Truth in Love

Featuring: - Challenges Families face with raising Sons Today - Investing in your Children - The Importance of the Church in raising Sons - Addressing a Wayward Child Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: - The Christian’s Starting Place on Gender (Gen. 1-2) - How Masculinity is being Deconstructed - What is Biblical Masculinity? - Why We Can’t Waiver on Biblical Masculinity - How the Church is Being Impacted Today - Biblical Counselors Must Lovingly Retrain Men to Biblical Manhood Resources: - The Grand Design: Male and Female He Made Them - Owen Strachan https://www.amazon.com/Grand-Design-Male-Female-Made/dp/1781917647 - Reenchanting Humanity: A Theology of Mankind - Owen Strachan Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: - How the Puritans help counselors get to the human heart - Experts in identifying problems and gospel solutions - “Living Blessedly Forever” Puritans on Doctrine and Practice - The lost art of Biblical Meditation - Learning more about the Puritans Resources: - The Blessed and Boundless God - George Swinnock - Triumphing Over Sinful Fear - John Flavel - Great Spoil: Thomas Manton's Spirituality of the Word - Yuille J Stephen https://www.amazon.com/Great-Spoil-Thomas-Mantons-Spirituality/dp/1601786913/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=thomas+manton&qid=1565810005&s=books&sr=1-4 Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: - How the Psalms of Ascent help us to keep our eyes fixed upon our eternal home - How the Psalms capture humanity - How Psalm impact the counseling room - How the Psalms capture the emotions of Christ Resources: Longing for Home: A Journey Through the Psalms of Ascent https://www.amazon.com/Longing-Home-Journey-Through-Psalms/dp/1633420973 The Path of Life: Blessedness in Seasons of Lament https://www.amazon.com/Path-Life-Blessedness-Seasons-Lament/dp/1601786891 Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: - Engaging in counseling the community - Why People can be reluctant - 3 Part Plan for engaging counselees: 1. Enter Their World 2. Be Prepare Through the Word to Understand Their Need 3. Bring this person Christ and His Answers Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: - A Critique of the APA's (American Psychological Association) response and definition of masculinity - The moral nature of APA's practices - Support of a biblical definition and standard of manhood Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: - The First Step in Discipling Your Kids / Begin with your own worship of Christ - Teaching Your Children the Gospel / Start with understanding the sin problem - Recommended Christain and Missionary Biographies for Families - Examples of Modeling Prayer for our Children Resources: Walking With the Giants: A Minister's Guide to Good Reading and Great Preaching, Warren W. Wiersbe https://www.amazon.com/Walking-Giants-Ministers-Reading-Preaching/dp/0801095786 10 People Every Christian Should Know: Learning from Spiritual Giants of the Faith, Warren W. Wiersbe https://www.amazon.com/People-Every-Christian-Should-Know/dp/0801015421 Bible Survey for Kids, Pastor Mike Fabarez https://focalpointministries.org/product/bible-survey-for-kids/ Ministry Site: https://focalpointministries.org/ Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: - What does it mean to have true biblical friendship? - What to look for in a biblical friend or accountability partner? (Psalm 1, - Psalm 15, Psalm 119:63) - Why you should surround yourself with friends who ask good questions and speak biblical truth. - How to build biblical friendships. - Authentic relationships in the church Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: - God's Purpose in Your Singleness - Pitfalls that young women face - Psalm 16, Being Glad in God - Encouragement for nervous parents of teens - When your teen has a hard heart to your instruction - Value of older woman in mentorship (Titus 2) Resources: Love Defined and Girl Defined Books: https://www.girldefined.com/girldefinedbook ACBC Conference Lecture: Hope and Help for the Single Woman https://biblicalcounseling.com/store/all-products/kristen-clark-and-bethany-baird-help-and-hope-for-the-single-woman-longing-for-marriage/ Website: https://www.girldefined.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/girldefined Letters to a Romantic: On Dating - Sean Perron and Spencer Harmon https://www.amazon.com/Letters-Romantic-Dating-Sean-Perron/dp/1629953040 Women and Counseling Audio Package: https://biblicalcounseling.com/store/all-products/women-and-counseling/ Find this podcast transcription here.

Resources: David Powlison | A Tribute https://biblicalcounseling.com/david-powlison-a-tribute/ Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: - What does "Addiction Intervention" mean? - Steps of pre-intervention - A Case Study of Addiction Intervention Resources: The Heart of Addiction: A Biblical Perspective, Mark Shaw https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Addiction-Biblical-Perspective-ebook/dp/B00IZO6EMQ How Not to Raise an Addict, Mark Shaw https://www.focuspublishing.com/product/how-not-to-raise-an-addict/ Divine Intervention: Hope and Help for Families of Addicts, Mark Shaw https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1885904630/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i3 Mark Shaw | How to Conduct an Addiction Intervention (ACBC Lecture) https://biblicalcounseling.com/store/all-products/mark-shaw-how-to-conduct-an-addiction-intervention/ Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: - Ways Tim fought for hope in cancer - How Tim had a conversation with the family about diagnosis and God's - sovereignty and wisdom - God's kindness in sanctifying the local church - Keeping an eternal perspective (2 Corinthians 4) Resources: 2019 Pre-Conference, Human Suffering and Heaven's Hope https://biblicalcounseling.com/conference/suffering/ Trusting God, Jerry Bridges https://www.amazon.com/Trusting-God-Jerry-Bridges/dp/1631467921 Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: - First steps in responding to domestic abuse - Building involvement and offering hope - How to keep a victim safe? - What if I am scared to counsel in this situation? - Complementarianism and domestic violence Resources: The Heart of Domestic Abuse: Gospel Solutions for Men Who Use Control and Violence in the Home - Chris Moles https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Domestic-Abuse-Solutions-Violence/dp/1936141272 http://www.chrismoles.org/news/2016/3/14/6cp1qk9y14xwrrioccoc2s6xxete00-zd6a2-4t7pf http://www.chrismoles.org/news/2018/8/9/jonah-judgement-and-a-call-to-nineveh-a45k2 http://www.chrismoles.org/news/2018/7/28/telling-the-truth-to-yourself-m9hg4 http://www.chrismoles.org/news/2018/3/4/the-blame-game-jn4wk http://www.chrismoles.org/news/2018/3/25/putting-off-and-putting-on-bd9l7 http://www.chrismoles.org/news/2018/3/11/is-change-really-possible-xxkz7 Want a FREE abuse counseling training series from ACBC delivered to your inbox? Text ACBC to 66866 for free access. Or visit https://biblicalcounseling.com/abuse-care/ Find this podcast transcription here.

How does testosterone impact men? Medical doctor and biblical counselor Dan Dionne shares his perspective. Featuring: - What is low testosterone? - Understanding a medical perspective - Advice for Biblical Counselors - How can we help a wife support her husband? Resources: TIL 199: Understanding Hormones (feat. Dr. Dionne) https://biblicalcounseling.com/til-199-understanding-hormones/ Gospel and Mental Illness Conference https://biblicalcounseling.com/store/all-products/the-gospel-and-mental-illness-2014-complete-conference-card/ STATEMENT REGARDING MENTAL DISORDERS, MEDICINE, AND COUNSELING https://biblicalcounseling.com/statement-regarding-mental-disorders-medicine-and-counseling-from-acbc/ Find this podcast transcription here.

Pastor Tony Anderson sat down with Taron Defevers, staff member at ACBC, to give guidance on how to start a counseling ministry in your local church from his experience as an ACBC certified training center. FEATURING: First Steps - Begin Praying for like-minded leadership and ministry partners. - Equip the staff, then cast a vision for the whole church - Ask mature members to pursue counseling ministry - Make a commitment to train counselors for excellence - Ensuring competency in handling God's Word Resources: What If's https://bradbigney.wordpress.com/growing-counseling-in-the-local-church/ ACBC Training Centers https://biblicalcounseling.com/training-2/certified-training-centers/ Find this podcast transcription here.

Martha Peace has been counseling as an ACBC member since 1989. On todays podcast Martha reflects on her years of counseling experience. Along the way she has picked up some valuable lessons, and today she passes those lessons on to other biblical counselors. Resources: Website http://marthapeacetew.blogspot.com/ Salvation Worksheets http://lightflycreative.com/files/marthapeace/Salvation%20worksheet.pdf Attitudes of a Transformed Heart - Martha Peace https://www.amazon.com/Attitudes-Transformed-Heart-Martha-Peace/dp/1885904282 Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: - Understanding the concept of Mental Health - Understanding the history and development of Mental Health - Who defines mental health? - The danger os using the mental health labels - Why is mental health a novel idea in the church? Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: Why having a right understanding of God is the foundation Where do temptations come from? What conditions can increase our temptation? What are the root stages of temptation? (James 1:14) How to respond biblically to temptation? How to pursue hope in the fight of temptation? Resource: The Enemy Within: Straight Talk about the Power and Defeat of Sin - Kris Lundgaard https://www.amazon.com/Enemy-Within-Straight-about-Defeat/dp/0875522017 Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: What does the Bible say about personalities? Narratives and Direct Address How much influence do our personalities have on us? How Should Christian's Think about the enneagram? Traits vs Core Values Understanding the scope of personality test - what they can do, cannot do, and the dangers to avoid with test Why this matters for counseling. Resources: The Dynamic Heart in Daily Life: Connecting Christ to Human Experience - Jeremy Pierre https://www.amazon.com/Dynamic-Heart-Daily-Life-Connecting/dp/1942572670/ref=sr_1_1?hvadid=241627124353&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9023228&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t1&hvqmt=e&hvrand=14500945292330497594&hvtargid=aud-647006051489%3Akwd-278460767015&keywords=dynamic+heart+in+daily+life&qid=1555620873&s=gateway&sr=8-1 ACBC Counselor's Toolbox Website https://biblicalcounseling.com/toolbox/ Find this podcast transcription here.

Listen to this podcast with ACBC member Caroline Newheiser for a biblical approach that will help you fight gossip and pursue holy God-honoring speech. Featuring: What is Gossip and how can we identify it? Would I see that if this person where here? What standard does God set for how we talk? Gossip is a heart issue Guidance for how to end gossip practically Implications for counseling Truths to remember when you are being gossiped about Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: - Thinking Biblically through the issues in single parenting - Where to begin in ministering to single parents? - Ways to empathize with single parents - How the church can help "Single Parents: Daily Grace for the Hardest Job", Robert Jones https://www.amazon.com/Single-Parents-Daily-Grace-Hardest/dp/1934885274 Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: A Testimony from Camille Cates of tragedy and idolatry to hope in Christ - handling a past abortion - Healing Hearts Ministries - symptoms to be aware of when counseling those who have faced tragedy https://www.healinghearts.org/ Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: 1984 NANC Annual Conference with Jay Adams on "Theology and Counseling are Inseparable" To find this full message visit the ACBC store audio collection entitled "The Legacy Collection" at biblicalcounseling.com Special Prize: Two Annual Conference Tickets Enter for a chance to win two Annual Conference tickets by leaving a rating and comment on the ACBC Facebook page before May 1, 2019 Receive a second entrance into the contest when you leave a rating and a comment on iTunes by May 1st for the Truth in Love podcast. Find this podcast transcription here.

On this edition of Truth in Love Dr. Dale Johnson discusses the topic of hormones with Dr. Dan Dionne from a medical and biblical perspective. Featuring: Remembering that God designed hormones How should a christian woman think about her hormones in relation to her emotions? The importance of check-ups with physicians The importance of having a good theology of suffering How should a husband support his wife through hormonal changes ? Find this podcast transcription here.

FEATURING: - Correcting wrong views we can have about God - How can the church establish a correct teaching of the fear of God - Become God-oriented instead of problem-oriented. - How does fearing God affect counseling? - How to teach and model the doctrines of God? - The call of the church to model discipleship. RESOURCES: A.W. Pink, The Attributes of God https://www.amazon.com/Attributes-God-W-Pink/dp/1548825107/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=A.W.+Pink%2C+Attributes+of+God&qid=1552410511&s=books&sr=1-1 J.I. Packer, Knowing God https://www.amazon.com/Knowing-God-J-I-Packer/dp/083081650X/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=30TEFCD9ZANQE&keywords=knowing+god+ji+packer&qid=1552410588&s=books&sprefix=knowing+god%2Cstripbooks%2C160&sr=1-1-spons&psc=1 Arnold L. Frank, The Fear of God: a Forgotten Doctrine https://www.amazon.com/Fear-God-Forgotten-Doctrine/dp/0979673658 Albert N. Martin, The Forgotten Fear: Where Have All the God Fearers Gone? https://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Fear-Where-Have-Fearers/dp/160178421X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2H53E7Q26NXOI&keywords=the+forgotten+fear+where+have+all+the+god-fearers+gone&qid=1552410654&s=gateway&sprefix=the+forgotten+fear+%2Cstripbooks%2C179&sr=8-1 George Scipione | The Fear of the Lord is the Beginning of Counseling https://biblicalcounseling.com/store/all-products/george-scipione-the-fear-of-the-lord-is-the-beginning-of-counseling/ George Scipione, IBCD Resources https://ibcd.org/presenter/george-scipione/ George Scipione, THE ATTRIBUTES OF A CHRIST-LIKE COUNSELOR https://ibcd.org/the-attributes-of-a-christ-like-counselor/ Find this podcast transcription here.

Brad Bradnt shares how to help families say, "goodbye" to loved ones passing away on this edition of Truth in Love. Featuring: - See joy as a fruit of the Spirit. - Learn how to cultivate joy in sorrow. - Develop a biblical theology of suffering. - Develop a biblical theology of saying, "Goodbye." Resources: - Hebrews 5:7 - 8, Hebrews 12:2 -3 - "Pain: The Gift Nobody Wants" - Paul Brand - Scripture for Suffering: Psalm 23, John 14, Romans 8, 1 Corinthians 15, 1 Thessalonians 4, book of Hebrews Find this podcast transcription here.

Featuring: - How the church should think about Abuse from a legal perspective - recommendations for consent forms - steps to further understand your states reporting laws - Updates on Legal issues and gender - A case study of Church law suite Organizations: - Church Law and Tax Report - Christian Legal Society - Alliance Defending Freedom - Center for Law and Religious Freedom Further Resources: Counseling and the Courts – Deborah Dewart (2014 ACBC Annual Conference)https://biblicalcounseling.com/store/all-products/counseling-and-the-courts-deborah-dewart-breakout-session-3/ Church Discipline and the Law – Deborah Dewart (2014 ACBC Annual Conference)https://biblicalcounseling.com/store/all-products/church-discipline-and-the-law-deborah-dewart-breakout-session-5/ Legal Protections and Marriage Counseling – Deborah Dewart (2015 ACBC Annual Conference)https://biblicalcounseling.com/store/all-products/legal-protections-and-marriage-counseling-deborah-dewart/ Talk: Avoiding Legal Conflicts With Your Counselees - Deborah Dewart (2017 ACBC Annual Conference)https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/acbcdigitalresources/resources/2017+Annual+Conference+Audio/Breakout+Sessions/Breakout+%232+Conflict/Avoiding+Legal+Conflict+with+your+Counelees.mp3 Notes: Avoiding Legal Conflicts With Your Counselees - Deborah Dewart (2017 ACBC Annual Conference) https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/acbcdigitalresources/resources/2017+Breakout+Session+Notes/Breakout+Session+%234/Avoiding-Legal-Conflicts-with-your-Counselees-Deborah-Dewart.pdf Legal Issues and Abuse Risks and Responsibilities – Deborah Dewart (2018 ACBC AnnualConference) https://biblicalcounseling.com/store/all-products/deborah-dewart-legal-issues-and-abuse-risks-and-responsibilities/ Find this podcast transcription here.

On this weeks edition of Truth in Love Dale Johnson interviews Amy Baker on counseling children. Show Notes: Featuring: - Who should counsel children? - Are unique techniques needed in counseling children? - A case-study in counseling children Resources: Amy Baker | The Soul of a Child | An Introduction to Counseling Children https://biblicalcounseling.com/store/all-products/amy-baker-the-soul-of-a-child-an-introduction-to-counseling-children/ Find this podcast transcription here.

Suspicion by Lou Priolo, book link: https://www.amazon.com/Suspicion-How-Overcome-Paranoid-Thinking/dp/1934952397 Find this podcast transcription here.

Link: https://bradbigney.wordpress.com/ Fasting Worksheets: https://bradbigney.wordpress.com/fasting-for-spiritual-breakthrough/ Resources: - Booklet by Bill Bright – “Seven Basic Steps to Fasting and Prayer” - Article by Don Whitney on “Fasting – The Misunderstood Discipline” - A Hunger for God – Desiring God through Fasting and Prayer by John Piper Find this podcast transcription here.

On this weeks edition of Truth in Love Dale Johnson speaks with Julie Ganschow about the churches responsibility to care for abandoned women. Featured topics: - Categories of abandonment - Ways for the church to help physically abandoned women - The role of the Biblical Counselor - How to apply God's Word at the heart level - When does counseling turn into discipleship? Find this podcast transcription here.

On this edition of Truth in Love Dale Johnson discuses the sobering reality of ministry after suicide with Jim Newheiser. Featuring: - The pastoral duty to help - Ministry of presence - How to take steps in helping a family? - How to walk through a process of grief? - Resources on ministry and suicide Find this podcast transcription here.

On this weeks edition of Truth in Love Dale discusses a biblical understanding of emotions with ACBC member Aliza Hawkins. Featuring: - Do emotions have power over us? - How to handle our emotions biblically?

On this edition of Truth in Love Dale Johnson discusses counseling in the work place with Tim Keeter. Featuring: - Is counseling proselytizing in the workplace? - Principles for counseling Christians not in your local church - How do you make opportunities at work for ministry?

On this edition of Truth in Love Dr. Dale Johnson ask Dr. Jenn Chen about her testimony from secular psychology to biblical counseling.

On this New Year edition of Truth In Love Dale Johnson and Dan Dodds discuss financial counseling. Featuring: When do people need Financial counseling? Responsibility of the church in helping hurting members Finances are a window to heart issues

On this special Christmas edition of Truth in Love Dale and his wife Summer share about their Christmas traditions including: advent, giving back to Jesus Christ, and how they spend Christmas day. “We wanted to turn Christmas into giving back to Christ” - Summer “There is a way in which we can serve the Lord Jesus and give him a gift when we celebrate his birthday.” – Dale ADVENT RESOURCES: - Unwrapping the Greatest Gift: A Family Celebration of Christmas - Ann Voskamp - Come, Let Us Adore Him: A Daily Advent Devotional - Paul Tripp

On this weeks podcast Dr. John Street discusses the importance of listening before we give advice. “Develop the art and skill of asking good questions.”

On this weeks edition of Truth in Love Bill Shannon discusses his pastoral approach to helping couples resolve conflict.

On this weeks edition of Truth in Love Sean Perron gives two testimonies about how God has used is ministry of biblical counseling to help hurting people. Sean also gives a surprising update in his new ministry role.

Diehard Sins: how to fight wisely against daily destructive habits - Rush Witt: https://www.amazon.com/Diehard-Sins-Wisely-Against-Destructive/dp/1629954853

On this Thanksgiving week edition of Truth in Love Dr. Dale Johnson discusses the topic of contentment.

Helping Your Family Through PTSD - Greg Gifford: https://www.amazon.com/Helping-Your-Family-Through-PTSD/dp/1532617798

On this weeks edition, Dr. Dale Johnson discusses the dynamics of parenting special needs children with Pastor Steve Viars. Links: - https://www.faithlafayette.org/

On this weeks edition of Truth in Love Dr. Dale Johnson completes part 2 of an interview with Joni Eareckson Tada about the hope she has in Heaven while experiencing suffering in this world. For more information our the 2019 ACBC Pre - Conference "Human Suffering and Heaven's Hope" you can visit us at biblicalcounseling.com

On this weeks edition of Truth in Love Dr. Dale Johnson interviews Joni about the hope she has in Heaven while experiencing suffering in this world. For more information our the 2019 ACBC Pre - Conference "Human Suffering and Heaven's Hope" you can visit us at biblicalcounseling.com

A conversation with Keith Palmer and Dale Johnson about equipping the church to minister in situations of suicide. Podcast #176 of Truth in Love.

A Podcast of ACBC. Podcast #175, the inaugural podcast of Executive Director Dale Johnson

TIL 174 : The Future Of The Biblical Counseling Movement by Association of Certified Biblical Counselors

TIL 173 : Feeling Guilty After Rape by Association of Certified Biblical Counselors