Introduction Back when I was a boy there was a Peanuts cartoon that showed a boy hugging a little puppy and the caption said, “Happiness is a warm puppy.” And I have to say that puppies, even if I’m not close to them, bring a smile to my face. They’re just so, cute—and fuzzy. I […]
This is my response to, one of the major criticisms of Biblical Counseling is that we talk about sin too much. “Someone comes to your office and you almost immediately start talking about confession of sin and repentance and not getting angry and on and on.” “That’s bad,” they say. “You’re so judgmental,” they say. […]
Even after seeing and living in many and various miracles of God, the Israelites still grumbled about and against everyone around them including God himself. People moving to Moscow are tempted to grumble, complain, or simply be dissatisfied with what they find or don’t find when they move here. And in marriage, couples can, even […]
I would like to commend this podcast to you to listen to. It is a conversation between Dale Johnson (Executive Director of ACBC) and Pam Gannon (an ACBC counselor in Bozeman, MT). It is one of those rare interviews, now-a-days, that is genuinely Biblical in response to how to minister to a woman who has gone through […]
The text of the letter to the Colossians has a lot to tell us about how to create and maintain a context where we are constantly reminded that we live in the Kingdom of the Lord Jesus. Paul begins his letter by encouraging the Colossians with grace and peace and continues as he tells them […]
Sometimes, maybe often, when presented with people and their problems, we are tempted to be sucked into the problem with them and to try to “help” them by resolving what we see right in front of us. But what we forget is that the problem is really a problem with their relationship with God. Sometimes […]
This week Pastor Mike explains how to think about one another before you get into a fight so that you can fight the right way. If you need to fight at all. You can find it here and here.
Hi Pastor Smith, I’m really sorry to hear this. its a really hard providence and situation. Here’s what I think: You can only do what you can do. In other words, you might want to help in ways that you just can’t. It might be time, or finances, or something else. You just need to know […]
We put up another Podcast. You can find it here. You can also see it as a video here. This week Doctor Lawyer talks about how to structure the second counseling session. Books referred to in this session: Reforming Marriage, Douglas Wilson Strengthening Your Marriage, Wayne Mack When Sinners Say I Do, Dave Harvey Shame Interrupted, Ed […]
The Center for Biblical Counseling (CBC), a reformed and evangelical ministry, empowers God’s people to support, encourage, and disciple those facing life’s challenges through the ministry of the gospel.
