Spiritual Formation

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Through prayer, conversation, and Scriptural study, we come alongside you as you journey to seek the Kingdom of God.  We emphasize the hope and healing found through a transformational relationship with Jesus Christ.  Fostering this relationship will be the focus of our time together. We seek to help you uncover who you are in Christ and to deepen your faith, your understanding of Christ's teachings, and your connection with God. 

While your pastor may not have the time to sit with you as your explore the deeper issues of faith and struggle with hard spiritual questions because of their other responsibilities to the church, our entire focus is on your spiritual formation and growth. 

Christian Counseling Services

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We do not look at people as "sick" or as sinners beyond redemption; instead, we believe in the goodness of God and the goodness and value of what He created. Our Christian focus allows our counseling to be holistic, wellness-oriented, and empowering.  Partnership with Christ combined with an emphasis on personal responsibility and willingness to grow are the foundations of our approach.  The overarching goal of our counseling is discovering what aspects of God's nature are reflected in you as part of your original creation, and removing all hindrances to the expressions of those aspects of God's nature.
We've spent our lives helping people  with various aspects of mental health, equipping individuals, families, and yes - even nations in crisis - to tap into who God created them to be, understand how He has wired us as human beings, and discover that the Kingdom of God is within us - always. 

As professors, we prepare the next generation of counselors to bring healing and hope to a hurting world. As multi-genre, award-winning authors, we leave a legacy for future generations to use as they seek the Kingdom of God and develop a deep relationship with Jesus Christ. Our writings use storytelling to help you tap into your own story to wrestle with today's life challenges - whether you are an adult trying to understand suffering, a child seeking to overcome your fears, or anyone who longs for a deeper understanding of how the presence of God is with us and within us.

We enjoy working and writing together. Our passion and our hearts are to help others explore and deepen their relationship with Jesus Christ. Our work and writings are geared toward that goal.
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​Donna E. Lane, Ph.D., is an Adjunct Professor of Counseling at Mercer University and a Christian counselor practicing since 1978. She is a Charter Member of the American Association of Christian Counselors. She has published numerous articles in professional journals in the field of counseling, and has presented internationally and nationally on trauma, grief and loss, narrative counseling, faith in counseling, and prayer. She has led numerous retreats for church groups and women's groups and presented on her writings at a variety of churches as well as multiple Christian organizations. She is an author of both fiction and nonfiction Christian books. 
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David Lane, Ph.D., is the founder of the Counseling Program and Ph.D. program at Mercer University in Atlanta. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Nationally Board Certified Counselor, a Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor, and a Clinical Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists. He has published numerous articles, book chapters, books, and manuscript reviews in the field of Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy, and has presented nationally and internationally on trauma, grief and loss, veterans issues, and narrative counseling. In 2018, he was honored by the LPCA with the Linda Painter Service award, and the John C. Burns Lifetime Achievement Award in Counseling.  ​
Please support our foundation, so others who cannot afford our services can receive the help they need. Mail donations to:
Cody Lane Foundation
2386 Clower Street Suite G200
Snellville, GA 30078
770-845-8130
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God is offering healing and hope.  Will you listen and receive?
Satan has two main goals in his plans for us: to cover up who God created us to be, and to limit our choices so we cannot give or receive love.
According to the story of the fall of man in Genesis 3, God's enemy uses three lie beliefs to deceive us and achieve his goals.

Self as God.

This lie is literally the root of all evil.  It has two sides to it, like a coin. Either I judge myself to be superior, or I judge myself as inferior. In both cases, I set myself up as the judge. My beliefs under this deception can be:
"I'm more important than others"
It is all up to me"
"I'm worthless"
​"I don't matter"

Shame

This lie grows out of the root of Self, and looks to assign fault, either to self or others. My beliefs under this deception can be:
"I'm bad"
"It's all your fault"
"I should have..."
​"You ought to...."

Fear

​​From the root belief that we can be our own god, to the shame that comes from realizing our failure at being God, fear is the result.  Fear beliefs have to do with control, and my beliefs under this deception can be:
"I have to"
"I can't"
"I am out of control"
"I must be in control"
Through prayer, we help you discover the lies you believe, and allow the Lord to replace those lies with His truth. Instead of Self as God, you learn your true identity in Christ. Responsibility replaces shame, and the freedom to choose replaces fear. "Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." (John 8:32).