The human problem is not a mere lack of information but of disordinate love. Biblical counseling must, therefore, deal with the education of the affections, that is, a pedagogy of love. We must teach our counselees to love. Continue Reading →
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As we seek to care for those suffering after a miscarriage, we must be sensitive to the particulars of their experience and pain, comfort them with diligent love, and help them understand that it is possible to grieve for the glory of God. Continue Reading →
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In biblical counseling, the Word is ministered in conversations. The interaction between counselor and counselee allows for specific applications of biblical teachings. The counselor can learn the particularities of the counselee’s struggles and then provide biblical wisdom that is especially relevant to that situation. But what happens when the conversation stalls? What can counselors do when answers of “I don’t know” dominate the dialogue? And what strategies can we embrace when we, counselors, don’t know what to say? Continue Reading →
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The wise counselor is, in a sense, a realist. He knows from Scripture that we live between the ages. And so, he helps the counselee to see how his desires and expectations point to our deeper longing for eternal pleasures that are found only in God (Ps. 16:11). Not only that, the faithful counselor points to Christ—crucified, raised, ascended, and given to and in us by the Spirit—our hope of glory. Continue Reading →
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If ultimate authority is given to our senses, then doubts about God’s goodness will abound. However, if God’s goodness depends primarily on His own special self-revelation in Scripture, then the here and now finds its context within the framework of the cross and the triumphant return of Christ. Counselors act as wise guides when they lead counselees to greater awareness of their location in the history of redemption. Continue Reading →
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