Church History… When Relational Theology Goes Too Far: Learning from Karl Barth (Part 1) 28 Jan 202628 Jan 2026 God is relational but how we ground this theological truth matters greatly, as we have seen. Much of modern theology affirms a God whose relational identity is articulated primarily through…
Counseling… Relational, But Absolute: Why Counseling Must Get God’s Relational Identity Right 27 Jan 202627 Jan 2026 Is God relational because He meets us - or does He meet us because He is eternally relational? This is a profoundly important question in Christian theology and therefore in…
Counseling… The Absoluteness of God and Biblical Counseling 26 Jan 202626 Jan 2026 God is from Himself, dependent on nothing, unchanging, and ultimate in being and authority. That's the message you will pick up on if you read the Scriptures. God needs nothing outside of Himself. This…
Anxiety… Sleep OCD requires Surrender, not Control 14 Nov 202514 Nov 2025 Sleep is such an essential need for us as humans that the loss of it can induce real anxiety. But when OCD latches onto that fear of not sleeping it…
Counseling Porn & Anger 16 Oct 2024 It's not uncommon for young men to come to counseling with anger issues. Sometimes they have a clear idea of why they struggle, but often they feel uncertain. There are,…
Counseling The Fear of Exposure and Character Assassination 16 Jan 2024 "I can't believe that you would go through my phone! Who does that sort of thing?" It was not an honest question, nor a legitimate response to his wife. Julia…
Counseling… Love Requires Humility: A Pauline Principle 13 Jul 202313 Jul 2023 Loving someone else requires humility. We know instinctively that arrogant people don't really love others, but love is not just the absence of pride. Love requires that we cultivate the…
Counseling… A Biblically Robust Approach to Depression 25 Apr 202325 Apr 2023 In this series we are seeking to explore how the Scriptures provide us with robust frameworks for life's problems. A framework is more than just a series of Bible verses…
Anxiety… A Biblically Robust Approach to Anxiety 18 Apr 202318 Apr 2023 In this series we are attempting to develop a robust application of Scripture to various troubles. To begin with we are going to explore what is perhaps the most (or…
Counseling Developing A Robust Use of Scripture in Counseling 14 Apr 202317 Apr 2023 I am persuaded that far too often Christians have a bumper sticker approach to Biblical application. We tend to use the Bible as a collection of little platitudes that we…