My most recent and most personal post addressed the relational side of the current biblical counseling conflicts. In that post, I shared about several past friends who now have issues with me and my biblical counseling. I mentioned that in most cases, they have not talked to me, but instead have talked about me to others.
In desiring to follow the Scriptures, I have begun reaching out to each of those individuals.
I shared the following general wording with each person.
Reconciliation Contact
Name,
It has been a while since we connected.
Someone we both trust, reached out to me to share that they heard you speaking negatively about me and my biblical counseling approach.
This surprised me, given our long history of spiritual friendship, mutual respect, mutual ministry, and mutual one-another care.
So, first, perhaps the person was wrong or misunderstood, and a clarification is all that is needed. Were they wrong in thinking you were publicly and/or privately speaking against me and my biblical counseling? If so, I will gladly notify them and correct their misperception.
If they were correct, and if you have spoken publicly or privately against me and my biblical counseling approach, I would be happy to talk to
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