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Tom
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| Posted 5/2/2003 8:46 PM (GMT -6) |   | http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2003/005/7.52.html
Interesting. Any thoughts you TNT folk?
Tom
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Springs
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| Posted 5/3/2003 4:13 PM (GMT -6) | | Plenty. But no time to think them, much less write them. argh.
I have algebra brain.
I agree with his emphasis on community and the Spirit of God. I think TNT does of good job of utilizing the true parts of psychology and neuro science to lead people into healing in Christ.
-S
"Dreams are illustrations...from the book your soul is writing about you." -Marsha Norman
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Tom
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| Posted 5/3/2003 4:29 PM (GMT -6) | | Springs: I agree with his emphasis on community and the Spirit of God. I think TNT does of good job of utilizing the true parts of psychology and neuro science to lead people into healing in Christ.
Tom: Eh, can you put that into an algebraic equation for me please?
Tom 
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GregBoyd
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| Posted 5/4/2003 12:54 PM (GMT -6) | | Nice article.
The director of our TNT counseling center at church is a total Crabb devotee. MUCH if not MOST healing in a person's life can come by way of being involved in Christian community.
But I (more than our director) don't see small group community as the cure-all for everybody.
a) Many people are too unhealthy to benefit from being in small group community. Until they reach a minimal level of health, they will perpetually try to turn the community to be about them. They can't DO community.
b) Without good training for leaders, many small group comminities aren't that healthy and won't benefit seriously wounded people.
c) Even more fundamentally, however, few people are ever taught how to DO life, let alone DO their theology, between their ears. Here TNT is helpful. This isn't about psychology: its about applied theology: theology at a neurological level. e.g. Most of us have no idea what representations actually take place in our brain when we think of God, Jesus, the Bible, how we respond to presurre, or anger, or temptation, etc... Our representations are mostly determined by triggers installed in our past that instantaneously activate a re-experiences of a past event. Our representations can and do change somewhat just by having new experiences, but its very beneficial and empowering to learn how to become aware of them and take control over them.
The key to grow is learning how to "take every thought captive to Christ." This, in essence, is what TNT is designed to help people do.
later
Greg
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