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The “U-Shaped” Gospel Application in Counsel

How can we apply the Gospel to Everyday Life? Many believers confess with their mouths that “Jesus is Lord,” yet struggle to connect that confession with the small, ordinary moments of daily life. The gospel is not merely the doorway … Continue reading

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Understanding The Heart of A Turtle: Biblical Insights for Christian Counselors

TOOLBOX for Counselors “At the heart of everything we do is the Honu (Turtle)- the Hawaiian symbol for longevity and spiritual wisdom rooted in an eternal oneness between land, people and sea.”  LAIRD I was recovering from foot surgery in … Continue reading

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Do you know?

Discovering Jesus the Creator of your eternal soul A drop of dew reflecting the light of the heavens sat on a blade of grass in my backyard as I looked out my bedroom window that night fifty years ago. I … Continue reading

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Living Water

On Being Well “The Lord sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness.” Psalm 41:3 Who do we look to for advice when things go sideways or when our health fails? Is our first “call” … Continue reading

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Will you give me a drink? John 4:5-10

Jacob’s well—-a place to go or a place to avoid? For Jesus, it was a place to go and ask for a cool drink after a tiring journey on foot. He was alone and saw a Samaritan woman with an … Continue reading

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Cinda Marturano, M.A.

Cinda Marturano, M.A. Counselor and Advisor  Cinda Marturano is a Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary and holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Villanova University. She has completed 3 levels of biblical counseling … Continue reading

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“It’s Not About You”

When you counsel, advise and serve others, remember that it is God’s work through you. I am so thankful to my Lord Jesus for teaching me lessons of humility as it relates to being insulted and slandered while serving in … Continue reading

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Straighten Me Out!

Balance, Alignment and Peace in Total Health It was May of 2016 and I stepped out of the end of a pilates class with a great group of people. I thought about my balance from a year before when I … Continue reading

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Alive and Well in Christ Jesus?

“God of the living” Luke 20:36-38 I had an incident as a child that perhaps you also may have experienced in one form or another. I accidentally dropped an old-fashioned thermometer and the mercury beaded out on to the floor. … Continue reading

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Caring as Jesus cares

“Is it Lawful to Heal on the Sabbath?” A Devotion from  Luke 14:1-6 (esv). On a particular Sabbath, the day of rest for the Jews, we see the Master as a master teacher of hearts. As Jesus was being watched … Continue reading

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