by Bob | May 2, 2014 | Biblical Counseling, Empathy, Spiritual Friends
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 ...
by Bob | May 1, 2014 | Biblical Counseling, Empathy, Spiritual Friends
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...
by Bob | Mar 26, 2014 | Anxiety, Biblical Counseling, Emotions, Feelings
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...
by Bob | Mar 25, 2014 | Biblical Counseling, Biblical Psychology, Emotions, Feelings
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....
by Bob | Feb 15, 2014 | Biblical Counseling, Depression, Psalms, Sufferology
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...
by Bob | Feb 14, 2014 | Biblical Counseling, Biblical Counseling Coalition, Biblical Counseling Movement, David Murray
Can I Be a Biblical Counselor without Being a Part of the Biblical Counseling Movement? In an ongoing public conversation involving David Murray, myself, and other friends, David recently shared, “I hope I can be a Biblical Counselor without being part of the...
