The Journal of Biblical Counseling: Volume 15, Number 1, Fall 1996
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
For nearly 30 years, the Journal of Biblical Counseling (previously the Journal of Pastoral Practice) of CCEF (the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation) has provided a forum for biblical counseling’s development and application. The journal’s mission is to develop clear thinking and effective practice in biblical counseling through articles that faithfully bring the God of truth, mercy, and power to the issues faced by ministries of counseling and discipleship.
Top Highlights
“What is significant for Christians is that the best analyses indicate that the advance of the mental health professions into psychotherapy has an inverse relationship to what the church has done. In other words, the increase of counseling in the mental health professions is correlated to weaknesses in the church in its face-to-face pastoral care.” (Pages 34–35)
“How do you help others who are convinced that their core problem lies in what somebody else perpetrated upon them? Or in how they were raised? Or in their opinion of themselves? Or in how they are genetically hardwired or hormonally imbalanced?” (Page 3)
“Both the explanations and solutions invariably lead people away from a biblical understanding of God, sin, suffering, grace, obedience.” (Page 3)
“One of the goals of your counseling is to bring her to understand the relevance of the Word of Christ” (Page 5)
“The key to helping psychologized people is to bring truth to bear in a way that explains and addresses their real life problems. If you can’t make sense of the details of Sabrina’s life, your words will have the same taste as those empty husks. If you make sense, your counsel will drip milk and honey.” (Page 6)