Leroy Frederick Crouch (1936–1999) Early life and education Leroy Frederick Crouch was born on February 16, 1936, in Santa Barbara, California, to Frank Leroy Crouch and Helene Marie (Pixner) Crouch. He grew up in coastal and Central California (including Paso Robles in the 1950 U.S. census era) and married Ocie Mae Collier on September 2, […]
Tag: Pastoral Counselling
Psychology as Heresy: Why Christians Must Reject the New Secular Psychotherapy
Academic Note The following material is drawn from the core curriculum of St. Andrew’s OCC, Institute of Theology. It is distributed with permission as a preview for prospective students, to raise awareness about the ongoing political and cultural context, and to foster constructive dialogue between professionals on the place of Christian alternatives in a […]
The 1963 Turning Point: How Rockefeller Philanthropy Replaced the Church with Clinical Psychology in Missouri Law
Academic Note The following material is drawn from the core curriculum of St. Andrew’s OCC, Institute of Theology. It is distributed with permission as a preview for prospective students, to raise awareness about the ongoing political and cultural context, and to foster constructive dialogue between professionals on the place of Christian alternatives in a predominantly […]
A Biblical Response to Mental Health and the Rise of Clinical Psychology: Why the Historical Church Was Enough
Why the Historical Church Was Enough: A Biblical Response to Mental Health and the Rise of Clinical Psychology Part 1 of 2 I. The Church’s Historical Role in Mental and Emotional Well-Being For millennia, churches have provided counsel, community, and discipline to help individuals navigate life’s challenges. The pastoral system, alongside scriptural teachings, offered spiritual […]
The Forgive and Forget Command, for healthy Christian related relationships
Dr Stephen M.K. Brunswick Dept. of Theology, Priory of Salem Forgive and forget, truly. Lord’s Prayer: “forgive us our sins as we forgive others”. Do you want God to keep a record of wrongs? Christ’s philosophy is always (well, 70×7 times) quickly forgive and “forget” with all the heart, in love. If you want to […]
Keeping the Sabbath “Love Feasts” More Fully by Rev Dr Stephen MK Brunswick
Keeping the Sabbath “Love Feasts” More Fully. Below is a chapter from the book “Sabbath in the Orthodox Church“. While most of the book is about church history, this chapter is more on Pastoral counselling. This book would be incomplete without a section that covers the benefits and practices by which a believer can increase […]