Author: Keith Evans

Mortifying Our Desire: Same-Sex Attraction

Mortifying Our Desire: Same-Sex Attraction

Posted by | Oct 13, 2025 | |

Our October 2025 mini-series on the BCC Grace and Truth blog addresses the topic of believers who struggle with same-sex attraction. In this first article, Keith Evans offers a biblical call to address same-sex attraction at the root by repenting not only of actions but of desires. In other contributions to the series, Ellen Dykas examines the lure of romanticized friendships between women, and Kyle Johnston shares a biblical perspective on polymorphic desires. Continue Reading →

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Counseling Lies: Expecting and Addressing Deception in Ministry

Counseling Lies: Expecting and Addressing Deception in Ministry

Posted by | Sep 8, 2025 | |

There are biblical expectations for how counselors approach truth, and certain attitudes toward others that, if adopted, would lead to cynical and unloving counseling. But there is also a biblical realism that refuses to be naïve about the presence of deception in the church. This post explores that realism, calling for a posture in counseling that holds love and trust together with discernment and shrewdness as we counsel lies and deceit. Continue Reading →

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Unshaken Care: How God’s Self-Sufficiency Shapes Our Counsel

Unshaken Care: How God’s Self-Sufficiency Shapes Our Counsel

Posted by | Apr 7, 2025 | |

Good counseling flows downhill from theology. If we get our theology right, we have a much greater likelihood of getting our counsel right. The same is true when it comes to the nature and being of God. All of life ought to be traced back to God Himself—even the way we counsel. Especially the way we counsel, if it is to be biblical. Continue Reading →

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Teasing Out Idolatry in Narcissism

Posted by | Oct 28, 2024 | |

The heart of narcissism is self-idolatry. The narcissist inwardly says, “I am god. All should love and serve this god.” This attitude is reflected in the narcissist’s life and is why those who do not conform to this false worship often face mistreatment. Continue Reading →

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