A Word from Bob For the fuller context to these quotes, see my post Cherry-Picking David Powlison. And see Nate Brook’s post, What Did David Powlison Teach About Scripture and Psychology? Powlison on Common Grace In David Powlison’s Affirmations & Denials, he...
A Word from Bob Any of us—myself included, can become “zealous polemicists.” David’s words, which I was recently reminded of by a Twitter/X friend, Dane Hays, ought to be convicting to all of us—myself included. David Powlison in Cure of Souls on Zealous “Polemicists”...
“Cherry-Picking” Powlison Recent writings in the modern biblical counseling movement have been using David Powlison’s teachings in a “gate-keeping” way. “David Powlison taught _____; so anyone who sways from _____ is not really a true biblical counselor.” These...
Biblical Counseling “Spokespersons” I recently posted about the two original, primary leaders of the “modern” biblical counseling movement: Who Is the Next Jay Adams or David Powlison for the Modern Biblical Counseling Movement. In that post, I noted that with the...
Nate Brooks on David Powlison and Eric Johnson This morning on X (Twitter), Nate Brooks posted an insightful thread about humility and charity in biblical counseling. Nate used David Powlison’s interactions with Eric Johnson as an example of humility and charity in...
“Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints” (Psalm 116:15). On Friday, June 7, 2019, after suffering from pancreatic cancer, David Powlison passed away peacefully at his home in Glenside, Pennsylvania, surrounded by his family. He was 69 years old....
