J. W. Van Dyken
J. W. Van Dyken is a consultant and a professional counselor. He has authored a sixty-page book entitled “Create Your Own Counselor Position”. This book is in use as a core piece of the curriculum in a graduate counseling psychology program. Additionally, he has published five periodical articles, including “Overcoming Your Fears,” “A Case Study in Self-Deceit,” “How to Tell Her She’s Beautiful, ” and “Healing from Past Hurts.”
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Attentiveness
“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!” 1 John 3:1 Attentiveness: the word communicates ongoing presence, a depth of understanding, vigilant watchfulness and attention to need, immediacy of action, and intimate involvement. Over the course of the last fifteen […] Read More >
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Hidden Suffering
“The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out.” Proverbs 20:5 Finding out what troubles a child can truly be a daunting challenge. Solomon commented that the purposes of a man’s heart are as deep waters and that only deep understanding can draw them out. The same is […] Read More >
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Overcoming Your Fears
Fear. It cuts you like a knife; it immobilizes you like a straitjacket. On a daily basis, fear is a reminder that the world is not a completely safe place, and that it is not entirely as you wish it would be. Does reading about fear and its effects make you feel fearful? If so, […] Read More >
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Sensitivities
“Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6 It is truly fascinating to observe the impact of a parent’s sensitivities on their child. At times, a child responds to their parents’ sensitivities by taking their sensitivities to the extreme; in […] Read More >
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