We often think about grief and adults, but what about when our children struggle with loss and grief? When they face life’s losses, how do they find hope when they’re hurting? Continue Reading →
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Biblical counselors rightly talk a great deal about “renewing our minds.” Yet, at times we’ve failed to identify and highlight a core biblical aspect of the mind/heart—the imagination. We are captured by what captures our imagination. Continue Reading →
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As the Founding Executive Director of the Biblical Counseling Coalition (BCC), I had the privilege of serving, along with my lifelong friend, Pastor Steve Viars, as the General Editors of Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling (CCBC). First released in 2013 by Harvest House and the Biblical Counseling Coalition, an updated, revised edition was released in April 2021. So this is a great time to reintroduce you to this comprehensive, collaboratively written biblical counseling resource—Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling: Changing Lives with God’s Changeless Truth. Continue Reading →
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You’re reading Part Two of my two-part series on soul care for ministry families—which itself is part of a larger series here at the Biblical Counseling Coalition. In Part One, we focused on 2 Corinthians 1:8-9 to see how Paul candidly communicated his own ministry struggles—thus giving ministry families the courage to share their struggles. In Part Two, we will explore Acts 20:17-21:1 to see how Paul ministers to others in ministry. Continue Reading →
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For the past two decades, I’ve focused a good part of my ministry on ministering to ministry families. I’ve been motivated by the questions, “Who shepherds the shepherds? Who counsels the counselors? Who provides soul care for the soul care givers?” In seeking to compress two decades of ministry into two blog posts (impossible!), I’ll shape my thoughts around two incidences in the Apostle Paul’s life. In Part One, we’ll explore 2 Corinthians 1:8-9 to see how Paul candidly communicates his own ministry struggles. Then, in Part Two, we’ll explore Acts 20:17-21:1 to see how Paul ministers to others in ministry. Continue Reading →
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