by Bob | Dec 22, 2024 | Sufficiency of Scripture
A Word from Bob I’ve been interacting with Sean Perron on Twitter/X regarding Perron’s criticisms of biblical counselor, Jason Kovacs, for Jason occasionally using the word “client.” You can read a blog post about this discussion here: Is the Word “Client” on the...
by Bob | Dec 19, 2024 | Client, Sufficiency of Scripture
It’s Christmastime As I write, it’s Christmastime 2024. Most every Santa Claus movie mentions Santa’s “Naughty and Nice List.” Well, in our modern biblical counseling world, the word “client” has made the naughty list. Here’s what I imagine now—some will be upset with...
by Bob | Dec 15, 2024 | Relational Heresy
Orthodoxy and Orthopraxy We talk a lot about doctrinal heresy—and it is a vital issues that we must address. Orthodoxy—right belief—is essential. We seem to talk less about relational heresy. Orthopraxy—right relationships, right living—is equally essential. We talk...
by Bob | Dec 14, 2024 | Family Counseling, Parenting
2 Very Different Ways to Think About Parenting I’ve developed today’s post from my book, Gospel-Centered Family Counseling: An Equipping Guide for Pastors and Counselors. While the book provides practical biblical wisdom for parenting and for marriage counseling, I...
by Bob | Dec 11, 2024 | Abuse, Fathers
Introduction: Recent Biblical Counseling Discussions Recently, the biblical counseling world has been discussing some vitally important questions. How do we counsel a person whose earthly father portrayed a distorted image of the concept of ‘father’? What biblical...
