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16 Top Biblical Counseling Books of 2016
Here, in alphabetical order, are the top 16 books published in 2016 about biblical counseling or important to biblical counselors.
Hope and Help When You’re Hurting
When you or your family members are grieving over one of life’s many losses, where can you turn for hope and help? God’s Healing for Life’s Losses On Saturday, September 24, 2016, at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Toledo, Ohio, I will be presenting a seminar on God’s...
Grace Math: Divine Calculations
A Word from Bob: In a recent post, we shared about grace narratives and weaving truth into life. You can learn about that at Hoping When All Hope Seems Lost. Grace Math… Healing wounds requires grace narratives and grace math. Grace math teaches us that: Present...
18 Reflections on Grudem on Trump
Direct links to18 responses to Wayne Grudem’s recent article where he attempts to build a case for voting for Donald Trump.
Hoping When All Hope Seems Lost
Biblical hope is entrusting myself to God’s larger purposes, good plans, and eternal perspective.
The Gospel for Everyday Life
A Word from Bob: David Jenkins of Equipping You in Grace interviewed me on his podcast about Gospel-Centered Counseling: How Christ Changes Lives. You can go to Dave’s site to listen to the podcast interview here. You can read the manuscript of the interview here:...
Luther’s 184 Word Answer to the Question: “What Is the Gospel?”
In Luther’s tract, The Freedom of a Christian, written in October 1520, Luther describes how the gospel nurtures the Christian. Then he provides one of his most succinct summaries of the gospel—in 184 words. The Christian Nurtured by the Gospel “Nothing else in...
What Is Gospel-Centered Counseling?
A Word from Bob: This morning, David Jenkins did a podcast interview with me about Gospel-Centered Counseling: How Christ Changes Lives. As soon as the interview is “live,” I’ll provide a link. Here’s a manuscript of the interview. DJ: “Bob, please tell us a bit...
3 Change Management Essentials
A Word from Bob: Change is hard—for all of us. Leading change in a church or para-church is hard work—for every leader. The Bible has a lot to say about change—and it all starts with changed hearts before changing purposes and programs. I’ve taken today’s post from...
Christ’s Medicine for Suffering: Luther’s Pastoral Counseling
I’ve started working on book 14: Martin Luther’s Pastoral Counseling: Counseling Under the Cross. In my previous post, I shared snippets from chapter 5: Gospel-Centered Comfort for Suffering. Today, I’m offering a taste of chapter 7: Christ’s Medicine for Suffering....
