Author: Jared Poulton

Biblical counseling is an intersectional discipline, sitting at the crossroads of different fields of study and practical competencies. Biblical counselors are first and foremost a people of the book, students of Scripture, which has the power to transform lives. Biblical counselors are theologians, knowing the theoretical and practical aspects of doctrine. Biblical counselors are psychologists—in the traditional sense of the word—those who study the soul along with the soul’s maladies and remedies. That is a lot to study, even without mentioning the practical steps and micro-skills required for counseling. Successful biblical counselors must be lifelong learners, dipping into various fields to increase their knowledge and grow their craft. With these thoughts in mind, this reviewer wants to bring to the attention of the biblical counseling community a new book titled How to Find Yourself: Why Looking Inward Is Not the Answer by Brian Rosner. Continue Reading →