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Recently, I’ve needed to bring biblical clarification to others regarding the popular teaching known as “Boundaries.” Here are three articles I reviewed which I, again, found very helpful: Better Than Boundaries – While “boundaries” is a one-word, seemingly all-purpose answer,
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Gary Chapman’s Five Love Languages has sold over 13 million copies over the past almost-thirty years, making it one of the most popular Christianized self-help books ever. But how biblical is its message? How consistent is its counsel with the
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“For they say, ‘His letters are weighty and strong,’” it was said of the apostle Paul, yet his bodily presence and manner of speech were unimpressive. The same could be said of Jay Adams, the father of modern day biblical
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Here’s another recommended Resource List as you minister grace and truth. There are many more list links in the right-hand margin of this homepage. MINI-BOOKS Anger, Anxiety, and Fear (Stuart Scott) Anxiety: Anatomy and Cure (Bob Kellemen) Fear: Breaking Its
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Westminster Books is offering a 3-book small devotional bundle, which includes a copy of my newest on grief and loss, at a 40% discount. A Small Book About a Big Problem A Small Book about a Big Problem by biblical
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A new devotional from Ed Welch released this week. In the same format as his SMALL BOOK ABOUT A BIG PROBLEM (Anger), Ed gently applies biblical truth to our hearts and minds, in order to help us learn how faith
Continue readingLast night, I was drawn back into Ed Welch’s excellent (and convicting) little book, which I had read when it first came out. Paging through A Small Book about a Big Problem, I reviewed all of the sentences that I
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[Since my friend David Powlison entered the joy of his Master this past Friday, I’ve wanted to write a tribute to his gracious influence in my life. However, an injury to my hands has made it difficult to type. For
Continue readingAs a follow-up to yesterday’s post, 4 Problems and Pitfalls of Psychiatric Diagnoses, we’ll let Mike Emlet encourage us to think more about the psychiatric diagnoses that are now part of our world. In Chapter 9, Emlet writes, “I want
Continue readingWhen it comes to psychiatric diagnoses and Christians, we are typically too warm or too cold. Michael Emlet, from the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF), calls this The Goldilocks Principle. Either we are too warm (too accepting) of diagnoses,
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This is one of the most common questions I receive when people contact me through this blog. Therefore, I recommend you visit the websites of the following biblical counseling organizations. The ACBC (Association of Certified Biblical Counselors) maintains a list of certified
Continue readingA few nuggets of wisdom to edify your soul and strengthen your one-another ministry… A Good Shepherd for Needy Sheep – Here’s a beautiful article from Marshall Segal. “When today may be my last day and everything I have gives
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Welcome to the fifth installment of Counseling One Another’s feature Journey to Biblical Counseling. Here, I interview various pastors, teachers, trainers, authors, and leaders in the biblical counseling movement. What led them to biblical counseling? What were some of the influences the
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Welcome to the fourth installment of Counseling One Another’s feature Journey to Biblical Counseling. Here, I interview various pastors, teachers, trainers, authors, and leaders in the biblical counseling movement. What led them to biblical counseling? What were some of the
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What is your current involvement in Biblical Counseling? My involvement can be summarized in four categories. Teaching—there are three venues for teaching. I direct and teach in a DMin program at Birmingham Theological Seminary. I teach/train approximately a 20 member
Continue readingLast month, while attending the annual leadership retreat of the Biblical Counseling Coalition, I posted a summary of a brief challenge from the Word of God given by David Powlison of CCEF. In some recent communication with David he has
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In yesterday’s post, we introduced you to Dr. David Powlison of the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation, a key leader in the present day, church-based counseling movement. Here’s the continuation of David’s 35-year journey in the world of biblical counseling.
Continue readingEarly December, while at the Biblical Counseling Coalition leadership retreat in Atlanta, GA, I had the unique privilege to interview David Powlison, a long-time leader in the biblical counseling movement. Dr. Powlison has mentored me for almost two decades through
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By God’s grace, I’m a husband, dad, grandpa, and pastor at Cornerstone Community Church in Mayfield Hts, OH. I love Christ because He first loved me.
