by Bob | Jan 8, 2013 | Biblical Counseling, Spiritual Conversations, Spiritual Friends, Spiritual Friendship
The “How-To” of Confronting in Wisdom & Love Note: I’ve adapted this two-part blog series on loving and wise confronting from chapter 12 of Spiritual Friends. Read Part 1 here. Sense Discrepancies by Carefully Hearing the Human Story and God’s Story How do we...
by Bob | May 17, 2012 | Biblical Counseling, Spiritual Conversations, Spiritual Friends, Spiritual Friendship, Trialogues
5 Biblical Counseling Sustaining Skills: GRACE, Part 7 Note: I’ve developed the follow post from my book Spiritual Friends. In Part 1 and Part 2, we learned about Grace Connecting. In Part 3 and Part 4, we learned about Rich Soul Empathy. In Part 5 and Part 6, we...
by Bob | Aug 27, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Gospel Conversations, Spiritual Conversations, Spiritual Friends
Gospel Conversations: The Remedy to “Take Two Verses and Call Me in the Morning” The Big Idea: Do you want to remedy the shallow stereotype of “take two verses and call me in the morning?” Are you ready to stop putting band-aids on your friends’ suffering...
by Bob | Aug 13, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Soul Care, Spiritual Conversations, Spiritual Direction, Spiritual Friends, Spiritual Friendship
How to Build Grace Connections The Big Idea: You’re reading Part Three of a series designed to equip you with five biblical counseling skills using the acrostic GRACE. Read Part One: How to Care Like Christ. Read Part Two: Grace Connections. Excerpted from Spiritual...
by Bob | Aug 12, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Soul Care, Spiritual Conversations, Spiritual Direction, Spiritual Friends, Spiritual Friendship
Grace Connecting: Exposure without Rejection The Big Idea: You’re reading Part Two of a series designed to equip you with five biblical counseling skills using the acrostic GRACE. Read Part One: How to Care Like Christ. Excerpted from Spiritual Friends. What Grace...
by Bob | Aug 11, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Spiritual Conversations, Spiritual Direction, Spiritual Friends, Spiritual Friendship
How to Care Like Christ: Offer GRACE The Big Idea: You’re reading Part One of a new blog mini-series designed to equip you with five biblical counseling skills using the acrostic GRACE. Excerpted from Spiritual Friends. What to Do After the Hug When your friend comes...