This week’s mini-series on the Grace and Truth blog is a recap of our 2022 Annual BCC Leadership Summit, which was held in December at the Billy Graham Center at the Cove. It includes contributions from speakers Curtis Solomon and Jeremy Pierre and panel member Jeremy Lelek. Continue Reading →
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“In the beginning, God created…So God created man in his own image” (Gen. 1:1, 27). Regardless of their particular understanding of the imago Dei, all Christians were made in the image of a creative God. Any flourish of creativity that exists within us is a mere reflection of our Creator. As we roll into the new year, I want to encourage you to be more “creative” in 2023 by getting into creation, being creative in your counseling, being creative in your spiritual disciplines, and exercising your creativity. Continue Reading →
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Don’t worry—this blog is not going to tell you that social media is evil or that you should get off social media entirely. I will caution you, however, not to fall victim to a significant lie social media can tempt you to believe. What is the lie? That you can be like God. Continue Reading →
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“My dad said we can’t put filtering software on our computers because it would be a crutch. I need to be able to overcome pornography by growing in my trust and obedience to Jesus.” I was stunned. This student had come to me for counseling because of his pornography problem, but his Christian father was undercutting my counsel and robbing his son of valuable tools in the fight against his sin. There are so many problems with the statement above. I wasn’t sure where to begin when he shared these thoughts with me. I won’t be able to address everything problematic in a single blog post, but a good place to start is to rethink this unhelpful view of temptation. Continue Reading →
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This week’s mini-series on the Grace and Truth Blog offers a sample of books that have been influential in the lives and ministries of four different biblical counselors. These books are not published as biblical counseling resources, and hopefully some will be new to you! In our first article, Curtis Solomon shares about Leadership by Design and Extreme Ownership. In other contributions to the series, Anna Mondal discusses three themes from Silence and Beauty, Darryl Burling explains the benefit of Gospel Powered Humility for counselors and counselees, and Ann Maree Goudzwaard describes the impact Leadership and Self-Deception had on her life. Continue Reading →
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