by Bob | Jun 27, 2009 | Abuse, Marriage Counseling
Counseling and Abuse in MarriagePart 2: Biblical Marriage CounselingMarital abuse is one of the most traumatic issues an individual, couple, family, and church can face. Discussing it raises hotly defended convictions. How should God’s people respond to “abuse in...
by Bob | Jun 26, 2009 | Abuse, Marriage, Marriage Counseling, Spousal Abuse
Counseling and Abuse in MarriagePart I: A Wise Christian ResponseRecently a pastor asked me how a church should deal with “abuse in marriage.” Marital abuse is one of the most traumatic issues an individual, couple, family, and church can face. Discussing it raises...
by Bob | Jun 22, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Sin, Suffering
Why Some Biblical Counseling Is Only Half BiblicalAddendum: Incompetent to Counsel*Note: If you’re disappointed that I’m saying that some biblical counseling is only half biblical, then please read my comments at the end of my first post in this series:...
by Bob | Jun 21, 2009 | Cotton Mather, Father's Day, Puritans
A Puritan Father’s Lesson PlanBy Cotton MatherParents, Oh how much ought you to be continually devising for the good of your children! Often devise how to make them “wise children”; how to give them a desirable education, an education that may render them...