Have you ever noticed that we love to paint people with broad brush strokes in one color? Depressed people? "Mentally ill." Whoosh goes the brush. Your husband? "Lazy." The brush in your fingers slides across the canvas with one big Whoosh. The disabled? "Sad and needy." Swish. Zooey Deschanel? "Quirky and adorable." I pick up a big dollop of … Continue reading Human Reductionism
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Letting God Be Judge by Thomas J. Sappington – Book Review
Soul Care, Not Clinical Therapy I recently read a book which teaches about what I would term "soul care", sort of an overarching term that could also encompass clinical psychology. I would not necessarily use this book's teachings verbatim in clinical practice. Why did I read this book then? Because as a Christian clinical therapist, … Continue reading Letting God Be Judge by Thomas J. Sappington – Book Review