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No biblical counselor approaches a counseling conversation as a blank slate.

We all bring our own experiences, theological convictions, interpretive lenses, and assumptions.

Even sound doctrine, when carelessly applied, can obscure rather than clarify a person's struggles.

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No biblical counselor approaches a counseling conversation as a blank slate. We all bring our own experiences, theological convictions, interpretive lenses, and assumptions. Even sound doctrine, when carelessly applied, can obscure rather than clarify a person's struggles.

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