by Bob | Jan 12, 2026 | Creation Mandate, Mental Health, Mental Illness
The Creation Mandate In Gospel-Centered Counseling, I defined the Creation Mandate as: The God-given, repeated command that image bearers subdue and rule the earth as God’s vice-regents, under-shepherds, and under-scientists. God’s mandates that we be good stewards...
by Bob | Jul 16, 2024 | Mental Health, Mental Illness
Questions Surrounding Mental Illness and Mental Health Mental illness? Mental health? Some Christians debate even the reality of these concepts. Other Christians sometimes accept these concepts without thinking through a Christian worldview. So many questions… How do...
by Bob | May 3, 2024 | Mental Illness
A Word from Bob There’s been a lot of discussion on Twitter/X about a video from Pastor John MacArthur about mental illness. While my post does not interact with Pastor MacArthur’s post, my post does seek to offer, in tweet-size bites, my preliminary ponderings on...
by Bob | Dec 8, 2023 | Mental Health, Mental Illness
At the end of each year, I collate lists of top books. For example: 12 Top Biblical Counseling Books of 2023 212 Top Biblical Counseling Books from the Past 12 Years: 2012-2023 Today’s post is a tad different. Rather than biblical counseling books, per se, I am...
by Bob | Oct 29, 2017 | Martin Luther, Mental Health, Mental Illness
A Word from Bob It is vital that we minister with love and wisdom in all situations related to mental illness and the church. For an expanded look at this issue, please download my free resource Mental Illness and the Church. This resource explores how God calls us to...
by Bob | Mar 31, 2015 | Biblical Counseling, Depression, Mental Illness
A friend of mine recently sent me a blog post from about a year ago entitled Is Mental Illness Actually Biblical? I read that post and one that preceded it and one that followed it. All three are penned by Stephen Altrogge and posted at the Blazing Center. I’ve read...
