Truth & Love Blog
Empathy’s Companion: Encouragement to Hope in Christ Alone: Empathy Is Biblical, Part 7
Empathy softens the soil of the soul, preparing the soul to cling to Christ alone.
Empathy Is Theological Truth: Empathy Is Biblical, Part 6
Paul understands and teaches the deep impact of sin, the suffering it causes, and the empathy that it requires. What would it look like in one-another ministry to follow Paul’s practical, pastoral theology?
The Trinity As Our Model for Empathy: Empathy Is Biblical, Part 5
We are to be biblical comforters who empathize with one another because the Ultimate Soul Physician—the Trinity—is our Comforter who empathizes with us.
What Is Biblical Empathy?: Empathy Is Biblical, Part 4
Empathy is “as if” relating, as the Church Father, Ambrose, wrote: “Show compassion for those who suffer. Suffer with those who are in trouble as if being in trouble with them.”
How to Be a Miserable, Non-Empathetic, “Comforter”: Empathy Is Biblical, Part 3
Learn biblical examples of the sin of non-empathy. Learn God’s view of the sin of non-empathy.
Rich Soul Empathizing: “Climbing in the Casket”: Empathy Is Biblical, Part 2
In biblical empathy, we listen compassionately to another person’s story of suffering and despair and we grieve with them, even to the point of experiencing their pain (2 Corinthians 1:3-9).
Truth Without Empathy Is Sin: Empathy Is Biblical, Part 1
The Bible consistently rebukes truth untethered from loving empathy especially when addressing how leaders minister to God’s flock.
A Critic of Biblical Counseling Reviews a Biblical Counseling Book
What happens when a self-described “critic” of biblical counseling posts an Amazon review of a biblical counseling book?
16 Biblical Counseling Resources on Dealing with Disabilities
When disability impacts your life or the life of someone you love, how are we to respond? Here are 16 biblical counseling resources for dealing with disabilities.
Depression Is a Biblical Concept
In our modern biblical counseling world, some folks have a strong reaction against any concepts that they assume arises from the world or specifically from secular psychology. One example of this is with the concept of “depression.”
