Should Counselors Talk about Themselves? Phil Monroe has been blogging about whether counselors should talk about themselves. You can read his most recent post here. Ed Welch also addressed this topic here. In professional counseling language, the issue is called...
How to Empathize with Your Friends Note from Bob: You’re reading Part Two of a two-part blog post on developing biblical empathy. You can read Part One at Developing the Biblical Counseling Skill of Empathy. How to Empathize: Climbing in the Casket—Hebrews 4:15-16 ...
Developing the Biblical Counseling Skill of Empathy Sometimes we think that because the world uses a word like “empathy,” therefore, we can’t use that word in biblical counseling. However, many biblical passages urge rich soul empathizing: Rejoice with those who...
Emotions: Why Do We Feel What We Feel? Note from Bob: You’re reading Part 2 of a blog mini-series on emotions. For Part 1, read Emotions: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made. Defining Emotions For what purpose and function did God design our emotions? The root of the word...
Emotions: What Does the Bible Teach? Part 1: Emotions—Fearfully and Wonderfully Made When it comes to emotions, we seem prone to extremes, even in the Christian world. For some, we act as if emotions are a result of the Fall, therefore, we stuff them or ignore them....
It’s important to ponder the Psalms and how they view “depression.” It is such a rich view. Honestly, it makes a DSM-V view of depression seem quite flat and shallow by comparison. Richness in Definition/Descriptions of Depression In the Psalms we discover a great...