by Bob | Dec 11, 2006 | Guiding, Healing, Reconciling, Soul Care, Spiritual Direction, Spiritual Friendship, Sustaining
My Story of Spiritual Friendship In many ways, I entered the ministry of spiritual friendship “kicking and screaming.” In fact, I entered the “people-helping” field in that resistive fashion. Three decades ago, I entered seminary on the typical...
by Bob | Dec 10, 2006 | African American Soul Care, Beyond the Suffering, Church History, Soul Care, Spiritual Direction
Beyond the Suffering I’m excited to announce that Beyond the Suffering: Embracing the Legacy of African American Soul Care and Spiritual Direction, my latest book, is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com.To secure your copy, go...
by Bob | Dec 10, 2006 | Biblical Counseling, Christian Counseling, Guiding, Healing, Reconciling, Spiritual Direction, Spiritual Friendship, Sustaining
Converging Streams, Mighty RiverBiblical counseling today is moving onto the right path. Perhaps a little history lesson (stay with me, history can be fasincation, honest; and I did say little”) would be helpful.One Anothering Spiritual FriendshipLong before our...
by Bob | Dec 9, 2006 | African American History, Biblical Counseling, Elizabeth Keckley, Empathy, Grieving, Mary Lincoln, President Lincoln, Soul Care, Spiritual Direction, Spiritual Friendship, Women's Studies
A Voice of HealingPicture the scene. It’s Civil War America. Women have no right to vote. Across the South, Blacks have no rights whatsoever. President Lincoln is assassinated. His widow, Mary Lincoln, is left devastated. To whom does she turn?To a Black woman. To...
by Bob | Dec 8, 2006 | Biblical Counseling, Spiritual Formation
What’s the Connection?The Link between Biblical Counseling and Spiritual FormationMany of you know that I am part of a new “launch” of the Biblical Counseling and Spiritual Formation Network (BCSFN) for the American Association of Christian Counselors...
