Truth & Love Blog
What to Do After the Hug: Equipping in Individual Counseling, Part 1
What’s the first “step” in becoming equipped for individual biblical counseling? It may be different than what you think…
The Best Book of the 21st Century
Of the 60 million books published in the 21st century, the #1 book is Dane Ortlund’s Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers.
Biblical Empathy Versus Secular Empathy
In biblical counseling, we move with our suffering, hurting counselees toward God’s empathy—toward the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort.
Biblical Help and Hope for Marriage and Family Counselors
As pastors, counselors, and lay leaders, we desperately need help in relating our theology to marital messes and family chaos.
Depression and the Power of Empathy
God’s Word doesn’t shout hope into a vacuum. God’s Word speaks hope compassionately into the specific situation of a unique soul.
Family Counselors Don’t Replace Parents; They Empower Parents
My focus in Gospel-Centered Family Counseling is to equip counselors to equip parents to be their children’s best biblical counselors.
Marriage Counseling Is Not Just Individual Counseling with an Audience
The central competency in biblical marriage counseling is to equip spouses to be each other’s best biblical counselor.
8 Biblical Counseling Resources on Suicide Intervention & Grieving a Suicide
Few experiences are more terrifying than suicidal feelings. Few experiences are more traumatic than losing a loved one to suicide. Here are 8 resources to help and to heal.
5 Top Christian Blog Posts of the Week (8/7/20): Friday 5 to Live By
5 top Christian blog posts of the week. Posts by Tim Keller, Paul Tautges and more on grief, social justice, social media, and more.
25 Biblical Counseling Resources on Pornography, Sexual Sin, & Sexual Purity
25 Biblical Counseling Resources on Pornography, Sexual Sin, & Sexual Purity from The Annual Guide to Biblical Counseling Resources.
