Truth & Love Blog
The Sufficiency of Scriptures and the Use of Biblical Counseling Training Materials
If we believe in the sufficiency of Scripture, then why use biblical counseling training materials?
25 Biblical Counseling Podcasts
Find direct links, summary descriptions, and other pertinent information to 25 biblical counseling podcasts.
ChatGPT Summarizes Bob Kellemen’s Counseling Approach in 1 Paragraph in 5 Seconds!
A ChatGPT app summarizes my approach to biblical counseling in one paragraph in five seconds!
5 Biblical Portraits of a Biblical Counselor: Sharing Scripture and Soul
It is God’s plan to use His Word powerfully when we share it truthfully and lovingly—sharing Scripture and soul like a brother, mother, father, child, and mentor.
Empathy, Part 4: Biblical Empathy as the Cog in the Biblical Counseling Wheel
In biblical counseling, empathy is integral to setting the trajectory of care. We first connect with their story, then we help them connect with God’s story.
Empathy, Part 3: Understanding—Empathy as a Way of Life
Empathy is not a technique. Biblical empathy is a mindset, a way of life, a disposition of love that resonates with the suffering of others.
Empathy, Part 2: Compassion—Divine Love for Sufferers
The Bible consistently describes God as our Father of compassion who genuinely and powerfully has affection for people who are in need.
Empathy, Part 1: Tilling the Ground
Empathy is an innately human capacity that relates to other people by attempting to understand them from their perspective and to feel with them in that experience.
How Biblical Counselors Could Engage Matthew LaPine’s The Logic of the Body
How can biblical counselors engage other Christian authors and their resources in a humble, fair, and balanced way?
What Makes Biblical Counseling Truly Biblical? Part 3: The Gospel for Real Life
Secular psychology seeks to understand the creature by the creature. Biblical counseling turns to the Creator to understand the creature.