This is our third in a series of articles on biblical counseling that formed us in SG. It’s by David Powlison and entitled “I’ll Never Get Over It” - Help for the Aggrieved.
Read MoreThis is our second in a series of articles that influenced our approach to biblical counseling. It is an article by Edward Welch titled, “Exalting Pain? Ignoring Pain? How Do We Counsel Those Who Suffer?”
Read MoreMany of us remember the days of thinking carefully through our approach to counseling and the therapeutic movement. But many of us weren’t even around in those days. Over the next few months, I’m going to be posting some of the articles that were particularly formative for SG as we developed a Biblical approach to counseling God’s people. My hope is that reading these historically important articles will be a helpful reminder to many and helpful new thoughts for others…
Read MoreWhen I answered the phone that evening, I heard my daughter-in-law’s trembling voice: “I just found out that my sister may have only twenty-four hours left to live.”…
Read MoreWe’re into the second week of the Great Hunkerdown of 2020. Most pastors I know have spent the last week reworking their churches into some kind of new virtual reality. But we all know that pastoral counseling needs are out there awaiting our attention…
Read MoreWriting about events while they are happening is always a bit dangerous. It’s easy to encourage over-reactions and reinforce unhelpful panic in our hearts. That said, the COVID 19 coronavirus provides us with an opportunity to think about how we respond to anxiety…
Read MoreA businesswoman in my church approached me with a question about a training program for upper level management in her company. She had been given a book called Search Inside Yourself, written by Chade-Meng Tan, an executive at Google whose official corporate title is “Jolly Good Fellow.”…
Read MoreYou’re reading Part 2 of a multi-part BCC Grace & Truth blog series on Biblical Counseling in the Local Church. Read Part 1. We asked a number of experienced biblical counselors who provide biblical counseling leadership and equipping in local churches to write on “a topic you consider important to local church biblical counseling.”…
Read MoreYou’re reading the first in a four-part BCC Grace & Truth blog series on biblical counseling and depression. Few issues are more painful. God’s Word provides us with wisdom for addressing depression with compassion so we can care well and wisely…
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