Author: Lilly Park

Sharing God’s Story in Counseling

Sharing God’s Story in Counseling

Posted by | Nov 8, 2023 | |

Emotions reveal underlying issues in our lives. For example, we might wrestle with questions such as, “What is it that I want so much that I’m willing to lie to others? What do I think I deserve from God or others? How have I used emotions to bring attention to myself?” These are heart questions that can be properly addressed by pointing people to a bigger perspective of the Christian life. Our stories are complicated because of sin. We sin against others. Others sin against us. Ultimately, we sin against God. But God never sins against us. That’s why God’s story of goodness, sacrificial love, and hatred of sin is needed to help people who are living by emotions. Continue Reading →

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Initial Skills for Sensitive Cases

Initial Skills for Sensitive Cases

Posted by | Oct 17, 2022 | |

This week’s mini-series on the Grace and Truth Blog offers guidance for counseling a married couple where the wife suffered abuse prior to their marriage. In this first article, Lilly Park suggests three crucial skills for counseling such sensitive cases. In other contributions to the series, Tim St. John offers three relational patterns he encourages husbands to initiate, and Jeremy Pierre applies 1 Peter 3:7 to the specific situation of a husband seeking to love a wife who has suffered past abuse. Continue Reading →

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Reminding Christians of the Gospel

Reminding Christians of the Gospel

Posted by | Jun 6, 2022 | |

Through biblical counseling, we have the privilege to share the gospel with non-Christians and Christians. Why would a Christian need to hear the gospel? Once saved, always saved, right? It’s true that God’s power will guard the faith of believers and that believers will persevere in their faith (1 Pet. 1:4-5). This truth comforts us when we’re discouraged in our Christian life and are tempted to doubt our salvation. Scripture also reminds us that the good tree produces good fruit (Luke 6:43-45). God knows whether our religious acts are merely external. Continue Reading →

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Children and the DSM

Children and the DSM

Posted by | Feb 24, 2022 | |

Children, like adults, can struggle with fear, anger, and sadness. As with adults, healthcare professionals use the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) to diagnose symptoms. Your child’s doctor and school counselor use the DSM to determine whether your child has a mental health disorder, such as ADHD, depression, or anxiety. Continue Reading →

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BCC Classic: Responding to Emotional Abuse in Marriage

BCC Classic: Responding to Emotional Abuse in Marriage

Posted by | Oct 4, 2021 | |

I’ve seen marriages that reflect Christ and the Church: husbands lovingly leading their homes and wives lovingly submitting to their husbands. How good (and hope-filled!) it is to see real-life examples, especially at a time when marriages are being attacked from pornography, homosexuality, and cohabitation. I’ve also seen broken marriages and emotionally abusive relationships, which has taught me a lot about faith. Continue Reading →

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