Anxious to Counsel?
While the word for concern or anxiety is used in a positive sense in the Bible, it is most often used in describing a sinful failure to fully trust in God and love Him.
A Response to Recent Criticisms of Dr. Heath Lambert’s 95 Theses
It is clear that Brad Hambrick is setting forth a different definition and trajectory of biblical counseling.
Is Worry Sinful?
Truth in Love 513
Worry as sin is a liberating truth in the life of the Christian, leading them to trust God and place their hope in Him.
Answering Your Questions on Guilt and Shame
TIL 540
Despite feelings of guilt and shame, the Bible helps us categorize what is truly our responsibility to bear.
To the “Young and Inexperienced” Counselor
The lack of shared experience only further magnifies the power and sufficiency of God’s Word to change hearts and lives.
The Sufficiency of Scripture and Extra-Biblical Information
Introduction: A New Book, An Old Controversy Last week Zondervan released my new book, A Theology of Biblical Counseling: The Doctrinal Foundations of Counseling Ministry. The […]
The Negative Behind Positive Thinking
The positive thinking movement is a way to try to have something good about yourself apart from God himself, but it never works.
Assurance for the Weak in Faith
True faith is that which yields itself, despite all its insufficiency, on the sufficiency of Christ.
A Biblical Identity for Adoptees
Adopted children struggle with their identity. How can we help them to cultivate a biblical identity?
Repentance
Seeking God’s Glory Through Self-Confrontation
This essay presents a model for biblical repentance. A person first determines that change should happen. He then designs a plan for change. And then he starts doing what he has resolved to do.
God Glorifying Change
Truth in Love 523
“We’re actually trying to get at the motivation. Until the person we’re discipling learns to adopt these new God-honoring motivations, then we could say our shepherding work isn’t done”
Midlife Counseling Issues
Truth in Love 499
There is hope and comfort for the middle-aged believer amid the unique trials of this season.