by Bob | Jun 9, 2025 | Embodied-Souls
Current Discussions Recently, some biblical counselors have been claiming that biblical counselors should not include physiological interventions in their biblical counseling. I’ve collated several examples. Today, I will share two. Greg Gifford, in his just released...
by Bob | Jun 7, 2025 | Embodied-Souls
CCEF, Biblical Counseling, the Bible, and the Body I appreciate CCEF’s biblically balanced approach to ministry to the whole person—to the embodied-soul. Previously, I highlighted an excellent CCEF Journal of Biblical Counseling article by Tood Stryd. You can find my...
by Bob | Jun 6, 2025 | Shirley, Stroke
June 4, 2021 and June 3, 2025 On June 4, 2021, Shirley suffered a life-threatening hemorrhagic stroke. The ER neurologist told me that evening that Shirley had a 50% chance of surviving the next 72 hours, and a 25% chance of surviving three months. Over the next six...
by Bob | Jun 3, 2025 | Embodied-Souls
Disclaimer As the title suggests, this is not a detailed post about sleep. Such a post might put you to sleep! Nor is this post providing medical advice about sleep. However, it is a little post about how a biblical counselor might respond if a counselee says, “I’m...
by Bob | Jun 2, 2025 | Clinically-Informed Biblical Counseling
CIBC First, while I respect my CIBC brothers and sisters, I do not describe my approach as clinically-informed biblical counseling. For my approach to biblically counseling, see, 6 Biblical Counseling Convictions. Second, if you do much reading these days related to...