Category Archives: Biblical Themes
This weekend’s resource is a written resource by Sherry Allchin on The Development of Spiritually-Rooted Depression. Continue reading
Is depression purely a physiological condition of hormones or chemicals out of balance, or is there a heart/mind connection, or do both play a role? The experts have disagreed, so how do we as biblical counselors help those who suffer from depression? How can we help without pushing them further down into the quagmire of despair and shame? Continue reading
Catastrophizing exaggerates our troubles and is often linked to depression. God’s gracious dealing with Elijah in 1 Kings 19 gives us a model for dealing with our own and others’ distorted sense of helplessness. The “RRPL” response gives practical steps to move toward God for restored perspective and hope. Continue reading
My good friend, David Murray, in a post entitled Maximizing and Minimizing Mental Illness, correctly indicated that a person’s view of mental illness could be wrongly explored from the perspective of sin maximizing or body minimizing. David further urged biblical counselors to clearly communicate their perspective. I write this post in response to David’s wise counsel. What perspective shapes a biblical counseling view…of life, of counseling, of people, of mental illness? Continue reading
As a medical doctor and biblical counselor, there is something I do need to talk about. A lot of questions have been raised about the relationship between terrible outcomes for struggling individuals and the attitude of the church toward the concept of mental illness. Some of what I have read has been constructive. Some of it has muddied the water. Continue reading
Whether you are a church member or ministry leader you might find yourself filled with a sense of compassion when face with parishioners struggling with mental illness, but it is eclipsed by feelings of fear, ignorance, and incompetence. In your head you affirm the gospel is enough for those living with mental illness but in your heart you find yourself tentative, unsure of how the gospel can tangibly make a difference not just for eternity, but here and now. Continue reading
Yesterday’s post, The Mind, Body, and Medications, concluded with mention of the experience of Bob Somerville whose lengthy testimony concludes Dr. Laura Hendrickson’s chapter in the new book Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling. Dr. Somerville is a NANC-certified biblical counselor and professor at the Master’s College in Santa Clarita, California. In this gutsy testimony, Bob shares how the grace of God brought him through a deep, dark, and unexpected encounter with depression. Continue reading
During weekends we often highlight one of our free resources. This weekend we highlight a nine-part video series by Brad Hambrick on Overcoming Sexual Sin. Continue reading
Discover how God is growing biblical counselling in Canada. Continue reading
There is a growing momentum in Australia for biblical, Christ-centred pastoral counselling, although we are moving off a relatively small base. Continue reading
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