Can Jesus Heal Mental Illness?
Part 1 | The Nature of Mental Illness
In the first part of this series, we explore the nature of mental illness.
Spiritualizing Sin with Biblical Language
Spiritualizing sin is not a harmless misunderstanding. It is a rejection of God’s authority masquerading as righteousness.
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.
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.”
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.
True Wisdom from Above
Godly wisdom does not come naturally to us; our hearts are often bent towards selfish motives. God’s word shows us the path to true wisdom that will yield peaceful fruits of righteousness even in the face of difficult and tense conflicts.
Vengeance Is Mine
In a world that increasingly celebrates personal vengeance retribution as due justice, Christians must live counter-culturally, trusting instead in God’s administration.
Complex Trauma
Truth in Love 519
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.
The Greenhouse Effect of Sanctification: You Are Not Your Spouse’s Holy Spirit
While the Christian is not their spouses Holy Spirit and cannot sanctify their spouse, they can create an environment of Christ-like love and grace that promotes spiritual growth.
Lamenting the Right Way
In grief, despair, and tragedy, prayers of lament are a beautiful gift of grace. When we pray in this way, we begin by directing our hearts toward heaven, to the God who hears and cares for us.
The Temptation to Give Ungodly Counsel
Although there may be temptation to give ungodly counsel to please others, stand firm in God’s Word, trusting in His sovereign hand.