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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.
Saving Sal—A PTSD Case Study
In helping the counselee facing PTSD, psychology fails to address the heart and offer the lasting hope for change offered through the Bible.
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.
How to Counsel the Grieving
In the book of Lamentations our sorrow finds refuge in the goodness of God, offering insight and hope to counsel the grieving.
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The Light of the Gospel in the Darkness
The people coming to sit and talk with us are very often in a dark place, and it is in those moments that we get to offer the most wonderful news of the gospel.
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.
Spiritualizing Sin with Biblical Language
Spiritualizing sin is not a harmless misunderstanding. It is a rejection of God’s authority masquerading as righteousness.
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 […]
Two Truths and a Lie for Those Abandoned by Loved Ones
Whenever we feel abandoned, we find rest in our Father’s loving arms and recount his truths to counsel both ourselves and others through the pain.
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.
Helping Our Counselees Learn to Endure
We fix our gaze not on how badly it hurts or on how much longer the race is, but on His promises to walk alongside us and give us what we need to finish the race with endurance.
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.”
Do I Need to Change My Agenda for Counseling?
“Your counselee may bring all kinds of issues that were not there when you started…Remember that you don’t need to clean them all up, and you don’t need to clean them up right away. There is wisdom in having a cleaning strategy.”
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.
The Sin of Comparison
Comparison is a common struggle, even among the disciples of John the Baptist. There is freedom when we look from our accomplishments and shortcomings to our Savior, Jesus Christ.
