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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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The Language of Scripture…
ByAb Abercrombie April 30, 2016December 11, 2025

Dr. Ab Abercrombie Thanks to the proliferation of television, self-help books, and the Internet, many counselees have researched their individual conditions and concerns before making an appointment for biblical counseling. As a result, many will enter counseling using secular, psychological, and even medical terms to describe their complaints. Often this terminology is applied to others…

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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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A Little (Psychological) Leaven…Leavens the Whole Lump of Dough
ByAb Abercrombie June 17, 2014December 11, 2025

Dr. Ab Abercrombie The Southern Baptist Convention seems compelled to adopt annual resolutions designed to shape and direct its nearly 16 million members toward informed opinions and appropriate conduct. Their latest offering is a Resolution on Mental Health Concerns and the Heart of God. On the surface the proclamation appears compassionate, but in full context it contradicts scriptural…

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Suicide In The Church Part II: Why Do We Believe What We Believe…
ByAb Abercrombie April 12, 2013December 11, 2025

Dr. Ab Abercrombie My first article on suicide in the Church entitled, “A Biblical Response To Mental Illness and Suicide In The Church: What Should We Conclude…” garnered a lot of attention and I am grateful for your response and comments. To say that this is a controversial issue is a great understatement, as readers…

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Psychopathology or Sin?
ByAb Abercrombie March 6, 2013December 11, 2025

By: Dr. W.P. “Ab” Abercrombie For decades, modern culture has struggled to define and categorize psychological and/or psychiatric conditions. Experts have created hundreds of diagnostic categories that attempt to isolate and classify specific conditions or illnesses so that they can be effectively treated. This has given rise to the term psychopathology, which refers to an…

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Psychotropic Medications: In Search of a Biblical Context
ByAb Abercrombie June 20, 2012December 11, 2025

By: W.P. “Ab” Abercrombie, Ph.D. In recent weeks, two articles appearing on the Internet have caused great stir in the biblical counseling community, and in the Body of Christ at large. There has been much debate through the years regarding psychology, psychiatry, and medication, as they relate to and interface with biblical truth. These latest…

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Are Psychology and Psychology Scientific?
ByAb Abercrombie April 4, 2012December 11, 2025

W.P. “Ab” Abercrombie, Ph.D. For decades, modern culture has struggled to define and categorize psychological and/or psychiatric conditions. Experts have created hundreds of diagnostic categories that attempt to isolate and classify specific conditions or illnesses so that they can be effectively treated. This has given rise to the term psychopathology, which refers to an illness…

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