5 top Christian blog posts of the week. Posts by Tim Challies, Al Mohler, the Biblical Counseling Coalition, and more on grief, political disappointment, marriage counseling, and more.

Learning from the Wonderful Counseling 

Pat Quinn is one of my favorite biblical counseling bloggers. And his post here writes about one of my favorite biblical counseling topics: Christ as our model for counseling. In Learning from the Wonderful Counselor, Pat begins:

“As biblical counselors, we are thankful for good teachers whose instruction and example have shaped our understanding and practice. However, our greatest gift and privilege is to learn from the Master Himself: ‘And his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor’ (Isa. 9:6).”

You can read Pat’s complete post, including four practical counseling implications, at the BCC’s blog site here.

On Running a Short Race Well 

This was a difficult post to read. I’m sure it was an excruciating post to write, yet, for the author, a hope-giving and hope-sharing post. This is Tim Challies’ post sharing his heart about the sudden and unexpected homegoing of his twenty-year-old son, Nick Challies. You can read Tim’s post here at On Running a Short Race Well. Please be in prayer for Tim,


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