by Bob | Mar 28, 2021 | Easter, Holy Week, Passion Week
The days between Palm Sunday and Easter are variously called Holy Week, Passion Week, and Easter Week. I’ve used three sources to collate this brief chronological, scriptural outline of events for Easter Week: The Four Gospels The Final Days of Jesus: The Most...
by Bob | Mar 25, 2021 | Luther, Sufficiency of Scripture
Martin Luther always pointed people to the Word of God as their ultimate hope and primary help in suffering, sin, and sanctification. The Scriptures, for Luther, are sufficient to comfort the suffering and to promote the sanctification of the saints. The Sufficiency...
by Bob | Mar 22, 2021 | Abuse, Biblical Counseling
One of the “adages” or sayings or principles in biblical counseling is, “only counsel the person in the room.” For example, if you’re counseling a husband and he’s focused on all the ways his wife has failed him, a biblical counselor might say: “While we’re sorry for...
by Bob | Mar 19, 2021 | Consider Your Counsel
40 Biblical Counseling Self-Evaluation Questions My book, Consider Your Counsel: Addressing Ten Mistakes in Our Biblical Counseling, is designed to be like supervision in writing. To maintain that practical improvement focus, I conclude each chapter with four...
by Bob | Mar 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Evangelical Christian world seems to be filled with “truth-telling” without love. What does God’s Word—our ultimate authoritative source of Truth—say about our heart attitude and relational demeaner when we speak the truth? Speaking the Truth in ______________ ...
