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I’m Sarmishta and I’m honoured to meet you and invite you into my story. I’m a Certified Biblical Counselor with ACBC, a pastor’s wife and spiritual mentor to several women, a designer, and a passionate mother and teacher to my son who lives with spina bifida.

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The dying art of Biblical Counseling

Biblical Counseling Counseling

Sarmishta Venkatesh

November 10, 2021

This post was first published on GentleReformation as a tribute to my counseling mentor and erstwhile professor Dr. George Scipione....

Psalm 23: When the Lord becomes your Shepherd

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Sarmishta Venkatesh

November 8, 2021

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Psalm 23 has been a personal favourite for many, for centuries. Often it is the only Psalm still sung in some churches. The powerful Scottish-isle-like imagery takes our imaginations through surreal pastures sprinkled with snowy sheep bleating baahs and savouring refreshing waters by the streams. Psalm 23 is, however, not primarily interested in talking about our spiritual road trip. It's aim is underscored in the first verse, which sets the expectation for the rest of the Psalm in motion: