<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:14:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/counseling/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Wayward Heart: Spiritual Barrenness in the Land of Drought]]></title><description><![CDATA[This series on the waywardness of the human heart was inspired by the message delivered by my former homiletics instructor last April 5. So far, I have already published three articles: Curing the Wayward]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173575/@rzc24-nftbbg/the-wayward-heart-spiritual-barrenness-in-the-land-of-drought</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173575/@rzc24-nftbbg/the-wayward-heart-spiritual-barrenness-in-the-land-of-drought</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-173575]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rzc24-nftbbg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:23:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCQLha5A6dpRUYNKZdZTVWof1G5BZtuRXcK3PP8TxC6y4cnnz4YQSFEMndBYpnxzLbwk3nuArA8m7k6x4ejMBADZBRNaVQJLq7GNdYBPGXTX74Kiov78eoSE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Wayward Heart: The Fire that Burns Forever]]></title><description><![CDATA[The previous article serves as an introduction in the series about the "wayward heart." A wayward heart is one that has lost its direction through indecision or infidelity. In the context of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173575/@rzc24-nftbbg/the-wayward-heart-the-fire-that-burns-forever</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173575/@rzc24-nftbbg/the-wayward-heart-the-fire-that-burns-forever</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-173575]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rzc24-nftbbg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:19:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCQLha5A6dpRUYNKZdZTVWofQWY7M2M4XeibukZ84Aa5pZpxXvBMkkxYNGAC61cxgEn7kBedMoLR2Fx3zuSH3FK4nLi8UC8nPQjSbi6XNpoymf7gtFYaxafY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prone to Wander: When Waywardness Becomes Second Nature]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let us do a heart talk in this article. Usually, we talk about human hearts only during February, the month of love. Heart and love are topics that are commonly associated. When you talk about the human]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173575/@rzc24-nftbbg/prone-to-wander-when-waywardness-becomes-second-nature</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173575/@rzc24-nftbbg/prone-to-wander-when-waywardness-becomes-second-nature</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-173575]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rzc24-nftbbg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:09:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCQLha5A6dpRUYNKZdZTVWofQWD77JpZKhHvGdGUDuVcwwUVYxc6Rnb6BbdG5oKpiv8mmipXABVqwgMrvj1nBnXnZ4rEGd6Ph9S6fQm48Y2bpCbqsZ4vdz7x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Curing the Wayward Heart: Finding Healing in the Fountain of Living Water]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are done with the 14th chapter of How People Change. The chapter talks about the fruit. 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The 13th chapter started with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173575/@rzc24-nftbbg/curing-the-wayward-heart-finding-healing-in-the-fountain-of-living-water</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173575/@rzc24-nftbbg/curing-the-wayward-heart-finding-healing-in-the-fountain-of-living-water</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-173575]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rzc24-nftbbg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:08:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCQLha5A6dpRUYNKZdZTVWofRCrJZVwsP2NLw2J6bRRA5GT8RgtRg48E4R7fMQg2aVoHn8QV821YPw2ui63wQ65FYmxJnQoyuBMmKGs7mrkh8PqsLJnKAEvi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fruit of the Cross: When Seemingly Impossible Situations Meet a Transforming God]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tomorrow will be our last session in our Introduction to Biblical Counseling class. 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No matter how true and intelligible those words might be, distrust]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173575/@kopiko-blanca/more-than-a-case-study-biblical-empathy-in-counseling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173575/@kopiko-blanca/more-than-a-case-study-biblical-empathy-in-counseling</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-173575]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kopiko-blanca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:00:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reading Response 1: Moving Beyond Psychological Solutions to Spiritual Sanctification]]></title><description><![CDATA[To be honest, this reading initially raised many questions for me. The author's criticism of psychology was very direct, while I initially thought psychology "should be quite helpful," especially]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-152593/@fangyurhsu/reading-response-1-moving-beyond-psychological-solutions-to-spiritual-sanctification</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-152593/@fangyurhsu/reading-response-1-moving-beyond-psychological-solutions-to-spiritual-sanctification</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-152593]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fangyurhsu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 06:36:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gospel Gap]]></title><description><![CDATA[A student is assigned to report today on Chapter 1 of Timothy Lane and Paul David Tripp's book, How People Change. I need a guide for discussion after the report in today's class. The problem is that the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173575/@kopiko-blanca/gospel-gap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173575/@kopiko-blanca/gospel-gap</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-173575]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kopiko-blanca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 04:45:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Instruction in Counseling: Biblical and Accurate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tomorrow is the 9th session in our Introduction to Biblical Counseling class. Our topic is about the place of instruction in biblical counseling. The material is taken from chapter 12 of John MacArthur's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173575/@rzc24-nftbbg/instruction-in-counseling-biblical-and-accurate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173575/@rzc24-nftbbg/instruction-in-counseling-biblical-and-accurate</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-173575]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rzc24-nftbbg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 16:42:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Patient Counselor : Guiding the Battered Sheep to Mercy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Dynamic Heart and the Work of Grace: Foundations of Progressive Sanctification in Biblical Counseling Progressive Nearness: Navigating the Messy Path of Sanctification and Perseverance Battlefield]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173575/@kopiko-blanca/the-patient-counselor--guiding-the-battered-sheep-to-mercy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173575/@kopiko-blanca/the-patient-counselor--guiding-the-battered-sheep-to-mercy</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-173575]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kopiko-blanca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 07:05:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Science of Discernment: 10 Questions for Accurate Data Interpretation]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my previous post, I shared the foundational role of accurate data gathering and interpretation in biblical counseling. 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