A Word from Bob: I’ve taken today’s blog post on 5 Resources on the Sufficiency of Scripture and Biblical Counseling from The Annual Guide to Biblical Counseling Resources—2019 Edition which includes 690 resources on scores of biblical counseling and Christian living topics. The entire 160-page resource document is available here. Also, read two recent, related posts: 7 Resources on a Theology of Biblical Counseling, and 18 Resources on the Methodology of Biblical Counseling.
Hindson, Ed, and Howard Eyrich, Editors. Totally Sufficient: The Bible and Christian Counseling
Christian counselors agree that the Bible’s message of salvation can radically change lives. Scripture can lead even the most unlikely people to faith, but when it comes to everyday problems—is the Bible really enough? Here we have more than a dozen highly trained counselors, medical experts, and pastors who are highly respected in their fields addressing the question of the sufficiency of Scripture for daily life and ministry.
Kellemen, Bob, and Jeff Forrey, Editors. Scripture and Counseling: God’s Word for Life in a Broken World
Scripture and Counseling brings you the wisdom of twenty ministry leaders who write so you can have confidence that God’s Word is sufficient, necessary, and relevant to equip God’s people to address the complex issues of life in a broken world. It blends theological wisdom with practical expertise and is accessible to pastors, church leaders, counselors and students, equipping them to minister the truth and power of God’s Word in the context of biblical counseling, soul care, pastoral care, and small group facilitation.
Lambert, Heath, Wayne Mack, Doug Bookman, and David Powlison. Sufficiency: Historic Essays on the Sufficiency of Scripture
There are plenty of secular counselors who believe there is no place for the teaching of Scripture in counseling. There are also plenty of conservative evangelical Christians who love the Bible, but believe it is a revelation of limited scope, which is not sufficient for counseling. Biblical counselors believe that faithful counseling is impossible without the Bible. This book celebrates the modern biblical counseling movement’s 40th anniversary, its rich theological tradition, and its commitment to Scripture by re-publishing a special edition of some historic articles on sufficiency of Scripture for counseling.
Powlison, David. Seeing with New Eyes: Counseling and the Human Condition through the Lens of Scripture
Seeing with New Eyes explores how having God in the picture changes the way we think about “problems,” “diagnosis,” “strategies,” “solutions,” “cures,” “changes,” “insights,” and “counseling.” When the lights go on, not one of these “counseling” words can stay the same. The goal of Seeing with New Eyes is to help the reader see God in the counseling context. How can we see what He sees, hear what He says, and do what He does? As we grasp this, we will become more thoughtful in understanding people, and more skillful in curing souls.
Scott, Stuart, and Heath Lambert, Editors. Counseling the Hard Cases: True Stories Illustrating the Sufficiency of God’s Resources in Scripture
In Counseling the Hard Cases, editors Stuart Scott and Heath Lambert use the true stories of real people to show how the truths of God’s Word can be released to bring help, hope, and healing into the lives of those who struggle with some of the most difficult psychiatric diagnoses. From pastors and academics to physicians and psychiatrists, a world-class team of contributing counselors share accounts of Scripture having helped overcome bipolar, dissociative identity, and obsessive compulsive disorders, postpartum depression, panic attacks, addiction, issues from childhood sexual abuse, homosexuality, and more. The book shows how the graces of Christ, as revealed in the Bible, brought powerful spiritual change to the lives of such people who seemed previously burdened beyond hope by mental and emotional roadblocks.
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