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.
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.
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.
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 […]
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.
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.”
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.
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”
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.
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.
