Truth & Love Blog
Five to Live By
Linking you to the top 5 Christian blog posts of the week—posts that provide robust, rich, and relevant insights for living.
Why I Prefer “Local Ministry” Over the “Speaking Circuit”
I much prefer speaking to a congregation of friends (or a seminary classroom of students I know) than I do speaking to an “audience of strangers.”
Responding to Public Error
With someone I know personally and minister with even indirectly (as in a coalition), I could not look that brother in the eye if I had posted about him before contacting him. It would be a “relational elephant in the room” that I would not want to live with.
What Makes Biblical Counseling Biblical? Part 2
What makes biblical counseling truly biblical?
I Long to Live Well
No one can awake longing to love and live well unless that longing has been awakened by Christ.
I Long to Love Well
No one can awake longing to love well unless that longing has been awakened by Christ.
Quotes of Note: What Makes Biblical Counseling Biblical?
What Makes Biblical Counseling Truly Biblical?
Quotes of Note: The Résumé of the Biblical Counselor
What is the biblical résumé of a biblical counselor?

Practical Biblical Responses to Spiritual Abuse
1.) How do we respond to spiritual abuse internally—in our own hearts? 2.) How do we respond to spiritual abuse “externally”—in our relationship to the person hurting us, in relationship to the church, and in relationship to the wider Christian community?

What Does the Bible Teach about Spiritual Abuse?
How does the Bible define spiritual abuse? What are biblical signs of spiritual abuse?