My most recent and most personal post addressed the relational side of the current biblical counseling conflicts. In that post, I shared about several past friends who now have issues with me and my biblical counseling. I mentioned that in most cases, they have not...
Tweeting the Gospel for Sin and Suffering What difference does the gospel make as we face sin and respond to suffering? In addressing that question, biblical counselors often ponder a vitally important follow-up question: “How do people change?” However,...
Gospel-Centered Encouragement: Embracing Our Father’s Welcome Home The Big Idea: We must build our mutual encouragement upon the gospel encouragement we already have in Christ. Yesterday I began this two-part blog mini-series discussing Gospel-Centered...
“I’m Sorry. I Was Wrong. Please Forgive Me.” I was recently the recipient of a humble, heart-felt apology where the person sincerely asked for forgiveness. How rare that is! It made me think of various ways people “apologize” and how we might respond. The “No Apology,...
How to Resolve Conflict Biblically What do we do when conflict arises in our life, relationships, or ministries? Ken Sande in his excellent book The Peacemaker outlines a “4G” process of biblical reconciliation. • Glorify God (1 Corinthians 10:31): “How can I please...
Wanted Note: You can find the following spiritual parable, which is reproduced here with permission, in Soul Physicians. Enjoying Who I Am, Becoming Who I Am The Christian life is the process of enjoying who I am to Christ and becoming who I am in Christ....
