Truth & Love Blog
Affirmations and Denials: Embodied-Souls, Whole-Person Sanctification, and Psycho-Physiological Care (Physiological Interventions) in Biblical Counseling
True or false? “Physicians care for the body; biblical counselors care for the soul.” These affirmations and denials address that question.
22 Resources on the Bible and Physiological Interventions in Biblical Counseling
This collation assists us to accurately compare theological perspectives on the use of physiological interventions in biblical counseling.
What Did Jay Adams Believe and Practice Regarding Physiological Interventions in Biblical Counseling?
Historic biblical counseling, as practiced by its founder, Jay Adams, was physiologically-informed and regularly employed physiological interventions.
A Treasure Hunt: Church History and Biblical Counseling
The measure of the orthodoxy of a counseling approach is not whether it aligns with a fifty-year-young modern movement.
J. V. Fesko’s Assessment of Heath Lambert on General Revelation, Common Grace, and the Sufficiency of Scripture
Theologian J. V. Fesko, in his book, Theological Foundations for Counseling, engages with Heath Lambert’s views on general revelation, common grace, and the sufficiency of Scripture.
6 Initial Reflections on J. V. Fesko’s, Theological Foundations for Counseling
As biblical counselors, the Bible should guide our counseling conversations. Also, the Bible should guide our conversations about counseling.
A Case Study: Should Biblical Counselors Counsel About the Body or Refer Out?
Case Study: Is it inside or outside the biblical counselor’s lane to provide physiological interventions for embodied-souls?
Does Mike Emlet Hold to a Secular-Materialistic Worldview of the Body? Cross-Examining Omri Miles’s Public Accusation
Omri Miles alleges that Mike Emlet’s counseling reflects a secular-materialist framework more than a biblical one. Does that allegation withstand cross-examination?
A Granddaughter, Universal Studios, a Lost Phone, and Deep Breathing Exercises
In biblical counseling, and in biblical grandparenting, soul physicians of embodied-souls do everything quibblers do—all the soul stuff. And, we do more—we do the embodied-soul stuff.
Celebration of Being Alive 2026: Shirley’s 5th Strokeaversary
Shirley shares how she celebrated her 5th “strokeaversary” with gratitude to Christ for His gift of life, of family, and of friends.
