More Like Sherlock, Less Like Watson
In an interesting exchange between Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, the latter informed Holmes of the Copernican view of the solar system and was surprised to le...
Category: Counseling
The Trinity and Marriage – Counseling from the WCF – 2.3
WCF 2.3 states: In the unity of the Godhead there be three persons, of one substance, power, and eternity; God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost. ...
Peacemaking – How To Deal with Conflicts
One of the better resources in counseling outside of the Scripture and Westminster (see other posts) is the book Peacemaker by Ken Sande. Over time I will be sh...
THE Biggest Issue and Starting Point – Counseling from the WCF 2
H. G. Wells once said that if God does not exist, nothing matters; but if God does exist, nothing else matters. Dostoevsky’s version looks like this: If there i...
Clarity and Authority of Scripture – Counseling from the WCF 1.7-10
Paragraphs 7-10 of Chapter 1 of the WCF deal with the issue of Scripture “perspicuity” and “authority”. Paragraph 7 teaches us that some Scriptures are more dif...
Syncretism Anyone? Counseling from the WCF
Continuing in our look at the Westminster Confession of Faith and Counseling, we come to Chapter 1 Paragraph 6 – which is chocked full of helpful information: W...
For Men: The Danger of Being a Reckless Husband
One of the scariest verses in the Bible for husbands is found in 1 Peter 3:7: “Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor t...
Common Grace Counseling
In a recent edition of the The Atlantic (2015) authors Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt wrote an article entitled “The Coddling of the American Mind” in which ...
Peacemaking – How To Deal with Conflicts
One of the better resources in counseling outside of the Scripture and Westminster (see other posts) is the book Peacemaker by Ken Sande. Over time I will be sh...
Should We Counsel Unbelievers?
Continuing in our look at the Westminster Standards for counseling we come to paragraph 5 of chapter 1 as follows: WCF 1:5 We may be moved and induced by the te...