A Presupppositional Approach
Truth in Love 539
Van Til’s presupppositional approach to apologetics shaped Powlison’s approach to biblical counseling.
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.
The Use of AI in Biblical Counseling
We should be wary about trying to take shortcuts in the counseling process by using AI to plan and prepare.
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.
A Tale of Two Councils
Is Scripture Sufficient to Counsel Sufferers?
In immense suffering, the psalmist anchors himself in Scripture alone, which offers sufficient guidance, counsel, and hope for the suffering saint.
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.
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.”
Between Bethel and Dan
Clinically-Informed Biblical Counseling's Failed Attempt at Balance
Attempts, like Clinically-Informed Biblical Counseling, have sought to find balance between two extremes. 1 Kings 12 shows us that “closer” to the truth is still disobedience if it isn’t where God commands.
Homework for Counselees Struggling with OCD
The Bible speaks to the particular struggles of the counselee with OCD. Although their compulsive behavior is often rooted in self-reliance, there is freedom found in trusting God.
Discerning Types of Integration
Truth in Love 507
Understanding the differing counseling methodologies utilized by believers and unbelievers.
Counseling Homework
Truth in Love 503
Meaningful homework helps bridge truth to application in counseling.
Common Grace in Debate: A Response to Edward T. Welch’s “Common Grace, Knowing People, and the Biblical Counselor”
The Journal of Biblical Soul Care
Can Non-Believers Discover True Things?Almost twenty years ago, Jay Adams published “Is All Truth God’s Truth?” to examine the implications of this axiom regarding whether […]
