by Bob | Mar 10, 2024 | Biblical Counseling
I’m Pondering… These are some initial ponderings—thinking out loud, if you will. Musing. So…ponder with me… You may recall David Powlison’s classic article from 1996, How Do You Help a “Psychologized Counselee”? In his editorial, Powlison discussed biblical...
by Bob | Feb 20, 2024 | Elihu
What to Make of Elihu’s Counsel to Job I’ve spent the past several months reading the Bible cover-to-cover seeking to discern the Bible’s teaching on traumatic-suffering and embodied-souls. So far I’ve studied Genesis 1 to Psalms 150. I have over 400 pages of...
by Bob | Feb 19, 2024 | Neurodiversity
Embodied-Souls and Neurodiversity If you follow my blogging ministry at all, then you know that I write a lot about what the Bible says about our being embodied-souls—a complex unity of body/soul. For a summary of my writings, here’s a link to 100 Free Resources for...
by Bob | Feb 19, 2024 | Elizabeth Keckley
Who Do You Turn To? Picture 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 devastated. To whom does she turn? To a black woman. To...
by Bob | Feb 18, 2024 | Depression, Spurgeon
11 Reasons Spurgeon Was Depressed The Spurgeon Center at Midwestern Seminary has a fascinating article about Spurgeon’s depression: 11 Reasons Spurgeon Was Depressed. I’d encourage you to read the original article. I’ll highlight a few thoughts and quotes, especially...
