{"id":55993,"date":"2022-12-28T12:43:51","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T18:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=55993"},"modified":"2022-12-28T12:50:38","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T18:50:38","slug":"a-still-and-quiet-mind-the-theology-behind-the-strategies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=55993","title":{"rendered":"A Still and Quiet Mind: The Theology Behind the Strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Esther Smith\u2019s A Still and Quiet Mind: Twelve Strategies for Changing Unwanted Thoughts<\/a> <\/em>(P&R Publishing), has been very well-received, including by The Gospel Coalition, where it was honored as their book of the year in the Christian Living category<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As I\u2019ve been reading through (and applying) the book and strategies, I have been impressed by how scripturally-saturated<\/em> and theologically-grounded <\/em>it is. So I decided to collate the biblical references and the theological concepts developed throughout A Still and Quiet Mind<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Biblically-Rich, Scripturally-Saturated <\/strong> <\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>By my count, and I\u2019m sure I missed some, Esther quotes, references, develops, discusses, builds upon, and\/or applies 129 biblical passages<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

A Still and Quiet Mind<\/em> had 140 pages of written text\u2014so that\u2019s almost a biblical passage developed per page.<\/p>\n

Biblical Counseling-Aligned, Theologically-Aligned <\/strong> <\/p>\n

Also by my count, Esther has 15 quotes\/citations from biblical counselors and another 25 quotes\/citations from pastors, theologians, commentaries, biblical word studies, etc. That\u2019s 40 biblical counseling\/theology references in 140 pages of text.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>Sufficiency of Scripture-Committed<\/strong> <\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>Here\u2019s what Esther says about her approach in her own words.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur approach to thorough change should be faithful to Scripture. All <\/em>of Scripture\u2026 We should attempt to understand how thought change fits into the overall biblical<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In A Still and Quiet Mind, Esther Smith has saturated her thinking about thinking with biblical thinking!
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