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Reclaiming a Biblical Worldview
ByAb Abercrombie April 19, 2021December 11, 2025

By: Dr. Ab Abercrombie According to a recent study conducted by George Barna, only six percent of Americans now embrace a biblical worldview. This frighteningly low percentage is the culmination the gradual but steady weakening of the scriptural mindset both within the church, and throughout our secular culture. Barna states: “The number of American adults…

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Be Anxious For Nothing…
ByAb Abercrombie June 19, 2017December 11, 2025

Dr. Ab Abercrombie Anxiety can be a confounding and debilitating force in one’s life…and believers are not immune to its affect. Consequently, anxiety is often referenced as the reason for entering counseling. Most who become overwhelmed by this issue have tried numerous approaches before contacting a counselor including prayer, Bible study, and other Christian disciplines….

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Homosexuality: The Bible And Science Actually Agree
ByAb Abercrombie September 3, 2016December 11, 2025

Dr. Ab Abercrombie Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them. For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. For this reason God gave them…

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A Biblical Response to Dependency and Addiction
ByAb Abercrombie April 6, 2016December 11, 2025

Dr. Ab Abercrombie Dependency and Addiction According to experts, alcohol and drug addiction are diseases; obesity and overeating are due to genetic predisposition; obsessive relationship attachments are labeled “codependent;” and excessive spending may be a symptom of bi-polar disorder. To refer to these matters as sin is considered taboo. After all, it isn’t our fault…

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When Ministry Leaders Fail…
ByAb Abercrombie December 11, 2015December 11, 2025

Dr. Ab Abercrombie The apostle James gave the following caution to leaders in the church: Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we will incur a stricter judgment (Jas 3:1). The calling to church leadership, in whatever role, is a call requiring much study, prayer, and meditation. James is…

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A Biblicist in an Unbiblical World…
ByAb Abercrombie November 21, 2015December 11, 2025

Dr. Ab Abercrombie Being a Biblicist in an unbiblical world is challenging. Long past are the days when children were taught to read using the Bible. It is no longer culturally correct to evoke the Word of God in public. Even those within the church often bristle when Scripture is revered as absolute, literal, and…

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Kingdom Success: Imagine What God Could Do…
ByAb Abercrombie November 21, 2015December 11, 2025

Dr. Ab Abercrombie Through the years I have taken note of my fluid and changing definition of success. When I was a young child, pleasing others seemed to be my goal, and I especially wanted my parent’s approval for the things I did. Their evaluation was the only measuring stick I had. If they were…

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Consequence or Condemnation…
ByAb Abercrombie November 21, 2015December 11, 2025

Dr. Ab Abercrombie “As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us” (Ps 103:12). Here King David records a truly remarkable promise of God. Once we are His children we are forever covered in the security of His forgiveness and mercy. As humans it is hard…

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What’s Love Got To Do With It?
ByAb Abercrombie August 30, 2015December 11, 2025

Dr. Ab Abercrombie I do not often quote rock music icons to make a point, but Tina Turner’s heartfelt question is remarkably relevant for the ministry of biblical counseling: “What’s love got to do with it? According to the apostle Paul…everything! If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not…

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Fruit Sins and Root Sins
ByAb Abercrombie August 18, 2015December 11, 2025

Dr. Ab Abercrombie In his Bible study entitled, “Behold Your God”, Dr. John Snyder provides an excellent teaching on “fruit sins” and “root sins” which has special relevance to the practice of biblical counseling. Within the study, Snyder emphasizes the importance of true repentance that reaches to the heart of one’s deepest spiritual condition so…

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Christian Character or Controlled Conduct?
ByAb Abercrombie July 31, 2015December 11, 2025

Dr. Ab Abercrombie Many have a misunderstanding of what takes place in biblical counseling, seeing only part of the process while overlooking the larger objectives. Biblical care is often viewed as the administration of biblical imperatives only; directives to stop certain sinful expressions of behavior and replace them with godly conduct. And while behavioral change…

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When God’s Counsel Is Rejected…
ByAb Abercrombie June 17, 2015December 11, 2025

Dr. Ab Abercrombie God’s Word is fully sufficient for the counseling task and it is superior to anything the world can offer a hurting individual. Scripture, along with the working of the Holy Spirit, is complete in its provision for all matters eternal and functional. Paul wrote: All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable…

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