For more than 40 years, CCEF’s Journal of Biblical Counseling has provided a forum for the development of clear thinking and effective practice in biblical counseling. We do this by publishing articles that faithfully bring the God of truth, mercy, and power to the issues that face pastoral ministries of counseling and discipleship.
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JBC Vol. 36 · No. 2 Articles
Letter from the Editor
by Lauren Whitman
In this letter, Whitman lays out the changes we are making to the JBC editorial. For many years, our editorial was, in reality, a short article. Read why we decided to transition away from that practice and what to expect going forward.
Meat, Metacognition, and Mindfulness:
A Reinterpretive Framework Using
1 Corinthians 8–10
by Todd Stryd
This article breaks new ground by offering a novel framework for evaluating secular ideas. Stryd repurposes the apostle Paul’s thinking about meat sacrificed to idols and applies it to mindfulness, a prevalent practice in both therapy and the culture at large. He shows how Scripture guides us to reclaim what God has created and use it as he intends.
Foundations of Trauma Care for Biblical Counselors
by Darby Strickland
In this article, readers will gain an understanding of what trauma is and why our ministry to trauma victims needs to be carefully structured from the outset. Strickland charts a path for biblical counselors using Scripture, counseling illustrations, and the three foundations of trauma-informed care. She also offers tools you can utilize in your counseling.
The Lord Comes Near: Using the Name of the Lord in Counseling
by Kristin Silva
Theological concepts are foundational to biblical counseling, but they are sometimes hard to make relevant in a person’s life. Counselor Kristin Silva gives us the benefit of her experience in bringing the name of the Lord into counseling in pertinent ways. Using Proverbs 18:10 she provides ideas for helping counselees consider and benefit from God’s nearness and protection.
Manliness for Every Husband
by Edward T. Welch
Ed Welch notes the typical qualities used in our culture to describe a manly husband and asks the question: Does Scripture offer anything different? He looks at the roles given to men in Scripture and closes with some practical suggestions. His conclusions might not be what you expect!
Hope from Genesis: My Story of Miscarriage and Infertility
by Amanda Forbes
An anticipated blessing of married life is bearing children, but it is a hope that is not always fulfilled. In this testimony, Amanda Forbes shares her story of miscarriage and infertility and describes the comfort God gave her, particularly through insights from her study of the book of Genesis.
More Than a Proof Text: “Your filthy clothes are gone.” (Zechariah 3)
by Janet Nygren
In this Counselor’s Toolbox, CCEF counselor Janet Nygren describes how she uses the exchange between Satan and the angel of the Lord in Zechariah 3 to help a guilt-ridden counselee.
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About the JBC
For more than 40 years, CCEF’s Journal of Biblical Counseling has provided a forum for the development of clear thinking and effective practice in biblical counseling. We do this by publishing articles that faithfully bring the God of truth, mercy, and power to the issues that face pastoral ministries of counseling and discipleship.
Our late senior editor David Powlison wrote, “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.”
Journal articles cover a broad range of biblical counseling and methodology topics. Many are written by CCEF faculty including Ed Welch, David Powlison, Michael Emlet, Julie Lowe, Todd Stryd and others. We also welcome articles from other authors, pastors, and practitioners in the field.
David Powlison was the senior editor of the JBC from 1992 until his death in 2019.
Editorial Staff
Senior Editorial Board: Michael R. Emlet,
J. Alasdair Groves, and Edward T. Welch
Managing Editor: Kimberly Monroe
Developmental Editor: Lauren Whitman
Consulting Editor: Michael Gembola
Assistant Editor: Brandon Peterson
Proofreader: Bruce E. Eaton