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Through writing, teaching, preaching, and the Internet, this ministry fosters transformation of lives wounded by tragedy. Dr. Grose uses his over 40 years of pastoral and counseling experience to present a biblical model of transformation in the story of Job.
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Category Archives: The Counselor
How You Show “I Get It”!
What Would You Say To This Young Man? How would you show him that you “Get it”? You’ve listened to him long enough to begin to see things from his perspective. You’ve withheld your judgment or and criticism. And now … Continue reading
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“If There Is A God, He Must Be A B******!”
Empathy Avoids Butting Heads Sitting in the dayroom of the psychiatric hospital, a young man played solitaire as I approached. Instead of … Continue reading
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Empathy: A Reader Responds
After I invited subscribers to share their experiences of reaching out with empathy, I received this response, printed with permission: Good morning Gordon, I’ve been thinking and praying about an opportunity to share something centered around your empathy emails. God … Continue reading
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Job’s Resilience: Social Support
At his lowest point, Job pleads with God to die. When his three friends hear of his tragedies, they meet together and come to him to console him. With … Continue reading
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Minimizing Another’s Grief and Loss
“Life can’t be that bad,” I said, in response to a patient who no longer wanted to live. I had tried to reduce her despondency; I didn’t want her to take her life. I felt somewhat surprised, therefore, to hear her … Continue reading
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True Friendship
After many years of separation, one of my long-time friends in ministry and I took a walk at at convention after the end of our daily sessions. We talked about one particular subject when it became obvious that our views … Continue reading
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Respecting the Sufferer
Untrained and/or inexperienced counselors use several strategies to keep sufferers at a distance. They need to do this to remain “safe” from the pain engendered by what they hear. When they hear of tragedy, they rush to help, but as … Continue reading
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Counseling the Sufferer: Consider the Impact of Your Words
As a pastoral counselor in training, I said something to a psychiatric hospital patient that appalled my supervisor. He asked me in our group supervision, why I said such a thing. My answer sounded hollow even to me. “Now, when … Continue reading
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