Pamela

Ph.D. in Biblical Counseling #sbts. professor at #lbc, counselor #connectionpointbiblicalcounseling

[Pamela @ProfCubas]

For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.  (James 3:16–18, ESV)

[Pamela @ProfCubas]

@presbyterianpew @mellyneuf From Darby

[Pamela @ProfCubas]

@mellyneuf @presbyterianpew You can get it on Kindle right now too

[Pamela @ProfCubas]

@presbyterianpew @mellyneuf Yes but it’s available on audible now

[Pamela @ProfCubas]

Enjoying my morning finishing up my new curriculum on what questions to ask and how to ask them based on God’s questioning throughout the Old and New Testaments. The research time has been such a blessing to see how beautifully intentional God asked questions to invite self-awareness, expose the heart, reveal responsibility, uncover beliefs, challenge unbelief, correct distorted thinking, motivate repentance, magnify God’s character, encourage faith, and draw people into a relationship with him. I’m in awe.
#connectionpoint

[Dr. Lee Warren @drleewarrenmd]

One of my most controversial takes:

No one else has the power totrigger you.

When someone does something that triggers you, your amygdala fires first.

You can slow the response with a breath and choose the extinguisher over gasoline. So, you actually always have the power to not be trigger-able. 

It's hard and holy work, but it's worth it to regain that sense of control that you used to believe someone else could take from you by triggering you.

Save this for the next time you start to feel triggered, and share it with a friend who needs to know how much power they actually have over their own emotional state.

Follow for more brain science tips to stay in control.

And click the link in my bio to learn more about self-brain surgery.

#neuroscience #anxiety #anger #emotions 

[Pamela @ProfCubas]

Although Luke 1:68-79 has to do with John the Baptist and Christ I think verse 79 encompasses counseling at its core: “to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death. To guide our feet into the way of peace.”

[Pamela @ProfCubas]

I love this Christian neurologist’s explanation of science and scripture. He’s a great one to follow.

[Dr. Lee Warren @drleewarrenmd]

https://t.co/hLQ35FuXAU

[Dr. Lee Warren @drleewarrenmd]

Today, I’m going to give you ten years of healing in a couple of minutes.

I'm a brain surgeon, and I'm gonna show you how to make rapid progress in healing the wounds you’ve been carrying; the ones from childhood, from broken relationships, from things said that can’t be unsaid, and from things done that can’t be undone. Let's scrub in and get it done.

Here's a Fact: Your Wound Lives in Your Brain, But Your Healing Lives in Your Mind

When something hurts you, your brain stores it. The sights, the sounds, the sting of the words, the shape of the moment. That storage is real and physical.

But here’s where the hope of healing lies: your brain doesn’t get the final vote on what that memory means to you. Your mind does. And your mind is not the same thing as your brain.

Neuroscience nugget: Emotional memories get encoded in circuits involving the amygdala and hippocampus, but each time you recall a memory, it becomes temporarily unstable and gets rewritten via a process called reconsolidation. That means every time you revisit a wound, you have a fresh chance to change how it’s stored.

Self-Brain Surgery Procedure: The next time an old wound surfaces, don’t just relive it. Instead, reframe it while it’s “open.” Ask: What is the truest, most redemptive way to understand this moment now? Speak that new understanding out loud before you let the memory close back up.

Scripture: “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3, NIV

This is self-brain surgery. Hard and holy work.

Follow me to connect neuroscience and scripture every day. Save this to help when you need to heal. Share it with a friend who's hurting.

Click the link in my bio to learn more about The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery, my NYT bestselling book.

(Not medical advice. See your provider for help)

#selfbrainsurgery #neuroscience #neuroplasticity #grief #healing

[Pamela @ProfCubas]

@mellyneuf @Incogniofoshow @MitchellSheten1 😩

[Pamela @ProfCubas]

@EdwardCWilde Who said that was common grace?

[Pamela @ProfCubas]

@praximtheology @Christiana80185 @sevier_nick @JulieGanschow59 @CarlHargrove @HeathLambert @acbc @praximtheology You’re trying to reason with people who cant be reasoned with.

[Pamela @ProfCubas]

@praximtheology @sevier_nick @JulieGanschow59 @CarlHargrove @HeathLambert @acbc Stupidity

[Pamela @ProfCubas]

@kdclaunch @DennyBurk This is horrible.

[Diane Langberg, PhD @DianeLangberg]

If you try to handle the trauma of others without understanding its impact or knowing how to respond, you will damage those who are already severely hurt.

[Pamela @ProfCubas]

@timallchin @sevier_nick He also said that we ought not throw out the good that is observed but it is our responsibility to reinterpret it.

[Pamela @ProfCubas]

This was such a great podcast on the new book Dissecting the Heart, put together by Pierce Taylor Hobbs. Not only did he work directly with Powlison for years, but he spent over a year reading and rereading everything Powlison wrote. I can’t wait to dive in to this book. What a blessing to the biblical counseling world. I highly recommend listening to this podcast. So good.
https://t.co/a8UJFy2XWL

[Pamela @ProfCubas]

@FierceMarriage This is just really bad hermeneutics of 1 Corinthians 7