Truth & Love Blog

90 Free Resources for Counseling the Whole Person: Soul Physicians of Embodied-Souls
What does the Bible teach about biblical counseling, the body, the embodied-soul, traumatic-suffering, research, science, and neuroscience?

David Powlison on Common Grace, Biblical Counseling, and Secular Psychology
Powlison urged biblical counselors to understand common grace, sin, and how to use the Bible as our lens to evaluate extra-biblical resources.

The Gospels, Traumatic Suffering, and the Embodied-Soul: 50-Page Free PDF Resource
Download a free 50-Page PDF: The Gospels, Traumatic Suffering, and the Embodied-Soul.

Jesus Empathizes with Your Traumatic Suffering
Jesus sympathizes with your suffering, sorrow, sadness; temptations, trials, troubles; wants, weaknesses, wailings—physically, emotionally, mentally, relationally, and spiritually.

10 Conversation Stoppers in the New “Conversation” Playbook
Many claim to want to start a conversation. In reality, they want to start a monologue. They use conversations stoppers to shame others into shutting up.

48 Gospel Passages about Jesus and Solitude: Rest, Renewal, Withdrawal for Reflection, and Prayer to His Father
A collation of 4 dozen Gospel passages depicting Jesus in solitude, rest, reflection, withdrawal from people, and prayer to His Father.

The Gospels and Traumatic Suffering: 40-Page Free Resource
Enjoy a free 40-Page PDF that collates 358 Gospel Passages about Jesus and suffering: His suffering, and His ministry to those who suffer.

The Chronic Suffering of Jesus: Your Sympathetic High Priest
In your suffering, trauma, or chronic pain, how can you cling to the Man of Suffering who experienced constant suffering and sorrow?

17 Resources on the History of Pastoral Counseling, Soul Care, and Biblical Counseling
The church has always been about the business of helping hurting and hardened people to find healing, hope, and help in Christ.

Jesus: Soul Physician of Embodied-Souls
As biblical counselors, if we minimize or neglect ministry to the whole person—to the embodied-soul—then we are not Jesus-like soul physicians.