A Counselor’s Temptation
I remember one of the very first workshops I taught on biblical counseling at my church. Fresh out of college with a degree in counseling but little experience, there was an overwhelming sense of fear...
View ArticleHumility: The Solution to a Real Problem
Why Are We Not Humble? Our pride, which is really the root of all of our sin, goes all the way back to Genesis 3 when Adam sinned against God in the Garden of Eden. God made it very clear, … Continue...
View ArticleLessons Learned As a Biblical Counselor, Part Eight: Reflections after Forty...
Note from the BCC Staff: This is the eighth in a series of periodic posts by biblical counselors regarding what they have learned during their years of ministry in biblical counseling. Read Part One:...
View ArticleGracious Candor: A Tutorial in Speaking Truth in Love
Katherine is a wonderful woman in our congregation who loves Jesus, stays at home with her kids, and is trying to be a faithful wife to her husband. A few weeks ago Katherine and I had a conversation....
View ArticleThe BCC Weekend Media Resource: 37 Ways to Love One Another
This weekend’s resource is an example of that. Pastor Paul Tautges shares one of his blog posts: 37 Ways to Love One Another. This is so timeless that we asked Pastor Paul if we could maintain a copy...
View ArticleWhat I Have Learned in Biblical Counseling
In a little under a week we will begin our next round of training people in the practice of intensive discipleship, otherwise known as biblical counseling. This is a very exciting time for me as I see...
View ArticleGlorifying God by Diving Deeper
Experienced counselors regularly encounter people who, for whatever reason, seem resistant to the counselor’s connection attempts. In these trying situations, the counselor experiences this person as a...
View ArticleA Conduit for Christ
This post addressed what is means to “be” a biblical counselor and what is required to serve in this capacity. It is not quite what you would expect! Continue reading →
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