by Bob | Oct 27, 2023 | Chronic Suffering
In times of stress and distress, I often reflect on God’s promise in Isaiah 26:3. “You will keep them in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because they trust in You.” Here’s how I translate the original Hebrew of this verse: “You will keep them in peace,...
by Bob | Oct 13, 2023 | Jay Adams, Nouthetic Counseling, O. Hobart Mowrer
Who Is O. Hobart Mowrer and Why Does He Matter to Biblical Counselors? Greg Gifford is Chair of Biblical Studies and Assistant Professor of Biblical Counseling at The Master’s University. He also serves as the Editor of ACBC’s Journal of Biblical Soul Care. In a post...
by Bob | Oct 10, 2023 | Florida, Shirley
If the Lord Wills In James 4:13-15, we read: 13 Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a...
by Bob | Oct 2, 2023 | Body, Embodied-Souls, Theological Anthropology
What’s My Focus? Here’s my focus: This post focuses on Christian books on the topic of the body and soul—the embodied-soul: the complex interconnection of our body/soul, brain/mind, physical/spiritual nature. The technical term for the topic of this post is...
by Bob | Sep 30, 2023 | Embodied-Souls, Neuroscience
A Word from Bob For a longer version of this post, see: 10 Questions About Biblical Counseling and the Body: Becoming Soul Physicians of Embodied-Souls. For an academic text on a creation, fall, redemption, consummation understanding of human nature in its four-fold...
