Truth in Love

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, dependen...

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-...

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 transcripti...

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/confere...

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-...

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/Exem...

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: Overcomin...

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...

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: T...

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%3...

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.pd...

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+%28...

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-...

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 Princi...

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=1...

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....

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...