My most recent and most personal post addressed the relational side of the current biblical counseling conflicts. In that post, I shared about several past friends who now have issues with me and my biblical counseling. I mentioned that in most cases, they have not...
Recently, I’ve been writing about the current conflicts in the biblical counseling world. In my posts, I’ve been responding to an ongoing, growing series of posts by the folks at First Baptist Jacksonville. My responses, for the most part, have remained at the level...
The Context In another post by the folks at First Baptist Jacksonville, this one by Sean Perron, Sean proclaimed, “I am convinced we need a reset on the term biblical counseling.” 5 Reflections on Resetting the Definition of Biblical Counseling Sean’s post and his...
It was three years ago today that Shirley suffered her stroke. Last year on June 4, 2023, Shirley started calling June 4 her “Stroke-Aversary”—celebrating life and every day God gives us together. Life Is Fragile Yesterday, Shirley and I spent the morning with dear...
The Discussion (“Debate”) In our modern biblical counseling world, there has always been a lot of discussion about the proper use of extra-biblical material, including psychological research. For one historical example, read about how Jay Adams, John Bettler, and...
