Truth & Love Blog
Biblical Counseling Word Study #2: Parakletos—The Holy Spirit, Our Gospel-Reminding Counselor
The Holy Spirit Is Our Indwelling Christ-Centered, Gospel-Reminding Encouragement Counselor Who Applies the Gospel to Us as Sufferers, Sinners, and Saints
Biblical Counseling Word Study #1: Parakaleo—Empathize, Encourage, Exhort, Empower
We can summarize parakaletic biblical counseling using 4 “E” words: Empathy, Encouragement, Exhortation, and Empowerment/Equipping.
Emotions: God’s Idea
In Psalm 139:13, your emotions are the one element that God highlights as having been fearfully and wonderfully made!
4 Parental Grief Principles for Sharing God’s Comfort in Loss: Grief and Your Child
Children need good parenting even more than they need good counseling. You can be your child’s best biblical grief counselor.
4 Reasons Why I Write About “Embodied-Souls”
What motivates my interest in and writings about embodied-souls and biblical counseling?
Fear Is Not Sin: By Ed Welch and CCEF
Our fears arouse God’s compassion—not His rebuke.
7 Biblical Truths Countering the False Gospel of “Emotional Health & Wealth”
The false gospel of emotional health & wealth claims eternal promises as if they are present-day promises.
Anxiety and Our Physical Bodies: God’s Care for Embodied-Souls
What physical and life-situational changes might you want to consider making in order to comprehensively address your struggles with anxiety, fear, and worry?
112 Biblical Passages on Being Embodied-Souls, Part 2: The Fallen, Finite, Frail, Failing Embodied-Soul
God designed us as embodied-souls. Here are 112 biblical passages that develop this truth.
4 Résumé Qualifications of Every Biblical Counselor: The “4C/4H” Model
Imagine that the Wonderful Counselor was interviewing you for the position of Biblical Counselor. What qualifications would you highlight on your résumé?
