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Shifting Focus
More and more I find myself concluding my marriage counseling sessions with words to this effect: “This week please try to focus more on how you can show love to

Farewell to My Father in the Faith, My Friend, and My Fishing Buddy, Jay Adams
Before I ever met Jay Adams, while I was in graduate school struggling to defend the sufficiency of Scripture to my professors and classmates, I began reading everything I could

Fear of Dying
Article was originally published on TableTalk What is it that Christians fear most about the process and results of dying? Here are six common fears and a very brief biblical

How To Deal With Anxiety
“Dealing with Anxiety” (Philippians 4:6-9) | Dr. Lou Priolo — recorded at Valleydale Church on March 31, 2019.

New help for those struggling with paranoid thinking
Lou has a new booklet out titled “Suspicion: How to Overcome ‘Paranoid’ Thinking.” He discussed it recently on ACBC’s Truth in Love Podcast.

What to Expect from Biblical Counseling, Pt 2
Biblical Counseling: What to Expect, which was written to acquaint those who are considering biblical counseling by explaining some of the key elements of the process and to offer them