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How God uses Seasons of Change
Through the trials and joy of change, God is exposing sin, inviting growth, and revealing grace in the life of the believer.
Puritan Treasures for Today
Truth in Love 537
Dale Johnson: I am thrilled to have with me on this first day of our conference in Fort Worth, Texas, “Ancient Paths, Soul Care in Past […]
Lou Priolo’s Presuppositions: A Framework for Evaluating Your Counseling Approach
Lou Prioli’s book Presuppositions of Biblical Counseling provides a framework for understanding the pillars of biblical counsel.
Tricks of the Tempter
Truth in Love 536
The tempter often tricks us through the weaknesses in our desires, and yet there is a biblical salve that comforts, corrects, and equips the believer through all temptation.
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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.
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”
The Holy Spirit’s Role in the Process of Change
The Holy Spirit has set us free in Christ and dwells within us, giving life to our mortal bodies so that we can set our minds on the things of the Spirit, and live a life that pleases the Lord.
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.
