Truth & Love Blog
God’s Healing for Life’s Losses
You’re tired of quick quips (“Just trust God”) and false hopes (“Time heals all wounds”). You’re ready for real and raw, honest and hopeful conversation about suffering, loss, and grief—from a Christian perspective. You’re longing for real answers, for real people,...
Anxiety – Anatomy and Cure
Anxiety, fear, panic, phobias, stress—even the words create…anxiety! Does anxiety, worry, doubt, or fear get the best of you sometimes? Do you wonder where anxiety comes from and how to defeat it in your life and the lives of those you love? Then you need a biblical...
The End of an Era
Sharing the story of the MACCD adventure that comes to an end after 17 years.
Spiritual Laser Surgery and “Welcome Home!”
Sermon Manuscript and PowerPoint Presentation from Messages on Hebrews 3:1-14 and Hebrews 10:19-25
Dear David
What do biblical counselors who maximize sanctification, shepherding, Christ, the Gospel, grace, compassion, and comprehensive (whole-person) care believe about mental illness and the church?
Biblical Counseling and Mental Illness: Promoting Compassionate, Comprehensive Care for the Whole Person
What does it look like to care for the whole person compassionately and comprehensively? How could the church do this more effectively? How could biblical counselors do so more effectively?
Counseling Built Entirely Upon Christ’s Gospel of Grace
What would it look like to build an approach to people helping built solely upon Christ’s gospel of grace?
Are Biblical Counselors “Sin Maximizers”?
Should we frame the opposite of mental illness maximizing as sin maximizing or as sanctification maximizing and shepherding maximizing?
Mental Illness and the Church
Mental illness in the church has taken the headlines.
Spiritual Laser Surgery: Fixing Our Focus on Jesus, Part 2
Jesus enters into the experience of our misery; He feels the heartache of our temptation; He has a compassionate heart of fellow feelings with us.
