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In this editorial, David Powlison raises points where frank, cordial debate and discussion is needed among those committed to biblical counseling: (1) How do we help non-Christians?; (2) What is the place of psychotropic medications?; (3) How much attention should we pay to situational factors that affect counselees? and (4) How do we interact with secular knowledge, theory, and practice? [Letter to the editor in response in 15:2]

David Powlison served as CCEF’s executive director (2014-2019), a faculty member, and senior editor of the Journal of Biblical Counseling. He held a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and an MDiv from Westminster Theological Seminary. David wrote extensively on biblical counseling and on the relationship between faith and psychology. His books Seeing with New Eyes and Speaking Truth in Love probe the implications of Scripture for how to understand people and how to counsel. The Biblical Counseling Movement: History and Context explores the background and development of CCEF’s mission. David is survived by his wife Nan, their three children and spouses, and seven grandchildren.

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