by Scott Mehl Over the past few months I’ve made the case for why counseling ought to take place in our homes {link}, church offices {link}, and public spaces {link}. I hope that, by now, you’ve come to appreciate that counseling doesn’t just take one form, but can vary significantly in format, location, and formality…. Read More
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by Anna Mondal Life is riddled with lonely seasons. Friends get married—you’re still single. Soldiers get deployed. Spouses separate. People disappoint and wound us. We disappoint and wound others. People die. And we are lonely. Loneliness is like a sudden tide, that, “in the most unpremeditated ways, in the oddest places and for the most… Read More
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by Dr. Shelbi Cullen As one pastor so aptly stated, “The Christian life is the discipled life and the discipling life”.[1] When the resurrected Christ met his eleven disciples on the mountain he had designated, He said to them, “Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and… Read More
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by Anna Mondal You sit, sick with sorrow, as your counselee discloses stories of incest, a forced abortion, or cruel childhood neglect. And these things you shudder to think of, had to be endured.[1] What do you say in response to the unsayable? God provides (and Christ models) an authentic, whole-person, trauma-aware option for responding… Read More
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by Rachel Cain The Focus The tagline for “But God…” reads, “the two words are the heart of the Gospel”. Casey Lute offers commentary on nine crucial points in Scripture in which we see the God of Salvation enter the picture and save. This look at the beauty of the gospel inspires a deeper love… Read More
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