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Suffering

Suffering is God’s School of Sanctification 

Believers have a reason and hope when a trial arises, as these trials bring opportunity to see God’s character, grow our faith, and trust God.

Nov 13, 2025

Triggers: Proposing a More Biblical Construct–Part 1 

Trigger is a colloquial term that we often use without considering the deeper implications of the heart. 

Oct 30, 2025

Counselors, You Can Offer Gospel Hope Without Shared Trials

Take heart, fellow counselors: you don’t have to share the same trial to share the same gospel. The gospel is enough.

Sep 25, 2025

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.

Sep 11, 2025

Complex Trauma

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The Biblical Counselor can discern what is behind popular theories in psychology, such as the framework of repressed memories that drive concepts like Complex Trauma and EMDR—which many secularists deny as valid.

Jun 2, 2025

The Gospel Speaks to Your Trauma

In a world stained by trauma, the Gospel offers a sustaining hope and healing that allows the believer to find identity, not in their past, but in Christ who has redeemed them.

Apr 24, 2025

Ministering Amidst Catastrophic Suffering 

Amid devastation, God’s Word is our eternal, indestructible hope and refuge.

Feb 12, 2025

The Application of Isaiah 26 -Through Deep Affliction

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Through His word, God provides practical wisdom for even the most painful of circumstances.

Oct 14, 2024

The Book of Job and the Problem of Suffering

How God reveals Himself to us through suffering.

Oct 11, 2024

The Interpreter of Our Suffering 

How God’s Word shapes our suffering

Sep 12, 2024

True Hope for Parkinson’s Disease 

True hope and peace for those suffering from Parkinson’s are found in the promises of God and His Word.

Apr 4, 2024

Conformity to Christ and the Capacity to Enjoy Him

In counseling, one must teach their counselees to see their trials as the road to becoming more like their Savior. Embracing this truth will lead to a more profound joy and enjoyment of Him.

Jan 18, 2024