Truth & Love Blog
16 New Testament Passages for Attacking Anxiety through Active Trust
A Word from Bob: Yesterday, in Part One of this two-part mini-series, we looked at 9 Old Testament Passages for Fighting Fear through Faith. Matthew 6:25-34: Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about...
9 Old Testament Passages for Fighting Fear through Faith
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
13 New Testament Passages on Worship
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
18 Old Testament Passages on Worship
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
Biblical Counseling, Neuroscience, and Descriptive Research Psychology
The scientist analyzing rocks can glorify God just as much as the preacher preaching about the Rock of Ages or the song writer writing Rock of Ages.
Reformation Day 500: Martin Luther Reformed My Life and Ministry
Today is the 500th the anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. With any historical event that distant in time, it’s easy to think of it as lacking relevance for us today. Yet, Luther’s reformation ministry has had great impact on me. Martin Luther reformed my Christian life and my counseling ministry. Here’s how…
Martin Luther on the Gospel and Mental Illness
This vignette is one of many examples of how Luther encouraged his followers to reinterpret life by exegeting it from a gospel perspective. He cared for souls by promoting the curative attitude of spiritual insight into the redemptive meaning behind events and experiences: cure through looking at life through the lens of the cross of Christ.
Martin Luther, Pastoral Counseling, Sola Scriptura, and the Sufficiency of Scripture
Luther’s words of pastoral counsel were Word-saturated.
Biblical Preaching and Biblical Counseling: What Makes Them “Biblical”?
Biblical counselors are concerned about a biblical worldview—about building our understanding of people, problems, and solutions from a rich, robust, Christo-centric, gospel-centered, God-glorifying foundation.
95 Affirmations for Gospel-Centered Counseling
On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his now famous 95 Theses to the door of the All Saints’ Church in Wittenberg, Germany. In doing so, Luther was launching a reformation in how the church understood the gospel of Christ’s grace for salvation. In 2010, over...
