Truth & Love Blog
Should Churches Hire a Youth Pastor?
Children and teens need godly parenting more than they need counseling, youth ministry, and need children’s ministry.
Scrupulosity, OCD, and a Tender Conscience: A Case Study in Christ-Shaped Biblical Soul Care
This case study invites us to consider how patient, compassionate, wise biblical soul care might help a troubled believer find hope, holiness and peace.
Evangelicals and Empathy
I see a problem of Evangelical pastors, counselors, and lay people disregarding love in our truth-telling.
6 Marks of Miserable Counselors/Comforters
It’s a sad counseling session when you have to plead with your counselor four times to listen to your lament…
Passing the Biblical Counseling Baton…
A Personal Ministry Update: I’m passing on the biblical counseling baton. Find out why and what that means.
Positive Iron-Sharpening Interactions in Biblical Counseling
What biblical counseling leaders would you like to hear interacting about which biblical counseling topics?
4 Convictions about the Creation Mandate, Mental Health, Physical Wellness, and Embodied-Souls
The Creation Mandate is a primary scriptural catalyst for studying science and neuroscience related to embodied-soul illness and wellness.
I’m Taking a “Sabbatical” from the Biblical Counseling “Wars”
After eighteen months of engagements in the current rendition of biblical counseling wars, I’ve decided to take a break—a sabbatical.
Jason Kovacs Responds to Greg Gifford and ACBC
Jason Kovacs corrects five mischaracterizations that appear in Greg Gifford’s article in ACBC’s Journal of Biblical Soul Care.
Are Greg Gifford and ACBC Really the Sufficient Standard for Who Is a Biblical Counselor?
Did you know that Bob Kellemen “is an outsider to biblical counseling”? Did you know that CIBCers are not truly biblical counselors?
