Truth & Love Blog
How to Ruin a Good Church, Part I
How to Ruin a Good Church or Para-Church Organization:Treat It Like a BusinessIn 2005, Jim Collins, author of the best-selling Good to Great, penned a brief but time-worthy monograph Good to Great and the Social Sector. His subtitle should say it all, Why Business...
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My Story of Spiritual Friendship
My Story of Spiritual Friendship In many ways, I entered the ministry of spiritual friendship "kicking and screaming." In fact, I entered the "people-helping" field in that resistive fashion. Three decades ago, I entered seminary on the typical pastoral track of...
Beyond the Suffering
Beyond the Suffering I'm excited to announce that Beyond the Suffering: Embracing the Legacy of African American Soul Care and Spiritual Direction, my latest book, is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com.To secure your copy, go...
Converging Streams, Mighty River
Converging Streams, Mighty RiverBiblical counseling today is moving onto the right path. Perhaps a little history lesson (stay with me, history can be fasincation, honest; and I did say little") would be helpful.One Anothering Spiritual FriendshipLong before our...
A Voice of Healing
A Voice of HealingPicture the scene. It’s Civil War America. Women have no right to vote. Across the South, Blacks have no rights whatsoever. President Lincoln is assassinated. His widow, Mary Lincoln, is left devastated. To whom does she turn?To a Black woman. To...
What’s the Connection?
What’s the Connection?The Link between Biblical Counseling and Spiritual FormationMany of you know that I am part of a new "launch" of the Biblical Counseling and Spiritual Formation Network (BCSFN) for the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC). With the...
A Voice for the Voiceless
A Voice for the VoicelessWhen people learn that I, a white male, have authored a book on the history of African American soul care (Beyond the Suffering)and that I am now working on a book on the history of women's soul care (Sacred Friendships), they look at me...
A Moving Experience
A Moving ExperienceIt's been a while. We moved to the greater Chicagoland area while still working in the Greater DC area. Go figure! The creative work arrangement allows us to be near our college kids, near family, and commute four weeks per year to teach modular...
Musings on Biblical Counseling: Teaching an Old Dog, New Tricks
Musings on Biblical CounselingIn seeking to launch the Biblical Counseling and Spiritual Formation Network (BCSFN), I’ve invited over 100 “experts” from various backgrounds. Many e-mails have been quite encouraging.However, one, from a leader in the field, who has...
