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.
Should a Woman Date a Man Who is Hooked on Pornography?
Truth in Love 4
A woman should not pursue marriage with a man who has an ongoing struggle with pornography.
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”
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.
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Biblical Counseling and Mental Disorder Diagnosis— Part 1
Truth in Love 515
Biblical Counselors can approach life’s hardships and mental health diagnoses with clarity, compassion, and biblical conviction.
Implications of Common Grace
Truth in Love 508
Whatever your doctrine of common grace is, it can’t limit what the Bible teaches about itself in terms of its own sufficiency.
How to Deal with a Disappointing Counselee
God often uses discouraging cases to turn a counselor toward Christ.
Christian Ministry and the Mental Health Counseling Complex: Understanding Missions, Counseling, and Biblical Structures of Care
The Journal of Biblical Soul Care
Introduction The idea that Christian counselors should be considered as missionaries within the mental health professions has been popularized in various circles for years; however, […]
Toward a Biblical Understanding of Neurodiversity
How should we make sense of the buzzword “neurodiversity” as biblical counselors?