Truth & Love Blog
“Watch with Me”
Shared sorrow is endurable sorrow. We climb in the grief casket with each other. Jesus longed for his disciples to climb in his casket of sorrow, but they fell asleep on their watch. And it hurt Jesus.
“Man of Sorrows”
For the next three days we’ll sit at the feet of Jesus during his agony on Gethsemane. We’ll see how Jesus responded to grief, pain, and suffering in relationship to himself, others, and God.
Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament, by Pastor Mark Vroegop
Pastor Mark Vroegop is a kindred spirit—to me and to all Christians who want to face grief face-to-face with Christ. In one sentence, Pastor Mark captures the heart of Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament: ‘Lament is a prayer in pain that leads to trust.’
79 Biblical Counseling Resources for Your Life & Ministry
I’ve now posted 8 blogs with annotated and linked lists of biblical counseling resources with a total of 79 resources in all. Each listed by topic/category, each with a direct link to where you can locate the resource, and each with a one-paragraph summary description.
7 Equipping Sessions on Biblical Counseling and on Grief
How do we use God’s Word to effectively help hurting and struggling people? What does the Bible say about finding healing hope in the midst of devastating loss and grief? Can and should we provide biblical counseling to non-Christians? If so, how?
2 Verses Capturing 4 Biblical Counseling Compass Points
If you had just 2 verses to capture your approach to biblical counseling, what 2 verses would you use?
Friday 5 to Live By: 5 Top Christian Blog Posts of the Week (3/29/19)
5 top Christian blog posts of the week—posts on domestic abuse counseling, biblical counseling homework, and more by, Pastor Chris Moles, Pastor Sacha Mendes, and more.
19 Resources on the Methodology (How-To) of Biblical Counseling
Where do you turn for case studies on the “how-to” of biblical counseling? How do you become equipped for one-another ministry? What resources are available to equip biblical counselors? Learn about 19 resources on the methodology of biblical counseling.
8 Resources for Parenting (and Grandparenting) Children with Special Needs
Find direct links and an annotated summary to 8 resources for parenting (and grandparenting) children with special needs.
11 Resources for Equipping in One-Another Ministry & Biblical Counseling
Download for free, 11 resources on equipping the church for biblical counseling and one-another ministry–from presentations at the 2019 Conference of the Canadian Biblical Counseling Coalition
