by Bob | Feb 8, 2026 | Empathy
Why I’ve Equipped Christians in Biblical Empathy for Forty Years For over 40 years, I’ve studied the Bible and church history regarding empathy. Five years ago, I collated some of that material into a free 42-page PDF: Empathy Is Biblical. Because I’ve written on...
by Bob | Feb 3, 2026 | Biblical Counseling
“Then Job answered and said: ‘I have heard many such things; miserable comforters are you all’” (Job 16:1-2). Mark #1: Miserable Counselor/Comforters Are Defensive and Aggressive What happens when a suffering counselee pushes back on counseling that confuses lament...
by Bob | Jan 30, 2026 | Biblical Counseling, Soul Care
A Sabbatical from the BCW: Biblical Counseling Wars About a month ago, I began a sabbatical from engaging in the public debates between biblical counselors. I explained why here: I’m Taking a “Sabbatical” from the Biblical Counseling “Wars.” 5 Reasons for an...
by Bob | Jan 22, 2026 | Biblical Counseling
Use Your Imagination In the spirit of positive, iron-sharpening-iron interactions in the biblical counseling world, which of the following 90-minute interactive biblical counseling discussions (not debates) would you most like to hear? Imagine that you could listen...
by Bob | Jan 12, 2026 | Creation Mandate, Mental Health, Mental Illness
The Creation Mandate In Gospel-Centered Counseling, I defined the Creation Mandate as: The God-given, repeated command that image bearers subdue and rule the earth as God’s vice-regents, under-shepherds, and under-scientists. God’s mandates that we be good stewards...
