I’m Pondering…
These are some initial ponderings—thinking out loud, if you will. Musing.
So…ponder with me…
You may recall David Powlison’s classic article from 1996, How Do You Help a “Psychologized Counselee”? In his editorial, Powlison discussed biblical counseling with a counselee who views their problems through primarily psychological categories—a “psychologized” counselee.
I’ve been pondering the “other extreme.” I’m wondering about a series of blog posts, or a journal article, or perhaps even a booklet or book on Counseling the “Biblicized” Counselee. By “biblicized, I mean:
The counselee who has mistaken ideas about what the Bible actually teaches about Christian living, Christlikeness, and the process of change. These mistaken beliefs are often influenced, sadly, by our modern Christian culture, more than by biblical truth.
Perhaps a Companion Book…
My original idea involved one blog post. They I thought about perhaps doing a series of blog posts. Then I posted on my X (Twitter) account and on my Gospel-Centered Biblical Counseling Facebook group page. I had about ten times the responses I might normally receive. People were very excited and positive about the need for help in counseling the biblicized counselee. Several people suggested I make it into a book.
So….
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