JULY 9, 2018 — JULY 13, 2018 We’re teaming up with Faith Bible Church’s counseling ministry to put on a Biblical Counseling Conference here in Moscow. I’ll be giving some of the talks with the rest coming from the counselors at FBC. We scheduled it for July 9-13 so that you can drop your kids […]
One of the things that make the yellow lights in my head start blinking is when people say things like, “When God tells us to X for Y. This means that Y needs X.” Then the yellow lights go to red when someone adds, “I’m Y and therefore needy, you’re part of everyone else and […]
Dawson Trotman, founder of the Navigators, visited the Naval Academy during my first-class year. On a Sunday afternoon, he spoke to about twenty Christian midshipmen in Memorial Hall. He was a dynamic speaker. At the end of his talk, he said he would like to talk with those of us who really meant business with […]
The letters I answer in this space were made. They are at best a composite of various counseling situations I’ve been involved in over the years. If you recognize yourself in any of these situations, please know that that is most likely because they are very common situations. Dear Pastor Lawyer, Thank you for writing […]
The letters I answer in this space were made. They are at best a composite of various counseling situations I’ve been involved in over the years. If you recognize yourself in any of these situations, please know that that is most likely because they are very common situations. Dear Pastor Lawyer, I’ve been trying […]
Trouble happens. People are used and abused. Folks find themselves in various kinds of trouble. Parents don’t know how to help Johnny be a thriving joyful three-year-old. Teens feel lost and lack purpose. Many Christians feel uncertain and ill-equipped to give comfort, counsel and to help others grow in Christ (who holds the solutions to […]
Without Holiness, no one will see the Lord (Heb. 12:14) Some say holiness comes as a gift from God and therefore we don’t need to do anything with our lives. Some combine this with the passage that says, “we are not under law but under grace” (Rom. 6:14). On the other hand, others say, the […]
As a critique of Biblical Counseling, I was sent to this web page. I read the article and thought I might say a few words about how I approach marriage counseling. The place I begin in marriage counseling is to assume that the Bible is the foundation for all marriage life. Under that basic umbrella […]
Everyone who has done any counseling at all has experienced this scenario: Billy comes in for counseling and complains that his wife nags him all the time and he can’t seem to do anything right. When you ask him if he is loving her well he says, “Yes. I take her flowers on her birthday, […]
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.
