Journal of Biblical Counseling
Vol. 33 | No. 01Breaking New GroundFree Editorial Article
In his editorial, Dr. Powlison asks: How do we hold fast to our core biblical commitments—and at the same time continue to extend the scope and depth of counseling implications and applications? How do we pursue fresh insights—while standing firm on familiar ground? The answer lies in godly wisdom that keeps the Lord in view and sets the path for the never-static path of growing practical theological wisdom.
JBC Vol. 33 · No. 1 Articles
Breaking New Ground
In his editorial, Dr. Powlison asks: How do we hold fast to our core biblical commitments—and at the same time continue to extend the scope and depth of counseling implications and applications? How do we pursue fresh insights—while standing firm on familiar ground? The answer lies in godly wisdom that keeps the Lord in view […]
Uncovering Sexual Abuse in Marriage
Sexual abuse in marriage one is of the darkest problems imaginable. Darby Strickland lifts the lid on this box of evils and raises our awareness of an urgent need. She helpfully defines and describes sexually abusive marriages, and gives us ways to engage and care for the many wives who are victims.
How Christian Faith Conflicts and Compares with Mindfulness
Mindfulness is a significant trend in contemporary secular psychotherapy. Joanna Jackson describes how it was introduced into Western care models for distress management. She evaluates its appeal, philosophical assumptions, and popular practices, and reflects on how mindfulness imperfectly points to its Christian analogues of meditation, prayer, and embodied faith.
Helping the Unassertive Find Their Voice
In this article, Michael Gembola describes unassertiveness as more than a personality trait. It expresses anxiety that springs from a lack of Christian maturity. With help from some of the church’s earliest leaders, he charts a course to help these brothers and sisters find their voice and then use it for the good of the […]
Overeating: When Enough Isn’t Enough
Why do some people regularly overeat? Why isn’t enough enough? Speaking from experience, Emlet says overeating is not simply a behavioral or bodily issue. It is a matter of the heart—a reflection of our relationship with God. In this article, he lays out how the Bible talks about food and then offers practical advice on […]
Disagreeing Well
God created us and our world to be a place of great and beautiful variety—imbued with difference. But due to sin, what starts out as difference becomes a wedge and a source of disagreement between people. Silva is passionate to show how faith in Christ can enable us to accept and maneuver through our differences […]
JBC Volume 33:1 Digital Version
Purchase the digital edition of the Journal of Biblical Counseling volume 33:1. The mission of the Journal of Biblical Counseling (JBC) is to develop clear thinking and effective practice in biblical counseling. We seek to do this through publishing articles that faithfully bring the God of truth, mercy and power to the issues that face pastoral […]
JBC Volume 33:1 Print Version
Purchase the print edition of the Journal of Biblical Counseling volume 33:1. The mission of the Journal of Biblical Counseling (JBC) is to develop clear thinking and effective practice in biblical counseling. We seek to do this through publishing articles that faithfully bring the God of truth, mercy and power to the issues that face pastoral […]
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Senior Editor: David Powlison
Managing Editor: Kimberly Monroe
Assistant Editor: Lauren Whitman
Proofreader: Bruce E. Eaton
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For 40 years, the Journal of Biblical Counseling of CCEF has provided a forum for biblical counseling’s development and application. The mission of the JBC is to develop clear thinking and effective practice in biblical counseling. We seek to do this through publishing articles that faithfully bring the God of truth, mercy and power to the issues that face pastoral ministries of counseling and discipleship.
Senior Editor David Powlison writes, “CCEF works and prays to restore Christ to counseling—and to restore counseling to the church. The Journal of Biblical Counseling serves this mission as a publishing ministry of CCEF. We believe that true, life-explaining insight into people necessarily involves thinking Christianly. Loving, lasting help necessarily involves practicing ‘counseling’ as one aspect of consciously Christian ministry. The deeper you gaze into what actually goes wrong with people—the weight of our sins and sorrows—the more clearly you see that Jesus Christ is essential to making it right.”
The journal includes articles and reviews from CCEF faculty like David Powlison, Ed Welch, Michael Emlet, Winston Smith, Julie Lowe, and more. It also includes other authors in the field including Paul Tripp, Jay Adams, John Piper, Tim Keller, and more.
The Journal of Biblical Counseling (JBC) is currently published three times per year, available in both print and digital subscriptions. The JBC was published as a print journal from 1993-2007 (Issues: 11:2–25:3). From 1977-1992, it was published as The Journal of Pastoral Practice (Issues: 1:1–11:1).