Take Heart is a 366-day devotion of a collection of writings, teachings, and hymns from the life of David Powlison. Throughout the year you will be comforted in your affliction and encouraged to grow in your sanctification. Powlison is best known in the Biblical Counseling world and this devotional deals with may topics that Christians struggle with on a daily basis. Each day is based in a Scriptural passage and includes a short reading to encourage and grow your faith.
Legal Issues in Biblical Counseling: Direction and Help for Churches
Legal Issues in Biblical Counseling aims to encourage the church to wisely engage in ministry while complying with civil authorities in a God honoring way. The book is edited by T. Dale Johnson Jr. and Edward Wilde with contributions from biblical counselors and lawyers. It covers important topics that are similar to what is taught in a business law class but specific to Biblical Counseling.
Equipping Biblical Counselors: A Guide to Discipling Believers for One-Another Ministry
In Equipping Biblical Counselors, Bob Kellemen shares his four-step strategy for Biblical counseling ministry that has been refined over the past decades. The aim of this book is to come alongside church leaders to envision, enlist, equip, and empower Christians to Counsel one another.
What Does the Bible Say About Intrusive Thoughts
An intrusive thought is an unwanted, unwelcome thought, dream, image, compulsion, or desire that occurs without direct intention or derived from a stimuli. These thoughts may be overwhelming, obsessive, violent, sexual, sinful, disturbing, distracting, or just plain weird.
The Gospel for Disordered Lives: An Introduction to Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling
The Gospel for Disordered Lives is an introductory guide to the theory and practice of Christ-centered biblical counseling. It is a comprehensive guide for understanding the theology behind biblical counseling. It is faithful to Scripture and a trustworthy depiction of Biblical Counseling. The Gospel for Disordered Lives will undoubtedly be formative in your life and increase your faith and hope in God in a fallen and broken world. If it is not on your bookshelf now, put one on order today.
God and the Transgender Debate: What Does the Bible Actually Say about Gender Identity?
God and the Transgender Debate by Andrew T. Walker is a timely and helpful book on a difficult subject. Many Christians struggle with knowing how to address this topic in a way that honors God’s love for his image bearers […]
Dear Christian Counselor,
Dear Christian Counselor, if your counsel has stalled or you are not equipped to help the couple, the answer is not be divorce. Do not discount the beauty of reconciliation that is found in restoring marriages.
A Biblical Counseling Process: Guidance for the Beginning, Middle, and End
Few counseling books are as practical to new counselors and those looking to improve the structure of their counseling plans as A Biblical Counseling Process by Lauren Whitman. She shows how to structure each stage of the counseling process and provides concrete examples for each stage.
The Church as a Culture of Care: Finding Hope in Biblical Community
This book seeks to reclaim the church as a culture of care and to challenge the assumption that the bible and soul care is an antiquated or too simplistic to address modern problems.
ACBC Conference 2021, Oh Church Arise
After attending the 2021 ACBC conference, here are my thoughts and take-aways.