by Bob | May 12, 2014 | Biblical Counseling
Should Counselors Talk about Themselves? Phil Monroe has been blogging about whether counselors should talk about themselves. You can read his most recent post here. Ed Welch also addressed this topic here. In professional counseling language, the issue is called...
by Bob | May 2, 2014 | Biblical Counseling, Empathy, Spiritual Friends
How to Empathize with Your Friends Note from Bob: You’re reading Part Two of a two-part blog post on developing biblical empathy. You can read Part One at Developing the Biblical Counseling Skill of Empathy. How to Empathize: Climbing in the Casket—Hebrews 4:15-16 ...
by Bob | May 1, 2014 | Biblical Counseling, Empathy, Spiritual Friends
Developing the Biblical Counseling Skill of Empathy Sometimes we think that because the world uses a word like “empathy,” therefore, we can’t use that word in biblical counseling. However, many biblical passages urge rich soul empathizing: Rejoice with those who...
by Bob | Apr 28, 2014 | 5 to Live By, Parenting
5 Top Blog Posts of the Week: 5 to Live By 5 top Christian blog posts of the week—suffering, small groups, church planting, parenting, book banning, and more. Should Christian Parents Ban Books? Writing for The Gospel Coalition, Gracy Olmstead asks Should Christian...
by Bob | Apr 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
Heaven Is for Real…But the Preaching and Pastoral Care Were Not I was not planning to see the newly-released movie, Heaven Is for Real. But my extended family wanted to see it…and they wanted my perspective on it. So I went. The movie and book are based upon...
