Truth & Love Blog
How Christ Changes People
Typically in biblical counseling we have talked about how people change. That’s a great phrase and one I’ve used and will continue to use. However, lately I’ve been tweaking that language in an important way: how Christ changes people.
5 Reasons I’m Excited to Minister with Crossroads Bible College
5 Reasons I’m Excited to Minister with Crossroads Bible College
What Do You Call Your Counseling?
What do your call your counseling ministry? Why?
Let’s Be Watchful Out There: About Relational Heresy
It’s instructive that the Bible not only alerts us to watch out for doctrinal heresy, but also for relational heresy—divisive, biting, devouring, overbearing, quarrelsome, and contentious people.
The Emotional Life of Jesus: Let’s Be Good Bereans Out There!
We need to think biblically and theologically about emotions.
5 Biblical Portraits of Biblical Counselors, Part 2
The Bible simply never pits truth against love. The Bible never lays them out on a gradation or ranking. The Bible presents equal couplets: truth/love, Scripture/soul, Bible/relationship, truth/grace, holiness/love.
5 Biblical Portraits of the Biblical Counselor
According to Paul in 1 Thessalonians 2, God calls us to share His Word with the love of a brother (1:4; 2:1-2, 9), a mother (2:7-8), a father (2:10-12), a child (2:17-18), and a mentor (2:19-20).
Truth and Love: Sharing Scripture and Soul
Does the Bible teach that in biblical counseling relationships are tertiary?
A SWOT Analysis or a SWORD Heart Exam?: Free Resource
You can download a free, seven-page PDF resource that presents a sample SWORD Heart Exam.
My Author Interview with P&R Publishing
Learn what’s my favorite animal, my favorite sports team, and even some serious stuff about me and my writings.