When a friend from church asked if I would help her with spiritual growth I said of course, then paused. “I’ve been to a couple of conferences on biblical counseling but I’m not sure how it works. Could I practice on you?” She said yes and we got started. I didn’t know much about biblical…
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The Eastern Iowa Biblical Counseling Coalition (EIBCC) exists to equip churches to make disciples through biblical counsel in community.
The Role of Prayer in Biblical Counseling
If we are Biblical Counselors we all agree that prayer has a role in Biblical Counseling. However, if you are like me, sometimes it is relegated to the role of opening, or closing a session of counseling and possibly throwing up a prayer when you know you are really in trouble as a counselor. There…
Recommended Reading! Punting on First Down by Mark Shaw
This article written by Mark Shaw is a timely word to the church about caring for those with self harm issues, specifically addictions who need biblical guidance and support through this difficult time in their lives. I find it timely because, now more than ever, we have people in our churches who are struggling with…
Got Faith?
We tend to put faith in the domain of the unknown and unseen. It has a mysterious, nebulous component. After all, how do you define faith? You can’t see or feel it. Isn’t faith something you hope for that hasn’t even happened? Yes…and no. When we view faith as something “out there” and distant, we…
The Fear of the Lord; The Beginning of Wisdom
In 1 Samuel we see two men who have many things in common, but with a couple huge differences that make all the difference. Those 2 differences were: 1. Anointing 2. Fear 1. As we know Saul was chosen by the people because of his might. God allowed this with the warning that they…
When Life Happens
Lest this blog get sin-heavy, let me be quick and sure to say that life happens. Suffering happens. There is no escape. It isn’t always tied to our sin and it’s not necessarily a consequence. James 1 comes to mind when I think about “life” happening. Chapter 1, verse 2 says, “My brethren, count it…
When Sin Explodes
Sin doesn’t “just” explode. Let me rephrase–sin explodes, and it seems spontaneous, but it isn’t. Solomon captured it well. After describing a naive young man’s journey through town at dusk–and the woman of the night’s many preparations–“all at once” he finds himself in trouble. All at once he is “caught fast,” not knowing it will cost…
A Place to Return
We pulled out family videos over the holidays. There was a lot of “helping” by older children–especially when it came to opening gifts. And we sat through the infamous “Family Olympics” in the backyard. “You mean all we did was run in circles?” one of the girls asked as she watched her dad give instructions…
“Don’t put a period where God has put a comma.”
The quote in the title is attributed to Actress, Gracie Allen. I believe it has implications for walking counselees through a fuller picture of the Gospel. In Biblical counseling it is important to build involvement with our counselee by connecting with them and looking for where they are, where we want to go, and common…
Four Words that Help to Define Biblical Counseling
Take a look at this thought provoking post written by Paul Tautges and published on the Biblical Counseling Coalition website. Four Words that Help to Define Biblical Counseling
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