Truth in Love

Featuring: 1. Importance of Biblical Counselors being aware of Freud's influence 2. What is Freud's theory of the unconscious 3. The danger's of using Freud's method 4. Navigating Freudian language Notes: Lecture notes https://acbcdigitalresources.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/resources/2019+Annual+Conference/2019+AC+Notes/Breakout+%235+Evaluating+Psychological+Categories+/Craig+Rowe+-+What+About+the+Unconscious.pdf Craig Rowe – What about the Unconscious | $2.99 https://biblicalcounseling.com/store/all-products/craig-rowe-what-about-the-unconscious/ Richard Ganz, PsychoBabble: The Failure of Modern Psychology--and the Biblical Alternative https://smile.amazon.com/PsychoBabble-Failure-Psychology-Biblical-Alternative/dp/0891077340/ref=sr_1_1?crid=M8MLX6I7Y35I&keywords=psychobabble+richard+ganz&qid=1583941722&sprefix=psychobable%2Caps%2C168&sr=8-1 Jay Adams, Competent to Counsel https://smile.amazon.com/Competent-Counsel-Jay-Adams/dp/0310511402/ref=msx_wsirn_v1_6/136-8818339-6153662?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0310511402&pd_rd_r=75eabb3a-e8e1-4bb0-b097-0c9daf53eae6&pd_rd_w=Kgeuj&pd_rd_wg=BInXR&pf_rd_p=3187ad9b-122f-43f5-9fd5-75b35f775d85&pf_rd_r=J0YB831MAHKYT8YBEX6V&psc=1&refRID=J0YB831MAHKYT8YBEX6V Gary Greenberg, The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry https://smile.amazon.com/Book-Woe-DSM-Unmaking-Psychiatry/dp/0142180920/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3KL1YRE4R96UW&keywords=the+book+of+woe+the+dsm+and+the+unmaking+of+psychiatry&qid=1583941848&s=books&sprefix=the+book+of+woe%2Cstripbooks%2C162&sr=1-1 Robert Whitaker, Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America https://smile.amazon.com/Anatomy-Epidemic-Bullets-Psychiatric-Astonishing/dp/0307452425/ref=sr_1_1?crid=UGJ7W8867F0V&keywords=robert+whitaker&qid=1583941905&s=books&sprefix=Robert+whita%2Cstripbooks%2C176&sr=1-1 ACBC, Bibliography of Critical Psychology https://acbcdigitalresources.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/resources/Truth+in+Love+Resources/TIL+Show+Note%3A+Featured+Resource/Critical+Psychology+Flyer_2019.pdf Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: (1) The Importance of God's Word, the heart, and the gospel of Christ (2) Can couples fall out of love? – God's design for the covenant of marriage (3) Biblical disciplines for your marriage Notes: Letters to a Romantic: First Years of Marriage – Sean Perron and Spencer Harmon https://smile.amazon.com/Letters-Romantic-First-Years-Marriage/dp/1629954659/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=letters+to+a+romantic+first+year+of+marriage+perron&qid=1594837770&sr=8-1 Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: - Speaking the truth in love - Applying Scripture to the need of the moment - Comforting the suffering and calling sinners to repentance - Working to make them mature as they abide in Jesus Christ. What is the Method of Biblical Counseling? . . . speaking the truth in love and applying Scripture to the need of the moment by comforting the suffering and calling sinners to repentance thus working to make them mature as they abide in Jesus Christ. Definition of Biblical Counseling Biblical counseling is the personal discipleship ministry of God’s people to others under the oversight of God’s church, dependent upon the authority and sufficiency of God’s Word through the work of the Holy Spirit. Biblical counseling seeks to reorient disordered desires, affections, and behaviors toward a God-designed anthropology in an effort to restore true worship of God and right fellowship with others. This is accomplished by speaking the truth in love and applying Scripture to the need of the moment by comforting the suffering and calling sinners to repentance thus working to make them mature as they abide in Jesus Christ. Questions? Send your Truth in Love questions to [email protected] Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: What is the goal of Biblical Counseling? Biblical counseling seeks to reorient disordered desires, affections, and behaviors toward a God-designed anthropology in an effort to restore true worship of God and right fellowship with others. Definition of Biblical Counseling Biblical counseling is the personal discipleship ministry of God’s people to others under the oversight of God’s church, dependent upon the authority and sufficiency of God’s Word through the work of the Holy Spirit. Biblical counseling seeks to reorient disordered desires, affections, and behaviors toward a God-designed anthropology in an effort to restore true worship of God and right fellowship with others. This is accomplished by speaking the truth in love and applying Scripture to the need of the moment by comforting the suffering and calling sinners to repentance thus working to make them mature as they abide in Jesus Christ. Questions? Send your Truth in Love questions to [email protected] Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: (1) the personal discipleship ministry of God’s people to others (2) under the oversight of God’s church, (3) dependent upon the authority and sufficiency of God’s Word (4) through the work of the Holy Spirit. Notes: What is the nature of biblical counseling? Biblical counseling is the personal discipleship ministry of God’s people to others under the oversight of God’s church, dependent upon the authority and sufficiency of God’s Word through the work of the Holy Spirit. Definition of Biblical Counseling Biblical counseling is the personal discipleship ministry of God’s people to others under the oversight of God’s church, dependent upon the authority and sufficiency of God’s Word through the work of the Holy Spirit. Biblical counseling seeks to reorient disordered desires, affections, and behaviors toward a God-designed anthropology in an effort to restore true worship of God and right fellowship with others. This is accomplished by speaking the truth in love and applying Scripture to the need of the moment by comforting the suffering and calling sinners to repentance thus working to make them mature as they abide in Jesus Christ. Questions? Send your Truth in Love questions to [email protected] Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: (1) Cautions in use of "Biblical Counseling" terminology (2) Discerning the definition of biblical counseling with the Scriptures (3) How to guard yourself with the various shifts in the biblical counseling movement Notes: Find Training Map: https://biblicalcounseling.com/training-centers Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: - What challenges do people face today in caring for aging relatives? - How have you seen people respond from their hearts as they interact with aging relatives? - What biblical hope is there for people caring for their aging relatives? Notes: Session: Jim Koerber – Counseling Families with Aging Relatives | $2.99 https://biblicalcounseling.com/store/all-products/jim-koerber-counseling-families-with-aging-relatives/ Session notes: https://acbcdigitalresources.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/resources/2019+Annual+Conference/2019+AC+Notes/Breakout+%234+Parenting+and+Family+Issues/Jim+Koerber+-+Families+with+Aging+Relatives.pdf Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: - Why is this such a relevant topic today? - Practical principles for taming technology - The glory of God and technology Notes: - Taming Technology – John Lehman(Full Lecture Free): https://biblicalcounseling.com/taming-technology/ - The Lost Art of Bible Meditation - Stephen Yuille (blog). https://biblicalcounseling.com/the-lost-art-of-bible-meditation/ Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: - Can genuine Christians have Bi-polar symptoms? - How do we know the difference between spiritual and physical causality? - Are antidepressants the deepest and most complete way of dealing with the symptomology of Bi-polar depression? Notes: John Street will be a plenary speaker at the 2020 ACBC Annual Conference, October 5-7 in Santa Clarita, CA. https://biblicalcounseling.com/conference/spiritual-warfare/ Find a Training Center – Map https://biblicalcounseling.com/training-centers/ Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: (1) Approaching an Abused Counselee with Compassion and Wisdom (2) Key Elements in Counseling the Abused (3) Answering the Question of God's Goodness Notes: A Testimony of God's grace in the aftermath of abuse – Pam Gannon https://vimeo.com/296500243 Counseling a Fearful and Abused Wife – Pam Gannon (Free Lecture and notes) https://biblicalcounseling.com/counseling-a-fearful-and-abused-wife/ 2018 Annual Conference: Light in the Darkness (Free teaching series on abuse) https://biblicalcounseling.com/abuse-care/ Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: 1. How often does this issue come up in counseling? 2. What homework do you recommend for men leading in the home? 3. Explaining the "Husband’s Monthly Leadership Agenda" Notes: Husbands Monthly Leadership Agenda http://gcchsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Husbands-Monthly-Leadership-Agenda.pdf The Exemplary Husband: A Biblical Perspective – Dr. Stuart Scott https://www.amazon.com/Exemplary-Husband-Biblical-Perspective-ebook/dp/B00AY79GKY Fundamentals Training in Biblical Counseling: https://biblicalcounseling.com/certification/phase-1-learning/ Help! My Child is Being Bullied - Tim Keeter https://www.amazon.com/Child-Being-Bullied-LifeLine-Mini-books-ebook/dp/B07X9V8Z1P Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: 1. See the example of Jeremiah 2. See the example of Jesus 3. Never grow past the Gospel (Col. 3:5ff) Notes: With All Your Heart: Orienting Your Mind, Desires, and Will Toward Christ Troxel, A. Craig https://www.wtsbooks.com/products/with-all-your-heart-orienting-your-mind-desires-and-will-toward-christ-9781433535536?variant=31500270960702 When People Are Big and God is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man (Resources for Changing Lives) Ed Welch https://www.amazon.com/When-People-Are-Big-Small/dp/0875526004 Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: - Mental health concerns during the Pandemic - What is the problem with adopting a DSM diagnosis for depression and anxiety - Therapy as a Replacement of Theology - Medicalizing anxiety and depression - Critically considering the efficacy of current psychiatric drugs and frameworks - What is the goal of mental health? - What is healthy? What is normal? Notes: Mental Health Month Podcast Series: - The Bible of Psychiatry - https://biblicalcounseling.com/the-bible-of-psychiatry - Biological Psychiatry - https://biblicalcounseling.com/biological-psychiatry - The Problem with the Mental Illness Narrative - Bibliography of Critical Psychology https://acbcdigitalresources.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/resources/Truth+in+Love+Resources/TIL+Show+Note%3A+Featured+Resource/Critical+Psychology+Flyer_2019.pdf Send your Truth in Love Questions to [email protected] Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: - The shifting definition of mental disorder in the DSM - How should we think about mental diseases and disorders? - The lack of a definition in mental disease - The evolution of mental disorders Notes: JBC Volume 15:1 PDF - Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (FREE from 5/17-5/23) https://www.ccef.org/shop/product/jbc-volume-15-1-pdf/ Mental Health Month Podcast Series: The Bible of Psychiatry - https://biblicalcounseling.com/the-bible-of-psychiatry Biological Psychiatry - https://biblicalcounseling.com/biological-psychiatry Send your Truth in Love Questions to [email protected] Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: 1. The history of Biological Psychiatry 2. Why biological psychiatry isn't a hard science 3. Do Biblical Counselors neglect biology? 4. A call for biblical discernment of popular data. 5. A critique of a popular biological psychiatry theory Notes: Bibliography of Critical Psychology https://acbcdigitalresources.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/resources/Truth+in+Love+Resources/TIL+Show+Note%3A+Featured+Resource/Critical+Psychology+Flyer_2019.pdf The Sufficiency & Authority of Scripture to Diagnose & Cure the Soul https://biblicalcounseling.com/the-sufficiency-authority-of-scripture-to-diagnose-and-cure-the-soul/ Erasing the Stigma of Mental Illness – The Church's Role https://biblicalcounseling.com/erasing-the-stigma-of-mental-illness-the-churchs-role/ Biological Psychiatry by David Powlison https://www.ccef.org/shop/product/jbc-volume-17-3-pdf/ Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: 1. What is the DSM? 2. What is the purpose of the DSM? 3. Is the DSM based on science or philosophy? 4. How is the DSM criteria chosen? 5. Why does the DSM matter for biblical counseling? Notes: Bibliography of Critical Psychology https://acbcdigitalresources.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/resources/Truth+in+Love+Resources/TIL+Show+Note%3A+Featured+Resource/Critical+Psychology+Flyer_2019.pdf TIL 230 | How to Help Psychologized Counselees https://biblicalcounseling.com/til-230-how-to-help-psychologized-counselees/ TIL 206 | The Concept of Mental Health https://biblicalcounseling.com/til-206-the-concept-of-mental-health/ Speaking Truth in Love: Counsel in Community https://www.ccef.org/book/speaking-truth-love-counsel-community/ Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: - The counselors need for confession (1 Jn 1:8-9; Jas 5:13-16) - The importance of practicing confession - Wisdom on confession from Thomas Watson Notes: The Doctrine of Repentance - Thomas Watson https://www.amazon.com/Doctrine-Repentance-Puritan-Paperbacks-Thomas/dp/0851515215 Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: - Seeing Paul's example of connecting in distance - Stay connected: Know Them, Listen, and Help - Focus on caring for others needs Notes: https://biblicalcounseling.com/pandemic-resources/ Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: - Our future Hope and modern science - Our counseling must prepare others to meet Jesus Notes: Coronavirus and Counseling: Free Resources from ACBC https://biblicalcounseling.com/pandemic-resources/ Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: - Common Responses to Weakness - A Biblical Response to Weakness - Counselors and Weakness Notes: Free Resources for Counselors during COVID-19 https://biblicalcounseling.com/pandemic-resources/ Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: 1. The Importance of if trusting God's providence 2. Anchors of truth in the wind of suffering 3. God's good purposes in our suffering 4. How to minister to those suffering Notes: Paul Tautges, Anxiety: Knowing God's Peace (31-Day Devotionals for Life) https://smile.amazon.com/Anxiety-Knowing-Peace-31-Day-Devotionals/dp/1629956228/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Anxiety%3A+Knowing+God%27s+Peace+%2831-Day+Devotionals+for+Life%29+paul&qid=1583936396&sr=8-1 2019 Pre-Conference | Human Suffering and Heaven’s Hope | $20 https://biblicalcounseling.com/store/all-products/2019-pre-conference-human-suffering-and-heavens-hope/ Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: - The facade of control - The pitfall of a caviler attitude - The pitfall of paralyzing fear - The character of God in pandemics Notes: Kris Lundgaard – The Enemy Within: Straight Talk about the Power and Defeat of Sin https://www.amazon.com/Enemy-Within-Straight-about-Defeat/dp/0875522017 Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: 1. Definition and examples of self-affliction or self-harm 2. Who is most likely to struggle with self-affliction? 3. What compels a person to self-harm? 4. How to counsel someone who self-harms? Notes: Lecture: Bryan Gaines | Christ’s Affliction as the Remedy for Self-Affliction | $2.99 https://biblicalcounseling.com/store/all-products/bryan-gaines-christs-affliction-as-the-remedy-for-self-affliction/ Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: - The importance of guarding against cultural forces in our counseling philosophy - Case study of Psychiatrist Silvano Arieti on Freud Notes: https://biblicalcounseling.com/resources/acbc-essays/ Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: - The biblical portrait of the gospel - Biblical expression of sexuality - The counsel we give must be rooted in the design of Scripture Note: https://www.christianitytoday.com/pastors/2019/fall/polyamory-next-sexual-frontier.html God's Design for Man and Woman: A Biblical-Theological Survey, https://www.amazon.com/Gods-Design-Man-Woman-Biblical-Theological/dp/1433536994 Biblical Principles of Sex (Ministry Monographs for Modern Times), https://www.amazon.com/Biblical-Principles-Ministry-Monographs-Modern/dp/1889032395 Transforming Homosexuality: What the Bible Says about Sexual Orientation and Chang, https://www.amazon.com/Transforming-Homosexuality-Sexual-Orientation-Change/dp/1596381396 Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring * Three questions for understanding the nature of the situation and person * How to handle the counseling sessions * The aim of counseling couples Notes: Letters to a Romantic: On Dating https://www.amazon.com/Letters-Romantic-Dating-Sean-Perron/dp/1629953040 Letters to a Romantic: On Engagement https://www.amazon.com/Letters-Romantic-Engagement-Sean-Perron/dp/1629953075/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1582148730&refinements=p_27%3ASean+Perron&s=books&sr=1-1&text=Sean+Perron Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: 1. Importance of song and poetry in counseling 2. Examples of Psalms and hymns in counseling Find this podcast transcription here.

Notes: George Scipione | A Tribute https://biblicalcounseling.com/george-scipione-a-tribute/ The Fear of the Lord is the Beginning of Counseling - George Scipione (Full Message) https://acbcdigitalresources.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/resources/2018+Annual+Confrence/Breakout+Session+Audio+Files/Breakout+Session+5+Counseling+Care/George+Scipione+-+The+Fear+of+the+Lord+is+the+Beginning+of+Counseling.mp3 Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: - Tips on Crises Counseling - What does the Bible say about crises? Notes: Biblical Crisis Counseling: Not If, But When - Dr. John Babler https://www.amazon.com/Biblical-Crisis-Counseling-Not-When/dp/1503284247 2019 Annual Conference | Suicide, Self-Harm, and Scripture - $100 https://biblicalcounseling.com/store/all-products/2019-annual-conference-suicide-self-harm-and-scripture/ Crises and Biblical Counseling - $25 https://biblicalcounseling.com/store/all-products/crises-and-biblical-counseling/ Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: 1. How does a biblical view of codependency differ from a secular view? 2. How does Scripture describe the consequences of this heart attitude and behavioral response? 3. How does God respond to those who chose codependence over God dependence? Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: 1. How are you doing as a parent? 2. What does Proverbs have to say to parents? 3. A God-given curriculum that parents should cover with their kids Resources: Brad Brandt – Practical Help for Family from Proverbs | $2.99 https://biblicalcounseling.com/store/all-products/brad-bradt-practical-help-for-family-from-proverbs/ Regional ACBC Events https://biblicalcounseling.com/training-2/acbc-regional-events/ Find Training Centers https://biblicalcounseling.com/training-centers/ Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: 1. misnomers 2. areas of growth 3. warnings Content: Legacy Collection: Historic Lectures from the ACBC Executive Directors https://biblicalcounseling.com/store/all-products/legacy-collection/ 2019 Annual Conference | Suicide, Self-Harm, and Scripture https://biblicalcounseling.com/store/all-products/2019-annual-conference-suicide-self-harm-and-scripture/ Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: Why study the difficult chapters in the Bible? Lamenting VS. Complaining in Scripture How to use a passage like Psalm 88 in counseling Chapters of lament provide prayers for our suffering Notes: When the Darkness Will Not Lift: Doing What We Can While We Wait for God and Joy - John Piper https://www.amazon.com/When-Darkness-Will-Lift-God/dp/1581348762 The Silent Shades of Sorrow: Healing for the Wounded - Charles Spurgeon https://www.amazon.com/Silent-Shades-Sorrow-Spurgeon-Classics/dp/1781915857 Valley of the Shadow 2019 Annual Conference https://biblicalcounseling.com/store/all-products/2019-annual-conference-suicide-self-harm-and-scripture/ Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: * Family Traditions and Looking for Ways to Serve During the Holidays * Christmas Day with Children and Grandchildren * The Importance of the Incarnation of Christ Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: * How Do You Prepare Your Home to Celebrate Christ’s Coming? * Christmas Eve and Christmas Morning Traditions * Winter in Canada Notes: Christ in Christmas: A Family Advent Celebration https://www.amazon.com/Christ-Christmas-Family-Advent-Celebration/dp/0891096051 Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: * Medical VS. Psychological Diagnosis * The DSM and the Medical Model * The Theorized Purpose of Psychotropics in Medical Model * Do antidepressants work? * Heart issues and the TAC analogy Notes: The Emperor's New Drugs: Exploding the Antidepressant Myth Irving Kirsch https://www.amazon.com/Emperors-New-Drugs-Exploding-Antidepressant/dp/0465022006 The Myth of the Chemical Cure J. Moncrieff https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Chemical-Cure-Psychiatric-Treatment/dp/0230574327 Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: * Is medical research bad? / A need for discernment in medical research * Examples of medical pitfalls / A need for open honest assessment * How marketing outpaces research / Warnings of bias in a capitalistic culture * Discerning the motivations and agendas in medical research * Cautions of the FDA process / A friend, but far from perfect * Example of the STAR*D trial Notes: Bibliography of critical psychology https://acbcdigitalresources.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/resources/Truth+in+Love+Resources/TIL+Show+Note%3A+Featured+Resource/Critical+Psychology+Flyer_2019.pdf Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: - Common reactions of children to their parents divorcing - How can a counselor help parents address these issues? Notes: Kevin Backus – Helping Children Who’s Parents are Divorcing, 2019 Conference Breakout Session https://biblicalcounseling.com/store/all-products/kevin-backus-helping-children-whos-parents-are-divorcing/ Foundations for Biblical Discipleship - High School Curriculum http://biblicalcounseling.com/foundations Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: * What are the categories of suicide * What is the counsel for suicide * What should we consider about suicide Notes: Nicolas Ellen - Understanding and Dealing with Suicide, 2019 Annual Conference Sermon * https://vimeo.com/368079760 Valley of the Shadow: Suicide, Self-harm, and the Scriptures Resource Package * https://biblicalcounseling.com/store/all-products/2019-annual-conference-suicide-self-harm-and-scripture/ Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: 1. Why is the topic of the “one-another” commands so important today 2. The “one-anothers" as commands 3. Beyond church on Sunday 4. Practical application on the “stirring up one-another" Show Notes: 31 Ways to Be a "One-Another" Christian: Loving Others with the Love of Jesus - Stuart Scott and Andrew Jin https://smile.amazon.com/31-Ways-Be-One-Another-Christian/dp/1633421767/ref=sr_1_fkmr3_1?keywords=31+ways+to+become+a+one+another+christian&qid=1573066701&s=digital-text&sr=8-1-fkmr3 Give to ACBC while holiday shopping on Amazon at amazonsmile.com Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: 1. What is bullying? 2. Steps a Christian parent can take when they discover their child is being bullied 3. What are some common responses of bullied children that parents can look for Show Notes: Putting Your Past in Its Place: Moving Forward in Freedom and Forgiveness - Steve Viars https://smile.amazon.com/Putting-Your-Past-Its-Place/dp/0736927395/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=steve+viars&qid=1573064907&sr=8-1 Help! My Child Is Being Bullied (Lifeline Mini-Books) - Tim Keeter https://smile.amazon.com/Child-Being-Bullied-Lifeline-Mini-Books/dp/1633421368/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Tim+Keeter+bullying&qid=1573064935&sr=8-1 Self-perception Worksheet: https://acbcdigitalresources.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/resources/Truth+in+Love+Resources/TIL+Show+Note%3A+Featured+Resource/NegSelfPerceptions.docx Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: Warning of the "outsourcing" mentality in personal ministry How to facilitate a church of care Practical strategies in equipping church members for ministry Find this podcast transcription here.

Features: * What are Biblical Counselors to do with Psychological labels? * The Benefit of Biblical Terminology * How to minister to a psychologized person * The Christian’s identity Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring * What is Biblical Theology? * What is a Biblical Theology of Heaven? * How does this apply to practical ministry and counseling? * The importance of strong biblical preaching Resources: What Is Biblical Theology?: A Guide to the Bible's Story, Symbolism, and Patterns - Jim Hamilton https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GO9AJWK/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Find this podcast trasncription here.

Featuring: * Beware of the secularism * Beware of the humanism * Beware of the scientism * The drift of theological education in pastoral training * The Importance of seeing man (anthropology) from a biblical perspective Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: * Human suffering is real * Earthly remedies do not satisfy * The anchor of future hope * Application for biblical counseling Notes: Annual Conference Schedule https://biblicalcounseling.com/conference/suicide-self-harm/ Live stream https://biblicalcounseling.com/live/ Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: * Understanding the philosophy that drives therapeutic categories * Refining of man as the center * The Saturation of our culture with the therapeutic mentality * How to help psychologized counselees Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: We have accepted the categories of our secular cultures view of problems. A need to re-categorize our problems as spiritual issues, and churches as a haven We have changed the roles of pastors into business managers A need to re-categorize a pastors role as a shepherd The Gospel is sufficient for sanctification A call to restoration Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: - Counseling Ministry can be missional - The distinction between biblical counseling and evangelism - Cautions in counseling unbelievers - The necessity of talking about Jesus Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: - How biblical counseling differs from secular counseling in ministering to the family - Challenges in ministering to family members - The ministry of presence. - From child to friend Find this podcast transcription here.