2
. See James Strong,
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible
(Nashville: Abingdon, 1986), 45.
3
. Strong,
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible,
7.
4
. For further information see Gary R. Collins,
Christian Counseling: A Comprehensive Guide,
rev. ed. (Dallas: Word, 1988), 352-53; H. Norman Wright,
Crisis Counseling: What to Do
and Say During the First 72 Hours,
updated and expanded ed. (Ventura, CA: Regal, 1993), 154-56; H. Norman Wright,
Recovering from the Losses of Life
(Tarrytown, NY: Fleming H. Revell, 1991), 53-61.
5
. For further information, see Collins,
Christian Counseling,
352–53; Wright,
Crisis Counseling 154-56;
Wright,
Recovering from the Losses of Life,
53-61.
6
. For further activities, see Charlotte A. Greeson, Mary Hollingsworth, and Michael Washburn,
The Grief Adjustment Guide: A Pathway Through Pain,
Faire & Hale Planner (Sisters, OR: Questar, 1990), 200-02.
7
. For further information, see Wright,
Crisis Counseling,
158-59.
8
. Wright,
Crisis Counseling,
159-61.
9
. Greeson, Hollingsworth, and Washburn,
The Grief Adjustment Guide,
73; Wright,
Crisis Counseling,
165.
10
. See Collins,
Christian Counseling,
352-53; Wright,
Crisis Counseling,
154-56; Wright,
Recovering from the Losses of Life,
53-61.
11
. See Haddon W. Robinson,
Grief: Comfort for Those Who Grieve and Those Who Want to Help
(Grand Rapids: Discovery House, 1996), 11-16.
12
. On the three God-given inner needs, see Lawrence J. Crabb, Jr.,
Understanding People: Deep Longings for Relationship
(Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1987), 15-16; Robert S. McGee,
The Search for Significance,
2d ed. (Houston, TX: Rapha, 1990), 27-30.
13
. Adapted from Glen W. Davidson,
Understanding Mourning: A Guide for Those Who Grieve
(Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1984), 15-19.
14
. For the benefits of suffering, see Joel A. Freeman,
God Is Not Fair
(San Bernardino, CA: Here’s Life, 1987), 130-34.
15
. See Wright,
Crisis Counseling,
159.
16
. For this section, see Davidson,
Understanding Mourning, 24.
17
. For this section, see Davidson,
Understanding Mourning,
24-27.
18
. See Wright,
Recoveringfrom the Losses of Life,
91-110.
19
. For further information, see Wright,
Recovering from the Losses of Life,
179-204.
Rejection: Healing a Wounded Heart
1
. Adapted from
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary,
s.v. “Reject.”
2
. James Strong,
Strong’s Greek Lexicon,
electronic ed., Online Bible Millennium Ed. v. 1.13 (Timnathserah Inc., 2002).
3
. Adapted from
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary,
s.v. “Rejection,”
http://www.m-w.com
(2001).
4
. Strong,
Strong’s Greek Lexicon.
5
. Adapted from
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
,
S.V.
“Reject.”
6
. James Strong,
Strong’s Hebrew Lexicon,
electronic ed., Online Bible Millennium Ed. v. 1.13 (Timnathserah Inc., 2002).
7
. Adapted from
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary,
s.v. “Accept.”
8
. Strong,
Strong’s Greek Lexicon.
9
. For this section, see Robert S. McGee,
The Search for Significance: Book and Workbook,
rev. ed. (Houston, TX: Rapha, 1987), 219-20.
10
. For this section see McGee,
The Search for Significance,
54-60.
11
. McGee,
The Search for Significance,
54-55.
12
. For this section, see Charles Solomon,
The Ins and Out of Rejection
(Littleton, CO: Heritage House, 1976), 42-47.
13
. For this section, see Solomon,
The Ins and Out of Rejection
, 47-54.
14
. Solomon,
The Ins and Out of Rejection,
13-18.
15
. Solomon,
The Ins and Out of Rejection,
18-25, 40-42; Charles Solomon,
The Rejection Syndrome
(Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House, 1982), 29-52.
16
. Adapted from Jeff VanVonderen,
Tired of Trying to Measure Up
(Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1989), 75.
17
. On the three God-given inner needs, see Lawrence J. Crabb, Jr.,
Understanding People: Deep Longings for Relationship
(Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1987), 15-16; Robert S. McGee,
The Search for Significance,
2d ed. (Houston, TX: Rapha, 1990), 27-30.
18
. This chart adapted from McGee,
The Search for Significance,
135.
19
. This chart adapted from McGee,
The Search for Significance,
136.
20
. For this section see Marshall Bryant Hodge,
Your Fear of Love
(Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1967), 26.
21
. For this section, see McGee,
The Search for Significance,
137-53.
Self-worth: Discovering Your God-given Worth
1
. Doris Van Stone with Erwin Lutzer,
Dorie: The Girl Nobody Loved
(Chicago: Moody Press, 1979).
2
. Van Stone and Lutzer,
Dorie,
11-15.
3
.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary;
www.m-w.com
, s.v. “Worth.”
4
. See Naji Abi-Hashem, “Self-Esteem,” in
Baker Encyclopedia of Psychology & Counseling,
2d ed., eds. David G. Benner and Peter C. Hill (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1999), 1085.
5
. W.E. Vine, Merrill F. Unger, and William White,
Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words
(Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1985), s.v. “Worth.”
6
. Van Stone and Lutzer,
Dorie,
28-29.
7
.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary,
s.v. “Esteem.”
8
. James Strong,
Strong’s Hebrew Lexicon,
electronic ed. Online Bible Millennium Edition v. 1.13(Timnathserah Inc., July 6, 2002).
9
.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary,
s.v. “Self-Esteem.”
10
. For this section see
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
, s.v. “Complex, Inferior, Inferiority Complex.”
11
. Van Stone and Lutzer,
Dorie,
13.
12
. Van Stone and Lutzer,
Dorie,
19-20.
13
. See Spiros Zodhiates,
The Complete Word Study Dictionary: New Testament,
electronic ed. (Chattanooga, TN: AMG Publishers, 2000), s.v. “Agape.”
14
. For quotations and biographical information in this section see Van Stone and Lutzer,
Dorie,
17-26.
15
. Van Stone and Lutzer,
Dorie,
23.
16
. Van Stone and Lutzer,
Dorie,
20.
17
. Van Stone and Lutzer,
Dorie,
21.
18
.
The Mishnah: A New Translation,
trans. Jacob Neusner (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1988), Abot 1.5.
19
. See Flavius Josephus,
The Works of josephus, The Wars of the Jews,
trans. William Whiston (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 1987), 2.12.3.
20
. Alfred Edersheim,
The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah,
vol. 1 (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 2003), 400.
21
. Merrill Unger,
Unger’s Bible Dictionary
(Chicago: Moody Press, 1974), 960.
22
. Alfred Edersheim,
The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah,
401.
23
. Van Stone and Lutzer,
Dorie,
27.
24
. Van Stone and Lutzer,
Dorie,
29.
25
. Van Stone and Lutzer,
Dorie,
29.
26
. Van Stone and Lutzer,
Dorie,
27-30.
27
. Van Stone and Lutzer,
Dorie,
29.
28
. See Hans Christian Andersen,
The Ugly Duckling,
adapted by Jerry Pinkney (New York: William Morrow, 1999).
29
. Van Stone and Lutzer,
Dorie,
44.
30
. For quotations and biographical information in this section see Van Stone and Lutzer,
Dorie,
30.
31
. One pound equals. 454 kilograms. One hundred and fifty pounds equals 68.1 kilograms.
32
. For quotations and biographical information in this section see Doris Van Stone and Edwin W. Lutzer,
No Place to Cry: The Hurt and Healing of Sexual Abuse
(Chicago, Moody Press, 1990), 27-28.
33
. Doris Van Stone,
Dorie: The Girl Nobody Loved,
VHS (Chattanooga, TN: Precept Ministries, 1990).
34
. For quotations and biographical information in this section see Van Stone and Lutzer,
Dorie,
48.
35
. Van Stone and Lutzer,
Dorie,
147-48.
36
. Van Stone and Lutzer,
Dorie
, 44.
37
. For quotations and biographical information in this section see Van Stone and Lutzer,
Dorie,
79.
38
.
Creating Self-Esteem and Self-Confdence,
VHS Educational Video Network, ISBN 1-58950-403-8.