04 - 7 minutes - 7 MBIn this special edition of Help and Hope entitled "In the Counselor's Room", guest host Alasdair Groves speaks with Dr. Ed Welch about what Dr. Welch means when he says that "the Word of Christ has to sound good to you".
Learning what is most important to a counselee.
May 17, 2012 19:49 - 9 minutes - 19 MBIn this special edition of Help and Hope entitled "In the Counselor's Room", guest host Alasdair Groves speaks with Dr. Ed Welch about how important it is to learn what is most important to your counselee.
Content to expose mythology?
May 10, 2012 19:16 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBIn this special edition of Help and Hope entitled "In the Counselor's Room", guest host Alasdair Groves speaks with Dr. Ed Welch about "exposing a counselee's mythology".
How can I help my adult child suffering with bipolar?
May 03, 2012 20:58 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBThis week our host Winston Smith sits down with Dr. Mike Emlet and Chris Carter to respond to a question from a parent whose child is suffering with bipolar.
How directive should a counselor be?
April 26, 2012 19:15 - 9 minutes - 8.69 MBThis week our host Winston Smith sits down with Dr. Mike Emlet and Chris Carter to discuss how directive a counselor should be in counseling sessions.
Is it OK to be shy?
April 19, 2012 20:01 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBThis week our host Winston Smith sits down with Dr. Mike Emlet and Chris Carter to respond to a question about shyness.
Help! I don't know where my anxiety is coming from.
April 16, 2012 19:20 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBThis week our host Winston Smith is joined by Mike Emlet and Chris Carter to respond to a question about anxiety.
How can I help my spouse through depression?
March 22, 2012 15:44 - 6 minutes - 6.35 MBThis week our host Andrew Ray sits down with Winston Smith, author of the book "Marriage Matters", and Cecelia Bernhardt, to discuss how to love a spouse who is walking through depression.
Dr. Mike Emlet - What's in a Name? Understanding Labels and Diagnoses
March 19, 2012 18:44 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBOCD, PTSD, Bipolar Disorder, ADHD, Borderline Personality Disorder… What do these diagnostic labels mean for strugglers and for those who want to help them? This session explores the origins of our modern psychiatric diagnostic system and provides a balanced critique that neither exalts nor ignores these categories in the context of ministry.
How can biblical counselors understand mindfulness meditation?
March 15, 2012 19:24 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBThis week our host Andrew Ray sits down with Winston Smith and Cecelia Bernhardt to discuss mindfulness meditation.
How can I forgive someone who abused me?
March 08, 2012 21:07 - 6 minutes - 6.26 MBThis week our host Andrew Ray sits down with Dr. Mike Emlet and CCEF Director of Counseling Cecelia Bernhardt to respond to a question on forgiveness.
How do biblical counselors measure the effectiveness of their counseling?
March 02, 2012 20:36 - 8 minutes - 8.08 MBThis week our host Andrew Ray sits down with Cecelia Bernhardt and Winston Smith to discuss ways biblical counselors measure the effectiveness of their counseling.
A picture of shame and guilt.
February 22, 2012 20:50 - 6 minutes - 5.76 MBThis week our host Andrew Ray sits down with Dr. David Powlison and Julie Lowe to discuss how they developed the image for our 2012 national conference on shame and guilt.
How to guard against pride as a counselor.
February 20, 2012 16:27 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBThis week host Andrew Ray is joined by Dr. David Powlison and Dr. Mike Emlet as they discuss the importance of guarding against pride as counselors.
When people try to be helpful but aren't.
February 13, 2012 15:00 - 9 minutes - 8.58 MBThis week our host Andrew Ray sits down with Dr. Mike Emlet and Dr. David Powlison to talk about how to respond to people who try to offer helpful advice in difficult situations but actually their advice makes the situation worse.
How to minister to people who have no sense of shame or guilt.
February 06, 2012 16:14 - 9 minutes - 8.62 MBThis week Andrew Ray sits down with Dr. David Powlison and Julie Lowe to talk about counseling those who have no sense of shame or guilt.
Is it wrong to marry my friend?
January 31, 2012 21:14 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBThis week on Help and Hope our host Andrew Ray asks Dr. David Powlison and Dr. Mike Emlet the question: "is it wrong to marry my friend (without romantic feelings for them)?"
How can I grow in keeping confidences?
January 23, 2012 18:12 - 10 minutes - 9.85 MBThis week on Help and Hope our host Andrew Ray sits down with Julie Lowe and Dr. David Powlison to respond to a question about how to grow in keeping confidences.
What is the difference between guilt and shame?
January 16, 2012 15:14 - 9 minutes - 8.31 MBHost Andrew Ray sits down with Dr. David Powlison and Julie Lowe to discuss the difference between guilt and shame.
Making Truth Come Alive
December 19, 2011 16:04 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBAndrew Ray sits down with Dr. David Powlison and special guest Kevin DeYoung to discuss how we can make the truth come alive both in preaching and counseling.
Body Image Distortions
December 12, 2011 15:04 - 8 minutes - 8.01 MBDr. David Powlison and Alasdair Groves discuss Dr. Powlison's 2011 CCEF National conference breakout on Body Image Distortions.
Learning about PTSD
December 05, 2011 15:36 - 7 minutes - 6.82 MBDr. David Powlison and Alasdair Groves discuss Alasdair's breakout session at the 2011 CCEF National Conference on PTSD.
Special guest Kevin DeYoung on how the ministry of counseling is important to his church
November 28, 2011 20:23 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBAndrew Ray sits down with Dr. David Powlison and special guest Kevin DeYoung to discuss the role counseling plays in Kevin's ministry.
How can Christ help me overcome my sinful past?
November 21, 2011 16:30 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBThis week on Help and Hope, Andrew Ray sits down with Dr. David Powlison to respond to this question from a listener: "How can Christ help me overcome my sinful past?"
How can we lovingly help a friend to face his sins?
November 14, 2011 18:41 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBAndrew Ray sits down with Dr. David Powlison and Cecelia Bernhardt to discuss how we can lovingly help a friend to face the reality of his sins.
Help! I'm overly sensitive.
November 07, 2011 19:37 - 9 minutes - 9.02 MBThis week on Help and Hope Andrew Ray sits down with Dr. David Powlison to respond to a question from a listener who described themselves as "overly sensitive".
Vital ingredients to growing marriages
November 01, 2011 15:04 - 6 minutes - 6.25 MBAndrew Ray sits down with Dr. Tim Lane and Dr. Mike Emlet to discuss some vital ingredients to growing marriages.
Ministering to those suffering through Alzheimers
October 25, 2011 12:39 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBThis week on Help and Hope Andrew Ray and Chris Carter sit down with Dr. David Powlison to discuss ministry to individuals and families suffering through Alzheimer's.
Am I a credible counselor?
October 11, 2011 14:58 - 8 minutes - 7.59 MBThis week Andrew Ray and Chris Carter sit down with Tim Lane and Winston Smith to discuss what it means to be a credible counselor.
Why did we invite a wide spectrum of biblical counselors?
October 04, 2011 16:02 - 7 minutes - 7.19 MBThis week on Help and Hope Andrew Ray sits down with Dr. David Powlison to discuss why CCEF decided to invite a wide spectrum of biblical counseling perspectives for this years national conference on psychiatric disorders.
Can you be addicted to anger?
September 28, 2011 16:41 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBThis week Andrew Ray and Chris Carter sit down with Tim Lane and Winston Smith to discuss the potential addiction of anger.