Truth & Love Blog
21 Marks of Genuine Wisdom Versus Pseudo-Wisdom: Who Is Wise Among You?
James 3:13-18 provides 9 marks of pugnacious worldly “wisdom” and 12 marks of peacemaking godly wisdom.
12 Signs That the Modern Nouthetic Biblical Counseling Movement Has Become an Idol of the Heart
We are in danger of demanding that people adhere to the sufficiency of the beliefs of a 50-year-young, man-made movement and model.
7 Scriptural Signs of a Toxic “Leader”: Spiritual Abuse
Scripture exposes signs of toxic “leadership,” often contrasting toxic shepherds with the Good Shepherd.
Proud Public Condemnation or Humble Personal Curiosity?
Sadly, in our online Christian world, we seem to prefer proud public condemnation over humble personality curiosity.
The Ancient Paths of Christian Soul Care: Timeless Truth for Our Changing Times
What can the 50-year-young modern nouthetic biblical counseling movement learn from the 2,000-year-old ancient paths of Christian soul care?
8 Wisdom Literature Resources for Biblical Counseling, Trauma, and Embodied-Souls
Here are 8 resources distilled from Old Testament wisdom literature about traumatic-suffering and embodied-souls.
The Lorica: Saint Patrick’s Morning Prayer
The following prayer by St. Patrick has been variously titled Morning Prayer, The Breastplate, or The Lorica.
Modern Biblical Counseling Is a Shrunken Version of Historical Pastoral Care
Biblical counseling shrinks when we think like shrinks! Historical pastoral care grows our vision as we think and act like the Good Shepherd.
Lingering in Lament: Life Lessons from Church History
Historical pastoral care teaches modern biblical counselors to listen long to people’s story of suffering and hurt as we invite people to listen longing to their suffering Savior’s story of comfort and hope.
What Can Modern Biblical Counselors Learn from Historical Soul Care?
Historical pastoral care provides a 4-dimensional model of comprehensive, compassionate care that helps us avoid a 1-dimensional approach to biblical counseling.
