Uncategorized Divine Omniscience: a Lifeline to Purpose in the Midst of Suffering 25 Feb 2026 Viktor Frankl famously said, “Those who have a ‘why’ to live can bear with almost any ‘how’” (Man’s Search for Meaning). The Austrian psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor knew firsthand the…
Uncategorized Why Divine Omniscience Feels Threatening to Sufferers 24 Feb 2026 God knows everything—but not everyone experiences this as good news. Depending on who you are, your experiences in life, and your relationship with authority figures, the doctrine of divine omniscience…
Uncategorized The Omniscience of God and Biblical Counseling 23 Feb 2026 Why does it matter that God knows all things? What difference might the doctrine of divine omniscience make in our lives—and in our counseling? In recent theological and pastoral discussions,…
Uncategorized Self-Condemnation, OCD, and the Voice of God 19 Feb 202619 Feb 2026 Persistent intrusive thoughts have to be one of the most exhausting experiences to live with. Those who suffer from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder know that reality well. Unwanted and unrelenting thoughts…
Uncategorized Predication, The Divine Attributes, and Biblical Counseling 17 Feb 2026 What does it mean to say, “God is good”? This is not merely a theological question; it is, at its very heart, a deeply personal one. We experience sorrow and…
Counseling… The Pressure of Circumstances: When Hope Is Hard to Hear 5 Feb 2026 The Scriptures teach us to hope in the Lord and they repeatedly demonstrate why the Lord is worthy of such trust. All things are possible with Him (Matt. 19:26), and…
Counseling… Counseling Doesn’t Replace God: How Divine Absoluteness Protects Counseling from Becoming a God-Substitute 4 Feb 20264 Feb 2026 In Christian counseling, it is possible to speak often about God while quietly asking counseling to do what only God can do. When theology is thin and psychological categories become…
Counseling… Relational Because Absolute: Why God’s Eternal Being Is the Only Ground for Lasting Comfort 3 Feb 20263 Feb 2026 We have come to the constructive turn in this series. We cannot merely critique other views, we must clearly articulate how a strong doctrine of Divine Absoluteness provides lasting comfort…
Counseling… When Relational Theology Goes Too Far: Learning From Karl Barth (Part 3) 2 Feb 20262 Feb 2026 Perhaps at this point in the series you are wondering: what does Karl Barth have to do with Biblical Counseling? Why do his theological developments matter? Barth’s theology has taken…
Church History… When Relational Theology Goes Too Far: Learning From Karl Barth (Part 2) 29 Jan 202629 Jan 2026 We have seen how Barth developed a theology of divine relationality that offered real value to theological discussion—and, in turn, to Christian counseling. Yet this movement also came with a…
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