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Dale Johnson

serves as the Executive Director of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors. He is also the regular host of ACBC’s Truth in Love podcast.

Puritans for Today

Truth in Love 534

The Puritans have a way of teaching us today how to integrate the Bible and its doctrines into our life experience and into the problems we face in daily life.

Sep 15, 2025

Answering Your Questions on Trauma and Memory

Truth in Love 533

This mailbox episode of the podcast answers member’s questions on trauma and memory.

Sep 8, 2025

Biblical Counseling and AI Therapy

Truth in Love 532

With access to chatbots and AI technology, there is a temptation to turn to these for comfort, counsel and therapy, instead of seeking out genuine community within the local church.

Sep 1, 2025

Keeping the Heart

Truth in Love 531

Fear of the Lord captivates and moves the heart towards godliness, being motivated not by legalism, but by a love of Christ our Lord.

Aug 25, 2025

Means of Grace and Biblical Counseling

Truth in Love 530

In God’s program of changing lives, He uses ordinary means to change us into the image of Christ.

Aug 18, 2025

The Implementation of Biblical Counseling in the Christian School—Part 2

Implementing Biblical Counseling in the culture of the school does not stop students from sinning, but it demonstrates how Christ is their hope and help in all of life.

The Culture of Biblical Counseling in the Christian School—Part 1

Truth in Love 528

Applying Scripture to the lives of students creates a culture of care and biblical counseling in the life of the Christian School.

The Use of Extra-Biblical Methods in Counseling

TIL 527

The conversation of incorporating extra-biblical material in counseling has changed over the years, and yet there is still a distinction between changing circumstances and incorporating methodology.

Jul 28, 2025

Public Apology to Dr. Welch

As Executive Director of ACBC, I want to extend a public apology to Dr. Ed Welch for an editorial mistake made by us in the […]

Jul 24, 2025

The Self-Sufficiency of God in Counseling

Truth in Love 526

The self-sufficiency of God shapes the way we, as biblical counselors, shepherd and love counselees unconditionally, without need of affirmation or validation.

Jul 21, 2025

Empiricism and Psychological Diagnoses

Truth in Love 525

“Empiricism cannot capture all of these variables—an experiment cannot capture all these variables, when we’re talking about why people think, act and feel the way they do.”

Jul 14, 2025

How To Handle Despair

Truth in Love 524

In a fallen world, we are bound to face despair at some point in our lives. The Bible helps us to understand our despair and lay our cares before a God that cares for us.

Jul 7, 2025