by Bob | Jan 2, 2012 | Biblical Counseling, Pastoral Counseling, Soul Physicians
Not Your Father’s Pastoral Counseling Class The first week of 2012, I’ll be teaching a modular (Tuesday-Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM) Pastoral Counseling class at Moody Theological Seminary. After some personal introductions and connecting as a class, I begin with the phrase,...
by Bob | Oct 31, 2011 | Halloween, Soul Physicians
Halloween: Resisting Satan, Part 2 Note: I’ve developed this two-part mini-series from Chapter 7 of my book, Soul Physicians. Read Part 1 to learn how to defeat Satan’s seducing strategy number one—Enticing Us to Distrust God’s Good Heart. Seducing Strategy Number...
by Bob | Oct 30, 2011 | Halloween, Soul Physicians
Halloween: Resisting Satan, Part 1 Note: I’ve developed this two-part mini-series from Chapter 7 of my book, Soul Physicians. “I have so many names,” John Milton tells his protégé, Kevin Lomax, in Taylor Hackford’s movie The Devil’s Advocate. Al Pacino plays John...
by Bob | Sep 21, 2011 | Christian Living, Prayer, Soul Physicians
Six Prayers of Renewal Note: Read Part One, Six Prayers of Repentance. In chapter twenty-seven of Soul Physicians, I outline a biblical theology of putting on the new person we already are in Christ (compare Romans 6:1-14; Ephesians 4:20-24; Colossians 3:1-11). I...
by Bob | Sep 20, 2011 | Christian Living, Prayer, Repentance, Soul Physicians
Six Prayers of Repentance In chapter twenty-six of Soul Physicians, I outline a biblical theology of putting off the old manner of life (compare Ephesians 4:17-19). I embed within that theology a “Prayer of Repentance” related to each of six areas of our spiritual...
by Bob | May 31, 2011 | Soul Physicians, Spiritual Friends
How I Write Versus How I Live I’ve been thinking lately how difficult it is to live what I write. In my books like Soul Physicians and Spiritual Friends, I write about living the Christian life and being a Christian friend. Frequently I fail at both. While pondering...
