by Bob | May 7, 2024 | Shirley
“Goodbye Elyria Water Tower!” When our kids were very young, we lived in Elyria, Ohio. For ten years I ministered at Open Door Christian School and Church of the Open Door in Elyria. Whenever we would leave on vacation, we would pass the Elyria water tower and all...
by Bob | May 6, 2024 | Biblical Counseling, Nouthetic Counseling
A Provocative Facebook Post Recently, Pastor Mark Williams, who oversees a nouthetic counseling site on Facebook, posted the following opinion on his nouthetic site and on his personal Facebook page. “Don’t call yourself a biblical counselor if you do not believe the...
by Bob | May 5, 2024 | Biblical Counseling
What Makes Biblical Counseling Truly Biblical? Until heaven, we will always have debates about what makes biblical counseling truly biblical. I’ve sought to address my convictions about biblical counseling in my post: 6 Biblical Counseling Convictions A Thread on...
by Bob | May 3, 2024 | Mental Illness
A Word from Bob There’s been a lot of discussion on Twitter/X about a video from Pastor John MacArthur about mental illness. While my post does not interact with Pastor MacArthur’s post, my post does seek to offer, in tweet-size bites, my preliminary ponderings on...
by Bob | May 2, 2024 | Conflict Resolution
When we disagree with other self-described biblical counselors, how could we handle those differences biblically? Here are three posts on this important topic: 5 Biblical Counseling Principles for Addressing Disagreements Among Biblical Counselors 6 Types of Biblical...