Conversations for Change

The Center for Biblical Counseling and Discipleship are excited to announce the launch of their new podcast, Counsel the Word. It will feature counseling-related discussions with seasoned pastors and key leaders in biblical counseling. You can subscribe to the podcast  here

Debilitated and Diminished: Help for Christian Women in Emotionally Abusive Marriages Available here " All too many Christian publications try to teach women to fix themselves when thinking they are abused, but don't deal with the fact that the woman can't act right and sit in abuse. This deals lovingly with how the woman can safely deal with her situation while receiving loving support. It also deals with church involvement in disciplining the husband, which is a necessary part. Having been through this, I wish I had received loving counsel that told me something other than suffering was good for my character and Christian development. This was just cruel. Great Biblical helpful book I wish everyone would read and preachers would preach on as so many women are hurting in this way and don't know what to do. Tha nk you for this book."  Amazon Review

Mike Emlet  suggests  the approach "them, him, and us" when seeking to understand Bible passages that are difficult and where we might struggle to see the relevance for us today

Brad Hambrick  shows 12 ways that people lie about sexual sin and inappropriate relationships

Tim Allchin  suggests a plan to engage a suicidal person wisely

Tim Allchin of Biblical Counseling Center  discusses how Christians can respond to those with suicidal thoughts

Biblical Counseling Basics: Roots, Beliefs, and Future by Jeremy Lelek provides a comprehensive answer about what biblical counseling is. Lelek does this by defining biblical counseling and then building on it in the three sections of the book. Lelek's definition of biblical counseling includes the belief that it is a model of care that brings scripture to bear on the struggles of the human soul, while showing how people can flourish as they live in obedience to God. In the first section he provides a history of Christian soul care from the Garden of Eden to the present day. Following this, in section two, he covers the theological tenants of biblical counseling. These include the use of scripture in counseling, God's role in the counseling process, a biblical understanding of human nature, the process of change, the role of the church in biblical counseling, and an overview of basic counseling methods. In the final section, he explores areas within biblical counselin...

Nate Brooks  answers the question whether biblical counseling and CBT are the same

Christopher Ralston, Senior Editor of the  Journal of the Christian Institute on Disability  at Joni and Friends International Disability Center,  shares six good lessons from disability with Paul Tautges

Are you or your counselee dealing with disappointment? Does this statement reflect you? "I thought this was going to be different!" How can you respond? Kevin Carson  suggests how to trust the Lord in such situations