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The Journal of Pastoral Practice: Volume 9, Number 4, 1989 is unavailable, but you can change that!

For nearly 30 years, the Journal of Biblical Counseling (previously the Journal of Pastoral Practice) of CCEF (the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation) has provided a forum for biblical counseling’s development and application. The journal’s mission is to develop clear thinking and effective practice in biblical counseling through articles that faithfully bring the God of truth,...

possessiveness and protectiveness of his own kingdom, which is in opposition to God’s (Matthew 6:34). Worry reveals where his heart is and, therefore, where his treasure is (Matthew 6:21). This is how our Lord presents worry to us, and it is in this context we can see it for the grievous sin it is. No doubt idolatry is at the core of many sins, but it is no more clearly evident than in the sin of worry. Two kingdoms and two kings are polarized as the brackets of Matthew 6:19 and 6:33 demonstrate.
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