Resources by Year
Potential Pitfalls of Gospel Centered Counseling
Truth in Love 522
The Biblical Counselor needs to use the gospel in a way that is faithful to all of Scripture and carries out the ultimate goal of God’s glory through sanctification.
Overcoming the Fear of Medical Issues
Overcoming anxiety, medical or not, is a slow process of letting Christ shape your heart, knowing that when the darkness of fear arises, the Good Shepherd has not left you.
A Heart of Discontentment
Truth in Love 521
Discontentment is a silent killer; It kills the person who’s discontent first, and then by association and extension, it affects everybody else in that person’s circle.
Union with Christ: Our Hope for Sanctification
Union with Christ is the spiritual knitting together of Christ and the Christian through which the believer receives all the blessings of salvation.
The Church’s Role in Counseling You
When faced with a crisis or seeing a need for change in our lives, there is a temptation to withdraw from the church. This is an invitation to be truly known and cared for by the the counsel found in God’s Word and in His Church.
Does the Body Keep the Score?
Truth in Love 520
Dale Johnson: Today on the podcast, I have with me Dr. Francine Tan. She’s a biblical counselor from Malaysia. She’s been certified with ACBC since […]
True Wisdom from Above
Godly wisdom does not come naturally to us; our hearts are often bent towards selfish motives. God’s word shows us the path to true wisdom that will yield peaceful fruits of righteousness even in the face of difficult and tense conflicts.
Complex Trauma
Truth in Love 519
The Biblical Counselor can discern what is behind popular theories in psychology, such as the framework of repressed memories that drive concepts like Complex Trauma and EMDR—which many secularists deny as valid.
How Our Lust for Man’s Approval Blinds Us to Sin
The desire to be loved, appreciated, and praised can lead the believer down a path of sin and pride, seeking the approval of those around them instead of the God who knows their weakness and loves them despite it.
Vengeance Is Mine
In a world that increasingly celebrates personal vengeance retribution as due justice, Christians must live counter-culturally, trusting instead in God’s administration.
Lies My Therapist Told Me— Part 2
Truth in Love 518
The secular therapeutic world will label anxiety and depression as illnesses, of the inmaterial mind. Instead, search the Bible for the clarity and hope found in how God sees us and our problems.
Between Bethel and Dan
Clinically-Informed Biblical Counseling's Failed Attempt at Balance
Attempts, like Clinically-Informed Biblical Counseling, have sought to find balance between two extremes. 1 Kings 12 shows us that “closer” to the truth is still disobedience if it isn’t where God commands.