The Real-Life Nicholas The origin of the Santa Claus myth begins with the real-life Nicholas (270-346 AD), who was born during the 3rd century in the village of Patara. At the time, the area was in Greece and is now on the southern coast of Turkey. His wealthy...
A Charlie Brown Christmas For over a dozen years while we lived in Northwest Indiana, we would host a Christmas Eve party with over three dozen extended family members and friends. We all enjoyed great food, fun games, Christmas-themed Charades, and our White Elephant...
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...
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...
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...
