If Heman Saw Two Very Different Counselors!
Psalm 88 is known as “the Psalm of the Dark Night of the Soul.” It is the most lament-filled psalm of all the lament psalms.
Imagine if Heman were seen by a counselor, or a soul physician, or a spiritual friend today. How might that person respond to, react to, and interact with Heman—and with Heman’s despairing lament?
Well, recently, I did just that. I imagined two scenarios, two vignettes, two dialogues where two very different “counselors/comforters” “ministered” to Heman.
If Heman Saw a Miserable Counselor. Imagine with me if Heman in Psalm 88 were to share his soul with a soulless counselor…
If Heman Saw a Comforting Counselor. Imagine with me if Heman in Psalm 88 were to share his soul with a biblical soul physician, with a compassionate soul care giver…
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Biblical Counseling and the Dark Night of the Soul: If Heman Saw Two Very Different Counselors!
This manuscript includes 32 discussion and application questions—making it ideal for training and equipping biblical counselors.
It also includes an annotated
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