When I was in seminary in the early 80s (1980s, not 1880s), open warfare broke out over competing counseling models. During these debates, I was struck by the fact that no one was using church history as a guide to assess modern church counseling approaches. I kept...
During my presentation at ACBC and at the Faith Biblical Counseling Training Conference on Mental Illness and the Church, I noted that: One of the failures of the modern evangelical church is our tendency to start over from scratch each generation. We fail to glean...
Women’s History Month, Part 1: Not Your Father’s Church History Note: The following post originally appeared in Sacred Friendships: Celebrating the Legacy of Women Heroes of the Faith which tells the story of over fifty remarkable Christian women. Listening to the...
Puritan & Reformed Soul Care God calls each of us to the personal ministry of the Word—speaking His gospel truth in love so we can all grow up in Christ, who is the Head. Puritan and Reformed leaders have understood and written about this calling. Here’s my top...
The Road to Hope: Perpetua’s Story Yesterday I noted that women in ministry seems to be a focus at several major blog sites, including here at TGC and here at the BCC. In light of this focus, yesterday I began a two-part series on Perpetua. Here’s part two… ...