It is 2020 and the world is on a whole new level of brokenness. The Coronavirus has brought in a host of issues that have exposed lines and cracks in the foundations of our country that seem to have been simply glossed over for years. Our country seems less The United States of America than […]
Category: Gospel Foundations
Theology’s Role in Pastoral Counseling
Theology, broadly defined as the study of God and/or God’s nature, is at the core of how every person responds to the world around them. If you believe that there is no God, you are an atheist and will likely have no belief in an eternal afterlife or any sense of concern about an eternal […]
3 Reasons for Gospel Centered Counseling
There’s Cognitive-behavior therapy, behavior-modification, narrative-therapy, and a rather long list of other types of counseling theories. Why then is Gospel Centered Counseling something worth advocating? Isn’t it just another way of helping people like all the others? 1. Gospel Centered Counseling is THE Counseling Theory When God created man and we experienced our first problem […]
Counseling and Motivation
Counseling and Motivation I believe the motivation of counselors today is fundamentally flawed; especially counselors within the church. I believe that because the motivation is wrong, counselors are finding fewer and fewer opportunities to really help people, are burning out quicker, and are training others in a motivation system that leaves new counselor’s wanting for something […]
Community and Counseling
Community and Counseling Our culture has flipped the purpose of community and counselor’s on their head. Today, it is expected that when you visit a counselor, you should be able to expect some level of healing, if not complete restoration. While our culture teaches us that community should be a place where you get a […]
Freedom from Addiction: The Dichotomy
Freedom From Addiction: The Dichotomy As a teenager, I had found myself seeking self-identity and self-pleasure in a number of addictions; food, pornography, and video games were a few of those I sought solace in from the pain of the world around me. It wasn’t just a place to enjoy myself, it was a place […]
The Gospel: What It Is!
The Gospel: What It Is! What is the Gospel of Jesus Christ? Greg Gilbert, in his book, What is the Gospel*, explains that this is not as easy to define as one might think. He shows how there are so many definitions of what the Gospel is, that it is nearly impossible to find common […]