Dr. Aaron New
Recently I saw a notice that I had received a Twitter private message from Dr. Aaron New. (You can learn more about Dr. New here.) Dr. New is a self-described non-biblical counselor who has at times been critical of biblical counseling. So, before I read his private message, I took a deep breath and wondered what he might have to say to me.
A Non-BCer Ponders Consider Your Counsel
I quickly realized that Aaron was talking about my latest book, Consider Your Counsel: Addressing 10 Mistakes in Our Biblical Counseling. Then, I thought, “Oh boy, what is Aaron going to think/say about a BC book…?” Here’s Aaron’s Twitter PM to me—shared with Aaron’s permission:
“Bob! I got your book today and sat with it until I finished it in one sitting. It was very good! I suspect we may still have some differences of opinions on the sufficiency issue (though your definition on pg 79 may be nuanced enough to bring us pretty close.)…
BUT, I so appreciated this book. If Biblical Counseling looked and sounded and felt the way you described it in this book, I would lock arms with this type of Biblical Counselor
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