Ed Welch

Ed Welch

Ed is a faculty member and counselor at CCEF, where he has served since 1981. He holds a doctor of philosophy in counseling (neuropsychology) from the University of Utah and a master of divinity from Biblical Theological Seminary. Ed is a licensed psychologist and has been active in local church ministry for decades. He has written numerous books, including When People Are Big and God Is Small (P&R Publishing, 1997), Shame Interrupted (New Growth Press, 2012), Side by Side (Crossway, 2015), and Created to Draw Near (Crossway, 2020).

Blog posts written by Ed Welch

Jonah’s Psalm of Thanksgiving Featured Image
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December 30, 2024

Jonah’s Psalm of Thanksgiving

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Today: A Devotional for Depression Featured Image
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November 11, 2024

Today: A Devotional for Depression

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The Day God Held Lot’s Hand Featured Image
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October 24, 2024

The Day God Held Lot’s Hand

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10 Ideas for Better Conversations Featured Image
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September 17, 2024

10 Ideas for Better Conversations

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When Your Mind Gets Stuck Featured Image
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July 25, 2024

When Your Mind Gets Stuck

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Good Cop, Bad Cop in the Home Featured Image
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April 16, 2024

Good Cop, Bad Cop in the Home

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When Church Members Are in Secular Therapy Featured Image
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March 7, 2024

When Church Members Are in Secular Therapy

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When We Hurt Those Who Are Hurting Featured Image
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December 21, 2023

When We Hurt Those Who Are Hurting

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Simplify in Order to Understand Featured Image
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November 9, 2023

Simplify in Order to Understand

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Dramatic Faithfulness for the Unfaithful Featured Image
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September 21, 2023

Dramatic Faithfulness for the Unfaithful

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As Jesus Sleeps Featured Image
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August 31, 2023

As Jesus Sleeps

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Natural Ability or Needy before God? Featured Image
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June 29, 2023

Natural Ability or Needy before God?

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Become a Psalmist Featured Image
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June 1, 2023

Become a Psalmist

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Fear of Man: How Is It Working for You? Featured Image
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April 27, 2023

Fear of Man: How Is It Working for You?

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Sex and Christ Crucified Featured Image
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March 23, 2023

Sex and Christ Crucified

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What Has Been Most Helpful in Your Marriage? Featured Image
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December 8, 2022

What Has Been Most Helpful in Your Marriage?

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Be Angry and Do Not Sin Featured Image
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September 22, 2022

Be Angry and Do Not Sin

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Life in the Blood Featured Image
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August 25, 2022

Life in the Blood

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Closeness Comes Through Fire: How Suffering Conforms Us to Christ Featured Image
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August 4, 2022

Closeness Comes Through Fire: How Suffering Conforms Us to Christ

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Enduring in the Midst of Depression Featured Image
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July 14, 2022

Enduring in the Midst of Depression

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God Does Not Despise the Small Things Featured Image
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March 24, 2022

God Does Not Despise the Small Things

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God Scares Me to Death Featured Image
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September 2, 2021

God Scares Me to Death

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Courage Inspired by the Martyrs Featured Image
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May 12, 2021

Courage Inspired by the Martyrs

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The Dull Conversation Featured Image
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April 30, 2021

The Dull Conversation

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Ministry, Personal Limits, and Saying “No” Featured Image
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April 14, 2021

Ministry, Personal Limits, and Saying “No”

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In the Name Featured Image
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March 11, 2021

In the Name

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Shaking Off Some Lifelessness with the Psalms Featured Image
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February 24, 2021

Shaking Off Some Lifelessness with the Psalms

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The Gift Giver’s Joy Featured Image
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February 10, 2021

The Gift Giver’s Joy

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Expecting Less from Church Featured Image
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December 27, 2020

Expecting Less from Church

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You Know You Trashed a Conversation When . . . Featured Image
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November 11, 2020

You Know You Trashed a Conversation When . . .

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God Wants You to Call Him “My Father” Featured Image
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October 22, 2020

God Wants You to Call Him “My Father”

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The Absurdity of Pride Featured Image
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October 13, 2020

The Absurdity of Pride

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How Can I Handle School Anxiety This Fall? Featured Image
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October 7, 2020

How Can I Handle School Anxiety This Fall?

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Eyes That See More Featured Image
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September 29, 2020

Eyes That See More

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Why We Long for Intimacy with God Featured Image
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September 24, 2020

Why We Long for Intimacy with God

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Playing Favorites Featured Image
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August 19, 2020

Playing Favorites

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40 Years Married Featured Image
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July 23, 2020

40 Years Married

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The Fear of the Lord . . . for Today? Featured Image
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July 1, 2020

The Fear of the Lord . . . for Today?

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Small Decisions Matter: Discernment for Everyday Life Featured Image
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June 24, 2020

Small Decisions Matter: Discernment for Everyday Life

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Say Something Featured Image
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June 4, 2020

Say Something

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What Is God Up To?: The Temptation to Overinterpret Suffering Featured Image
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May 21, 2020

What Is God Up To?: The Temptation to Overinterpret Suffering

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COVID-19: Anxious About Money? Featured Image
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April 9, 2020

COVID-19: Anxious About Money?

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Stories Beneath Stories Featured Image
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February 19, 2020

Stories Beneath Stories

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Men: Pursue Others Like Jesus Pursues You Featured Image
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February 5, 2020

Men: Pursue Others Like Jesus Pursues You

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Samson: For Us Featured Image
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January 27, 2020

Samson: For Us

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10 Things You Should Know About the Priesthood Featured Image
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January 13, 2020

10 Things You Should Know About the Priesthood

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Desire for Approval Featured Image
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November 13, 2019

Desire for Approval

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Is Scripture Sufficient for Counseling? Featured Image
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October 23, 2019

Is Scripture Sufficient for Counseling?

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The Skill of Living in the Future Featured Image
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August 16, 2019

The Skill of Living in the Future

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Listening Is… Featured Image
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July 29, 2019

Listening Is…

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Faith as Sight Featured Image
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July 17, 2019

Faith as Sight

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The Solid God Featured Image
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July 9, 2019

The Solid God

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“A time to mourn, and a time to dance” (Eccl 3:4) Featured Image
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July 1, 2019

“A time to mourn, and a time to dance” (Eccl 3:4)

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Martha as Heroine Featured Image
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May 22, 2019

Martha as Heroine

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God Comes Close Featured Image
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April 24, 2019

God Comes Close

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Doubts Featured Image
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April 4, 2019

Doubts

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Fear and Faith Conjoined Featured Image
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February 18, 2019

Fear and Faith Conjoined

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The Steady Stream of Foolish Words Said To Hurting People Featured Image
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February 4, 2019

The Steady Stream of Foolish Words Said To Hurting People

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“Love Your Bibles” Featured Image
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January 10, 2019

“Love Your Bibles”

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Pastor: Equip Your People to Counsel Each Other Featured Image
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November 12, 2018

Pastor: Equip Your People to Counsel Each Other

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How Can You Help When You Can’t Talk about Jesus? Featured Image
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October 1, 2018

How Can You Help When You Can’t Talk about Jesus?

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Five Counseling Myths in the Church Featured Image
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September 12, 2018

Five Counseling Myths in the Church

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Burnout and Stress Featured Image
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June 28, 2018

Burnout and Stress

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The Gospel for Shame Featured Image
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June 26, 2018

The Gospel for Shame

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They Call It Narcissism Featured Image
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April 27, 2018

They Call It Narcissism

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So Much Fear and Anxiety Featured Image
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April 18, 2018

So Much Fear and Anxiety

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“Your Desire Shall Be for Your Husband” Featured Image
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April 5, 2018

“Your Desire Shall Be for Your Husband”

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What do you do when Scripture feels dry or lifeless? Featured Image
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March 28, 2018

What do you do when Scripture feels dry or lifeless?

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Being “Right” in Relationships Featured Image
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February 27, 2018

Being “Right” in Relationships

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Saying “Yes” to What Can Kill You Featured Image
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January 10, 2018

Saying “Yes” to What Can Kill You

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Eight Questions on Addictions for Pastors Featured Image
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January 8, 2018

Eight Questions on Addictions for Pastors

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The Christmas Ladder Featured Image
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December 19, 2017

The Christmas Ladder

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“What about Angry Victims?” Featured Image
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December 13, 2017

“What about Angry Victims?”

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Anger Met with Tears Featured Image
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December 6, 2017

Anger Met with Tears

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Resumes Set Afire Featured Image
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November 13, 2017

Resumes Set Afire

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Is it okay to buy this book for someone else? Featured Image
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October 5, 2017

Is it okay to buy this book for someone else?

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Guilt and Its Associates Featured Image
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September 5, 2017

Guilt and Its Associates

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Preaching Forgiveness Featured Image
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September 5, 2017

Preaching Forgiveness

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Three Ideas for an Overburdened Ministry Featured Image
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June 28, 2017

Three Ideas for an Overburdened Ministry

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One Thing Every Church Can Do about Suffering Featured Image
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May 22, 2017

One Thing Every Church Can Do about Suffering

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PTSD and Trauma Featured Image
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May 22, 2017

PTSD and Trauma

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Six Things to Know about Anger Featured Image
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April 10, 2017

Six Things to Know about Anger

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“Everything” Featured Image
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March 21, 2017

“Everything”

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Can’t say no Featured Image
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March 18, 2017

Can’t say no

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When Familiar Beats Good Featured Image
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February 21, 2017

When Familiar Beats Good

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Plans for 2017 Featured Image
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January 9, 2017

Plans for 2017

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Emptying ourselves Featured Image
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August 19, 2016

Emptying ourselves

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For Pastors Who Counsel: Reasons to Lack Confidence Featured Image
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August 18, 2016

For Pastors Who Counsel: Reasons to Lack Confidence

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What Is Paul Talking about in Romans 7? Featured Image
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August 12, 2016

What Is Paul Talking about in Romans 7?

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Emotions Are a Language Featured Image
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August 5, 2016

Emotions Are a Language

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Holiness Is Not Our Goal Featured Image
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August 3, 2016

Holiness Is Not Our Goal

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Love & Obedience: Wisdom from a Two-Year-Old Featured Image
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July 29, 2016

Love & Obedience: Wisdom from a Two-Year-Old

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Marriage manifesto for men Featured Image
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July 25, 2016

Marriage manifesto for men

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Reflection: A plant grows Featured Image
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July 6, 2016

Reflection: A plant grows

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How pastors counsel Featured Image
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June 29, 2016

How pastors counsel

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Two underused biblical resources Featured Image
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June 20, 2016

Two underused biblical resources

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Moving to a Better House Featured Image
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June 6, 2016

Moving to a Better House

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Marijuana Featured Image
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May 26, 2016

Marijuana

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Bad motives? No problem. Featured Image
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May 18, 2016

Bad motives? No problem.

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The challenges of counseling licensure Featured Image
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May 12, 2016

The challenges of counseling licensure

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Satan’s strategies Featured Image
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April 30, 2016

Satan’s strategies

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It’s complicated Featured Image
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April 27, 2016

It’s complicated

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Timeshares and manipulation Featured Image
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April 19, 2016

Timeshares and manipulation

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Basics about bipolar (Part 1) Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Basics about bipolar (Part 1)

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The Unpardonable Sin Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

The Unpardonable Sin

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Hope for the Depressed Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Hope for the Depressed

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Basics about bipolar (Part 2) Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Basics about bipolar (Part 2)

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Basics about bipolar (Part 3) Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Basics about bipolar (Part 3)

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Eternity in Our Hearts? Ecclesiastes 3:11 Revisited Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Eternity in Our Hearts? Ecclesiastes 3:11 Revisited

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Anyone for Being Noticeably Different? Part 1 Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Anyone for Being Noticeably Different? Part 1

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The “stuff” of biblical counseling Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

The “stuff” of biblical counseling

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To Do: Share What Is on My Heart Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

To Do: Share What Is on My Heart

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Does depression look the same around the world? Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Does depression look the same around the world?

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Parents ignore your kids feelings Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Parents ignore your kids feelings

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Anyone for a Little Scourging? Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Anyone for a Little Scourging?

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Biblical counseling’s “dirty” words Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Biblical counseling’s “dirty” words

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Are We Skilled Counseling Mechanics? Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Are We Skilled Counseling Mechanics?

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The problem with advice Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

The problem with advice

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Emergency “Numbers” Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Emergency “Numbers”

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How Biblical Counseling Affects Preaching Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

How Biblical Counseling Affects Preaching

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Do We Overvalue Sleep? Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Do We Overvalue Sleep?

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Self-Control: The World’s Secret Desire Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Self-Control: The World’s Secret Desire

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Spiritual warfare: African style Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Spiritual warfare: African style

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Hoarding: First Steps to Solving a Complicated Problem Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Hoarding: First Steps to Solving a Complicated Problem

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Reasons to Laugh, Each Day (And How It Certainly Beats Anger) Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Reasons to Laugh, Each Day (And How It Certainly Beats Anger)

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How love comes from hope Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

How love comes from hope

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Priorities: Discerning the “whatevers” from the worthy in biblical counseling Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Priorities: Discerning the “whatevers” from the worthy in biblical counseling

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When in doubt, over-practice Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

When in doubt, over-practice

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Counseling Is Practical Theology Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Counseling Is Practical Theology

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Moving toward People Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Moving toward People

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Experiencing God… or Not Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Experiencing God… or Not

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Strong Emotions, Extreme Confidence Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Strong Emotions, Extreme Confidence

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Feeling Guilty? Who Doesn’t? Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Feeling Guilty? Who Doesn’t?

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Is God Picky? Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Is God Picky?

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The World’s Best Epilogue—Ever Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

The World’s Best Epilogue—Ever

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For men: Urgent – blame-sharing (though women can peek) Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

For men: Urgent – blame-sharing (though women can peek)

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Anyone for Being Noticeably Different? Part 3 Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Anyone for Being Noticeably Different? Part 3

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Is patience dangerous? Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Is patience dangerous?

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“I will never…do (that) again.” Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

“I will never…do (that) again.”

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What does alternative medicine have in common with biblical counseling? Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

What does alternative medicine have in common with biblical counseling?

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What do you daydream about? Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

What do you daydream about?

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Scared of sin Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Scared of sin

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Ordinary Is the New Cool Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Ordinary Is the New Cool

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My version of Tuesdays with Morrie Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

My version of Tuesdays with Morrie

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No More Minimizing Pain Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

No More Minimizing Pain

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Scripture is true: Proof #1 (…what I learned by driving a school bus) Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Scripture is true: Proof #1 (…what I learned by driving a school bus)

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Good People Who Do Bad Things Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Good People Who Do Bad Things

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Letting go of pain Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Letting go of pain

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What has helped you in your troubles? Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

What has helped you in your troubles?

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Depression’s Odd Filter Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Depression’s Odd Filter

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Successful Parenting Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Successful Parenting

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Anyone for Being Noticeably Different? Part 2 Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Anyone for Being Noticeably Different? Part 2

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Swaziland and the book of Acts (Part 1) Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Swaziland and the book of Acts (Part 1)

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Behind the scenes of Running Scared Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Behind the scenes of Running Scared

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Psychological Tests: Are You For or Against? Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Psychological Tests: Are You For or Against?

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Hope Sabotaged Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Hope Sabotaged

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Spiritual protection for your growing child (or anyone else) Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Spiritual protection for your growing child (or anyone else)

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What Christians really believe: “I must try harder” Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

What Christians really believe: “I must try harder”

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How to Talk to God When You Are Suffering Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

How to Talk to God When You Are Suffering

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When you love physical treatments you will spurn spiritual ones Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

When you love physical treatments you will spurn spiritual ones

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More on Living with Regrets Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

More on Living with Regrets

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“I can help you in…six words” Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

“I can help you in…six words”

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Violent sex Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Violent sex

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Heaping burning coals on your enemy Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Heaping burning coals on your enemy

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Thinking more often about Satan Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Thinking more often about Satan

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Helping Jonah Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Helping Jonah

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Christians and non-Christians, married Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Christians and non-Christians, married

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Your conscience can tell you bad news, not good Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Your conscience can tell you bad news, not good

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How a deal with my daughter paid off Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

How a deal with my daughter paid off

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Fighting sin is tiring Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Fighting sin is tiring

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When God is irrelevant Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

When God is irrelevant

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Emotions R’ Us: How changes in emotions impact families Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Emotions R’ Us: How changes in emotions impact families

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What’s your favorite name for God? Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

What’s your favorite name for God?

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Does love really believe all things? Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Does love really believe all things?

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Taking your soul to task: One example Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Taking your soul to task: One example

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Black-or-white thinkers and their opposites Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Black-or-white thinkers and their opposites

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Let’s talk about money Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Let’s talk about money

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Hardship and opportunity Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Hardship and opportunity

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Are sin and sickness linked? Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Are sin and sickness linked?

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The shame of “stupid!” Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

The shame of “stupid!”

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Disclose or be exposed Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Disclose or be exposed

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Suffering, step one Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Suffering, step one

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Edit Your Counseling Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Edit Your Counseling

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Is “should” a dirty word? Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Is “should” a dirty word?

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Hearing what is important Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Hearing what is important

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Spiritual doubts and what to do about them Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Spiritual doubts and what to do about them

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Talking about Sin without Saying “Sin” Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Talking about Sin without Saying “Sin”

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The joy of recognizing God Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

The joy of recognizing God

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Three questions every Christian institution should ask itself Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Three questions every Christian institution should ask itself

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Is CCEF anti-science? Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Is CCEF anti-science?

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Good News: God Is Invisible Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Good News: God Is Invisible

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How a Biblical Counselor Thinks about Panic Attacks Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

How a Biblical Counselor Thinks about Panic Attacks

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Pastoral ministry: A sure way to be dishonored Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Pastoral ministry: A sure way to be dishonored

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Fighting Sin Hurts Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Fighting Sin Hurts

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Raising the bar on joy Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Raising the bar on joy

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Whose Yoke Are You Under? Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Whose Yoke Are You Under?

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Being a Burden Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Being a Burden

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What the church really believes about sanctification Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

What the church really believes about sanctification

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When suicide comes close Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

When suicide comes close

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Thou shalt [not] commit adultery Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Thou shalt [not] commit adultery

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The psychopath test Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

The psychopath test

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When you are planning to sin again Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

When you are planning to sin again

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Hoarding and the DSM 5 Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Hoarding and the DSM 5

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“I Did Wrong. You Can’t See Me.” Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

“I Did Wrong. You Can’t See Me.”

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Resistance in counseling: Two reasons Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Resistance in counseling: Two reasons

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Men on Conversation Overload Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Men on Conversation Overload

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Just another evening of dreams Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Just another evening of dreams

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Holding out for a better offer Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Holding out for a better offer

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I am not giving thanks Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

I am not giving thanks

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Counselor Self-Disclosure: How Much Should I Talk about Me? Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Counselor Self-Disclosure: How Much Should I Talk about Me?

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Spiritual analysis: The new prayer substitute Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Spiritual analysis: The new prayer substitute

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What is heaven like? Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

What is heaven like?

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Who am I? Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Who am I?

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Where Was God? Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Where Was God?

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For those who like words Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

For those who like words

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What is faith? Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

What is faith?

Ed Welch
Describe a Person Well and You Win that Person Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Describe a Person Well and You Win that Person

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Why Is Love So Stupid? Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Why Is Love So Stupid?

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Scripture is about shame Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Scripture is about shame

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“Quick to listen” to whom? Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

“Quick to listen” to whom?

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When Christians get thrown into the fire do they get burned? Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

When Christians get thrown into the fire do they get burned?

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Start with everyday life, now overlay it with gratitude Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Start with everyday life, now overlay it with gratitude

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When counselors make house calls Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

When counselors make house calls

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Hope Needs a Story Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Hope Needs a Story

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Help from Someone Who Has Been There Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Help from Someone Who Has Been There

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The hard pairing of suffering and joy Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

The hard pairing of suffering and joy

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Who cares about motives Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Who cares about motives

Ed Welch
Homosexuality in culture Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Homosexuality in culture

Ed Welch
Extreme suffering takes us to one question Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Extreme suffering takes us to one question

Ed Welch
Power Differences in Counseling Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Power Differences in Counseling

Ed Welch
The Many Faces of Shame Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

The Many Faces of Shame

Ed Welch
Why do we seem negative about psychiatric medications? Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Why do we seem negative about psychiatric medications?

Ed Welch
Shame Interrupted: He knows my name Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Shame Interrupted: He knows my name

Ed Welch
Post-Wedding Regrets: “What have I done?” Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Post-Wedding Regrets: “What have I done?”

Ed Welch
CCEF, science and ADHD Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

CCEF, science and ADHD

Ed Welch
When God looks like your earthly father Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

When God looks like your earthly father

Ed Welch
Being a Loser and the Freedom to Fail Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Being a Loser and the Freedom to Fail

Ed Welch
An Update on Fear Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

An Update on Fear

Ed Welch
Beware the new affluenza Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Beware the new affluenza

Ed Welch
Death to healthy, wealthy and happy Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Death to healthy, wealthy and happy

Ed Welch
Four Reasons for Addictions Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Four Reasons for Addictions

Ed Welch
Ten things to do during suffering Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Ten things to do during suffering

Ed Welch
Can We Be Positive About Psychiatric Medications? Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Can We Be Positive About Psychiatric Medications?

Ed Welch
Going for Blood Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Going for Blood

Ed Welch
When Scripture Seems Silent Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

When Scripture Seems Silent

Ed Welch
Anything happening in the neurosciences? Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Anything happening in the neurosciences?

Ed Welch
Experiencing a Little Emotional Dysregulation? Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Experiencing a Little Emotional Dysregulation?

Ed Welch
“With no doubting”? Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

“With no doubting”?

Ed Welch
Offer advice very carefully Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Offer advice very carefully

Ed Welch
The Psychological Does Not Exist Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

The Psychological Does Not Exist

Ed Welch
Reflections on India Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Reflections on India

Ed Welch
Talking to our souls Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Talking to our souls

Ed Welch
The rich young ruler redux Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

The rich young ruler redux

Ed Welch
Grace and obedience: The spiritual two-step Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Grace and obedience: The spiritual two-step

Ed Welch
An intrusion into the Christian bedroom Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

An intrusion into the Christian bedroom

Ed Welch
The Angry Person: Always the Last to Know Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

The Angry Person: Always the Last to Know

Ed Welch
How to Disarm an Angry Person Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

How to Disarm an Angry Person

Ed Welch
The Secret to Dealing with Fear and Anxiety Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

The Secret to Dealing with Fear and Anxiety

Ed Welch
“If Only…” Living with Regrets Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

“If Only…” Living with Regrets

Ed Welch
When God pulls the rug out Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

When God pulls the rug out

Ed Welch
The myth of God’s silence Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

The myth of God’s silence

Ed Welch
News from Germany and Switzerland Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

News from Germany and Switzerland

Ed Welch
Biblical Counseling: Is It Just for Spiritual Problems? Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Biblical Counseling: Is It Just for Spiritual Problems?

Ed Welch
Are You Anxious or Depressed? Pray. Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Are You Anxious or Depressed? Pray.

Ed Welch
Dear Sufferer, Do Not Harden Your Heart Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Dear Sufferer, Do Not Harden Your Heart

Ed Welch
“Do people who commit suicide go to heaven?” Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

“Do people who commit suicide go to heaven?”

Ed Welch
“God, Where Were You?” Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

“God, Where Were You?”

Ed Welch
“I Am Disappointed in You” Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

“I Am Disappointed in You”

Ed Welch
“I Prayed about It.” Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

“I Prayed about It.”

Ed Welch
“Is mania a physical problem?” Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

“Is mania a physical problem?”

Ed Welch
“Not tonight dear”… men rejected Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

“Not tonight dear”… men rejected

Ed Welch
“Want to see pictures of my grandchildren?” Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

“Want to see pictures of my grandchildren?”

Ed Welch
A Christmas memory Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

A Christmas memory

Ed Welch
A crowd can make you crazy Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

A crowd can make you crazy

Ed Welch
A fascination with boredom Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

A fascination with boredom

Ed Welch
A good death? Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

A good death?

Ed Welch
A mission trip is like life in a rehab center – Swaziland (Part 2) Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

A mission trip is like life in a rehab center – Swaziland (Part 2)

Ed Welch
A pastor’s wife: The toughest job on the planet Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

A pastor’s wife: The toughest job on the planet

Ed Welch
A response to Boston Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

A response to Boston

Ed Welch
A Tribute to a Friend Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

A Tribute to a Friend

Ed Welch
About love or why I hate attraction Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

About love or why I hate attraction

Ed Welch
Adultery and reconciliation: 10 years later Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Adultery and reconciliation: 10 years later

Ed Welch
“All Used Up” Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

“All Used Up”

Ed Welch
Alone and “not alone” Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Alone and “not alone”

Ed Welch
Counselor as host Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Counselor as host

Ed Welch
Slow-er relationships Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Slow-er relationships

Ed Welch
More evidence that scripture is of divine origin Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

More evidence that scripture is of divine origin

Ed Welch
Why keep sexual boundaries? Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Why keep sexual boundaries?

Ed Welch
Loss…Not the last word Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Loss…Not the last word

Ed Welch
The hopeless marriage Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

The hopeless marriage

Ed Welch
The Danger of Dread Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

The Danger of Dread

Ed Welch
Our (implicit) theological maps Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Our (implicit) theological maps

Ed Welch
Asking forgiveness from a prostitute Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Asking forgiveness from a prostitute

Ed Welch
Danger: Another prosperity illustration Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Danger: Another prosperity illustration

Ed Welch
Eight things I’ve learned about public speaking Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Eight things I’ve learned about public speaking

Ed Welch
“Describe a Typical Counseling Session” Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

“Describe a Typical Counseling Session”

Ed Welch
Flirting with the Law Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Flirting with the Law

Ed Welch
Husbands feeling inadequate in counseling Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Husbands feeling inadequate in counseling

Ed Welch
God’s House Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

God’s House

Ed Welch
“Nice” Counselors and Vital Faith Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

“Nice” Counselors and Vital Faith

Ed Welch
At the movies: 50 Shades of Grey Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

At the movies: 50 Shades of Grey

Ed Welch
Three relationship rules Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Three relationship rules

Ed Welch
Confession Meets Depression Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Confession Meets Depression

Ed Welch
Suffering to Life Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Suffering to Life

Ed Welch
Biblical counseling for unbelievers Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Biblical counseling for unbelievers

Ed Welch
Entering God’s joy Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Entering God’s joy

Ed Welch
Seeing the Invisible God Featured Image
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April 14, 2016

Seeing the Invisible God

Ed Welch
Depression, Death, and Hebrews Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Depression, Death, and Hebrews

Ed Welch
When we test others Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

When we test others

Ed Welch
For the Fearful and Anxious Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

For the Fearful and Anxious

Ed Welch
Forgetting the Past Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2016

Forgetting the Past

Ed Welch
Where are they? Featured Image
Blog
April 13, 2016

Where are they?

Ed Welch
Remember one thing: Retell the person’s story Featured Image
Blog
April 4, 2016

Remember one thing: Retell the person’s story

Ed Welch
Ordinary People Do Heavy Lifting Featured Image
Blog
April 4, 2016

Ordinary People Do Heavy Lifting

Ed Welch
The desire to be desired Featured Image
Blog
April 4, 2016

The desire to be desired

Ed Welch
Psalm 102 – Paraphrased and updated Featured Image
Blog
April 4, 2016

Psalm 102 – Paraphrased and updated

Ed Welch
Last words Featured Image
Blog
April 4, 2016

Last words

Ed Welch
Failure deconstructed Featured Image
Blog
April 4, 2016

Failure deconstructed

Ed Welch
Why Bother? Featured Image
Blog
April 4, 2016

Why Bother?

Ed Welch
Living for approval Featured Image
Blog
April 4, 2016

Living for approval

Ed Welch
Counseling is Theological Featured Image
Blog
April 4, 2016

Counseling is Theological

Ed Welch
Scripture’s “Top Two” List Featured Image
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April 4, 2016

Scripture’s “Top Two” List

Ed Welch
Witches, Satan, & our need to explain Featured Image
Blog
April 4, 2016

Witches, Satan, & our need to explain

Ed Welch
The future Featured Image
Blog
April 4, 2016

The future

Ed Welch
Two vantage points become one Featured Image
Blog
April 4, 2016

Two vantage points become one

Ed Welch
Preaching or counseling? Featured Image
Blog
April 4, 2016

Preaching or counseling?

Ed Welch
Scripture Is about PTSD Featured Image
Blog
February 22, 2016

Scripture Is about PTSD

Ed Welch
Help for Busy Pastors Featured Image
Blog
September 8, 2014

Help for Busy Pastors

Ed Welch
Bulimia: The new normal Featured Image
Blog
January 29, 2013

Bulimia: The new normal

Ed Welch
Do you feel like a fraud? Featured Image
Blog
September 24, 2012

Do you feel like a fraud?

Ed Welch
Who Talks About Idols Among Friends? Featured Image
Blog
February 21, 2011

Who Talks About Idols Among Friends?

Ed Welch
Paranoia: A Personal Case Study Featured Image
Blog
December 13, 2010

Paranoia: A Personal Case Study

Ed Welch
Eyes to See, Ears to Hear, or What Do Bananas Have to Do with the Work of the Spirit? Featured Image
Blog
December 7, 2010

Eyes to See, Ears to Hear, or What Do Bananas Have to Do with the Work of the Spirit?

Ed Welch
Living Publicly Featured Image
Blog
November 2, 2010

Living Publicly

Ed Welch
Intimacy Step 1: Enjoying Featured Image
Blog
April 29, 2010

Intimacy Step 1: Enjoying

Ed Welch
A Question I Was Recently Asked About Homosexuality Featured Image
Blog
April 14, 2010

A Question I Was Recently Asked About Homosexuality

Ed Welch
More Things Not to Say to Those Who Are Suffering Featured Image
Blog
March 18, 2010

More Things Not to Say to Those Who Are Suffering

Ed Welch
What Not to Say to Those Who Are Suffering Featured Image
Blog
February 22, 2010

What Not to Say to Those Who Are Suffering

Ed Welch
Thankful for a Mother’s Devotion Featured Image
Blog
November 17, 2009

Thankful for a Mother’s Devotion

Ed Welch
iPods in the hospital Featured Image
Blog
March 17, 2009

iPods in the hospital

Ed Welch

Books written by Ed Welch

Blame It on the Brain? Distinguishing Chemical Imbalances, Brain Disorders, and Disobedience (Second Edition) Featured Image
book
July 31, 2024

Blame It on the Brain? Distinguishing Chemical Imbalances, Brain Disorders, and Disobedience (Second Edition)

Ed Welch
Depression: Finding Christ in the Darkness (31-Day Devotionals for Life) Featured Image
book
July 31, 2024

Depression: Finding Christ in the Darkness (31-Day Devotionals for Life)

Ed Welch
JBC Must Reads: On Suffering Featured Image
book
February 9, 2024

JBC Must Reads: On Suffering

David Powlison, Ed Welch, Esther Liu, Jayne V. Clark, Lauren Whitman, Paul David Tripp
Someone I Know Is Grieving: Responding with Humility and Compassion Featured Image
book
August 2, 2023

Someone I Know Is Grieving: Responding with Humility and Compassion

Ed Welch
When People Are Big and God Is Small (Second Edition) Featured Image
book
March 20, 2023

When People Are Big and God Is Small (Second Edition)

Ed Welch
I Have a Psychiatric Diagnosis: What Does the Bible Say? Featured Image
book
August 6, 2022

I Have a Psychiatric Diagnosis: What Does the Bible Say?

Ed Welch
Zoe’s Time to Shine: When You Want to Hide Featured Image
book
August 5, 2022

Zoe’s Time to Shine: When You Want to Hide

Ed Welch
A Small Book about Why We Hide Featured Image
book
September 24, 2021

A Small Book about Why We Hide

Ed Welch
Gwen Tells Tales: When it’s Hard to Tell the Truth Featured Image
book
September 24, 2021

Gwen Tells Tales: When it’s Hard to Tell the Truth

Ed Welch
Caspian Crashes the Party: When You Are Jealous Featured Image
book
September 23, 2020

Caspian Crashes the Party: When You Are Jealous

Ed Welch
Helping Children with Shame: Resting in God’s Approval Featured Image
book
September 23, 2020

Helping Children with Shame: Resting in God’s Approval

Ed Welch
A Student’s Guide to Anxiety Featured Image
book
March 1, 2020

A Student’s Guide to Anxiety

Ed Welch
Created to Draw Near: Our Life as God’s Royal Priests Featured Image
book
January 9, 2020

Created to Draw Near: Our Life as God’s Royal Priests

Ed Welch
Digital JBC Must Reads: On Anxiety Featured Image
book
November 20, 2019

Digital JBC Must Reads: On Anxiety

Aaron Sironi, David Powlison, Ed Welch, John F. Bettler, Kimberly Monroe, Kristin Silva, Mike Emlet, Paul Randolph, Todd Stryd
Henry Says Goodbye: When You Are Sad Featured Image
book
October 7, 2019

Henry Says Goodbye: When You Are Sad

Ed Welch
A Small Book for the Anxious Heart (Meditations on Fear, Worry, and Trust) Featured Image
book
October 7, 2019

A Small Book for the Anxious Heart (Meditations on Fear, Worry, and Trust)

Ed Welch
Caring for One Another: 8 Ways to Cultivate Meaningful Relationships Featured Image
book
July 30, 2018

Caring for One Another: 8 Ways to Cultivate Meaningful Relationships

Ed Welch
Buster’s Ears Trip Him Up: When You Fail Featured Image
book
January 20, 2018

Buster’s Ears Trip Him Up: When You Fail

Ed Welch
A Small Book about a Big Problem: Meditations on Anger, Patience and Peace Featured Image
book
October 5, 2017

A Small Book about a Big Problem: Meditations on Anger, Patience and Peace

Ed Welch
Digital JBC Must Reads: On Sexuality Featured Image
book
November 10, 2016

Digital JBC Must Reads: On Sexuality

Alasdair Groves, David Powlison, Ed Welch, Mike Emlet, Winston Smith
Digital JBC Must Reads: On Model Featured Image
book
November 9, 2016

Digital JBC Must Reads: On Model

David Powlison, Ed Welch, Mike Emlet
Digital JBC Must Reads: On Methodology Featured Image
book
November 8, 2016

Digital JBC Must Reads: On Methodology

Aaron Sironi, Alasdair Groves, David Powlison, Ed Welch, Lauren Whitman, Mike Emlet
Digital JBC Must Reads: On Apologetics Featured Image
book
November 6, 2016

Digital JBC Must Reads: On Apologetics

Alasdair Groves, David Powlison, Ed Welch
Bipolar Disorder: Understanding and Help for Extreme Mood Swings Featured Image
book
May 22, 2016

Bipolar Disorder: Understanding and Help for Extreme Mood Swings

Ed Welch
Living with an Angry Spouse: Help for Victims of Abuse Featured Image
book
May 21, 2016

Living with an Angry Spouse: Help for Victims of Abuse

Ed Welch
Eating Disorders: The Quest for Thinness Featured Image
book
May 20, 2016

Eating Disorders: The Quest for Thinness

Ed Welch
Self-Injury: When Pain Feels Good Featured Image
book
April 22, 2016

Self-Injury: When Pain Feels Good

Ed Welch
Depression: The Way Up When You Are Down Featured Image
book
April 22, 2016

Depression: The Way Up When You Are Down

Ed Welch
ADD: Wandering Minds and Wired Bodies Featured Image
book
April 22, 2016

ADD: Wandering Minds and Wired Bodies

Ed Welch
Freedom from Addiction: Turning from Your Addictive Behavior Featured Image
book
April 22, 2016

Freedom from Addiction: Turning from Your Addictive Behavior

Ed Welch
Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest Featured Image
book
April 20, 2016

Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

Ed Welch
Depression: Looking Up from the Stubborn Darkness Featured Image
book
April 19, 2016

Depression: Looking Up from the Stubborn Darkness

Ed Welch
Blame It on the Brain Featured Image
book
April 14, 2016

Blame It on the Brain

Ed Welch
Free Side by Side Study and Leader’s Guide Featured Image
book
April 14, 2016

Free Side by Side Study and Leader’s Guide

Ed Welch
What Do You Think of Me? Why Do I Care? Featured Image
book
April 13, 2016

What Do You Think of Me? Why Do I Care?

Ed Welch
When People Are Big and God Is Small Featured Image
book
April 11, 2016

When People Are Big and God Is Small

Ed Welch
Shame Interrupted: How God Lifts the Pain of Worthlessness and Rejection Featured Image
book
April 10, 2016

Shame Interrupted: How God Lifts the Pain of Worthlessness and Rejection

Ed Welch
Addictions: A Banquet in the Grave Featured Image
book
April 7, 2016

Addictions: A Banquet in the Grave

Ed Welch
The Counselor’s Guide to the Brain and Its Disorders Featured Image
book
April 5, 2016

The Counselor’s Guide to the Brain and Its Disorders

Ed Welch
Motives: Why Do I Do the Things I Do? Featured Image
book
April 5, 2016

Motives: Why Do I Do the Things I Do?

Ed Welch
Side by Side: Walking with Others in Wisdom and Love Featured Image
book
April 16, 2015

Side by Side: Walking with Others in Wisdom and Love

Ed Welch
Hope for the Depressed: Beyond a “Cheer-Up” Theology Featured Image
book
April 28, 2012

Hope for the Depressed: Beyond a “Cheer-Up” Theology

Ed Welch
Just One More: When Desires Don’t Take No for an Answer Featured Image
book
January 4, 2003

Just One More: When Desires Don’t Take No for an Answer

Ed Welch

Videos featuring Ed Welch

How can I care well for someone who is grieving? Featured Image
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June 24, 2025

How can I care well for someone who is grieving?

Ed Welch
Telling Our Own Stories: Learning from the Apostle Paul’s Teachings Featured Image
video
May 22, 2025

Telling Our Own Stories: Learning from the Apostle Paul’s Teachings

Ed Welch
Knowing People Through Stories Featured Image
video
May 15, 2025

Knowing People Through Stories

Ed Welch
My adult child has deconstructed their faith. What do I do? Featured Image
video
April 23, 2025

My adult child has deconstructed their faith. What do I do?

Ed Welch
How do I prepare myself for a ministry of counseling? Featured Image
video
February 10, 2025

How do I prepare myself for a ministry of counseling?

Ed Welch
Shaping Your Church’s Culture Featured Image
video
November 25, 2024

Shaping Your Church’s Culture

Ed Welch
How do I navigate relationships with believers whose words don’t match their actions? Featured Image
video
November 5, 2024

How do I navigate relationships with believers whose words don’t match their actions?

Ed Welch
Knowing Scripture & Knowing People Featured Image
video
October 28, 2024

Knowing Scripture & Knowing People

Ed Welch
Biblical Counseling for Pastors: Anxiety Featured Image
video
October 23, 2024

Biblical Counseling for Pastors: Anxiety

Ed Welch
What is one way husbands can better love their wives today? Featured Image
video
September 5, 2024

What is one way husbands can better love their wives today?

Ed Welch
“Someone I Know is Grieving” | Book by Ed Welch Featured Image
video
June 13, 2024

“Someone I Know is Grieving” | Book by Ed Welch

Ed Welch
Struggling to Sleep Featured Image
video
May 31, 2024

Struggling to Sleep

Ed Welch
How do I know if my PTSD is sin or suffering? Featured Image
video
May 16, 2024

How do I know if my PTSD is sin or suffering?

Ed Welch
As a pastor, how can I navigate my weakness when congregants expect strength? Featured Image
video
March 11, 2024

As a pastor, how can I navigate my weakness when congregants expect strength?

Ed Welch
How do I confront a loved one who struggles with narcissism? Featured Image
video
January 25, 2024

How do I confront a loved one who struggles with narcissism?

Ed Welch
Helping Relationships: Lecture Clip Featured Image
video
November 2, 2023

Helping Relationships: Lecture Clip

Ed Welch
How can biblical counseling help my preaching? Featured Image
video
May 18, 2023

How can biblical counseling help my preaching?

Ed Welch
How do I persevere as a pastor when my ministry feels fruitless? Featured Image
video
January 19, 2023

How do I persevere as a pastor when my ministry feels fruitless?

Ed Welch
I struggle with addiction. I want to change but I don’t want to change. What do I do? Featured Image
video
September 9, 2022

I struggle with addiction. I want to change but I don’t want to change. What do I do?

Ed Welch
I am often emotionally drained with the burdens of others. What do I do? Featured Image
video
February 25, 2022

I am often emotionally drained with the burdens of others. What do I do?

Ed Welch
After experiencing trauma, will I ever feel safe again? Featured Image
video
November 2, 2021

After experiencing trauma, will I ever feel safe again?

Ed Welch
My father didn’t love me. What do I do with my sense of shame? Featured Image
video
July 8, 2020

My father didn’t love me. What do I do with my sense of shame?

Ed Welch
How do I overcome my depression when I don’t know why I’m depressed? Featured Image
video
June 18, 2020

How do I overcome my depression when I don’t know why I’m depressed?

Ed Welch
Words of Hope: 1 Peter 5-6-7 Featured Image
video
April 28, 2020

Words of Hope: 1 Peter 5-6-7

Ed Welch
The Priesthood of Believers: A Lens for Viewing the World Featured Image
video
October 24, 2019

The Priesthood of Believers: A Lens for Viewing the World

Ed Welch
Why We Sometimes Prefer to Keep God at a Distance Featured Image
video
October 3, 2019

Why We Sometimes Prefer to Keep God at a Distance

Ed Welch
Christian: You Are a Priest Featured Image
video
September 25, 2019

Christian: You Are a Priest

Ed Welch
How do we engage with people this Sunday? Featured Image
video
August 1, 2018

How do we engage with people this Sunday?

Ed Welch
How do we pursue others like God pursues us? Featured Image
video
August 1, 2018

How do we pursue others like God pursues us?

Ed Welch
Why do we start with humility? Featured Image
video
July 18, 2018

Why do we start with humility?

Ed Welch
How is the church doing at caring for one another? Featured Image
video
July 18, 2018

How is the church doing at caring for one another?

Ed Welch
Next Steps: Writing Projects Featured Image
video
December 4, 2017

Next Steps: Writing Projects

Ed Welch, Jayne V. Clark, Julie Lowe, Mike Emlet
Biblical Comfort for the Panic-Stricken Lies of Fear and Worry Featured Image
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February 20, 2017

Biblical Comfort for the Panic-Stricken Lies of Fear and Worry

Ed Welch
You are a priest: Considering an underused identity Featured Image
video
August 4, 2016

You are a priest: Considering an underused identity

Ed Welch
An Analogy for Making Sense of a Person’s History Featured Image
video
June 18, 2016

An Analogy for Making Sense of a Person’s History

Ed Welch
How do I help someone with irrational fears? Featured Image
video
June 9, 2016

How do I help someone with irrational fears?

Ed Welch
How should we think about secular psychotherapy? Featured Image
video
May 31, 2016

How should we think about secular psychotherapy?

Ed Welch
Ed Welch on Shame Interrupted Featured Image
video
May 28, 2016

Ed Welch on Shame Interrupted

Ed Welch
When I Am Afraid: A Step-by-Step Guide Away from Fear & Anxiety Featured Image
video
May 25, 2016

When I Am Afraid: A Step-by-Step Guide Away from Fear & Anxiety

Ed Welch
How do I listen well as a friend? Featured Image
video
May 14, 2016

How do I listen well as a friend?

Ed Welch
How can you help someone with a panic attack? Featured Image
video
May 9, 2016

How can you help someone with a panic attack?

Ed Welch
How do you counsel a person who is a victim and perpetrator? Featured Image
video
May 2, 2016

How do you counsel a person who is a victim and perpetrator?

Ed Welch
Introduction to Biblical Counseling Featured Image
video
April 24, 2016

Introduction to Biblical Counseling

Ed Welch
What is heaven like? Featured Image
video
April 21, 2016

What is heaven like?

Ed Welch
Do we need one another in the Christian life? Featured Image
video
April 18, 2016

Do we need one another in the Christian life?

Ed Welch
Is Fear a Sin? (What the Bible Has to Say) Featured Image
video
April 18, 2016

Is Fear a Sin? (What the Bible Has to Say)

Ed Welch
Have I committed the unpardonable sin? Featured Image
video
April 17, 2016

Have I committed the unpardonable sin?

Ed Welch
How do I deal with feelings of shame from my past? Featured Image
video
April 16, 2016

How do I deal with feelings of shame from my past?

Ed Welch
What practical steps can I take in moments of anger? Featured Image
video
April 14, 2016

What practical steps can I take in moments of anger?

Ed Welch

Podcast Episodes featuring Ed Welch

Addictions Featured Image
Podcast
July 24, 2019

Addictions

Alasdair Groves, Ed Welch
The Danger of Being Practical in Counseling Featured Image
Podcast
May 22, 2019

The Danger of Being Practical in Counseling

Alasdair Groves, Ed Welch
Anger with Ed Welch and Myriam Hertzog Featured Image
Podcast
March 12, 2018

Anger with Ed Welch and Myriam Hertzog

Alasdair Groves, Ed Welch
Pathological Liars with Ed Welch Featured Image
Podcast
January 16, 2018

Pathological Liars with Ed Welch

Alasdair Groves, Ed Welch
CCEF for Pastors with Ed Welch Featured Image
Podcast
November 2, 2017

CCEF for Pastors with Ed Welch

Alasdair Groves, Ed Welch
Sleep and counseling Featured Image
Podcast
September 20, 2016

Sleep and counseling

Ed Welch, Tim Lane
Fear and counseling in the church Featured Image
Podcast
September 15, 2016

Fear and counseling in the church

Ed Welch
Shame Featured Image
Podcast
September 11, 2016

Shame

Ed Welch
Responding to tragedy: Is “why?” a biblical question? Featured Image
Podcast
August 16, 2016

Responding to tragedy: Is “why?” a biblical question?

Ed Welch, Winston Smith
Silver Linings Playbook Featured Image
Podcast
August 12, 2016

Silver Linings Playbook

CCEF, Ed Welch, Mike Emlet, Winston Smith
Content to expose mythology? Featured Image
Podcast
July 31, 2016

Content to expose mythology?

Alasdair Groves, Ed Welch
Does the word of Christ sound good to you? Featured Image
Podcast
July 29, 2016

Does the word of Christ sound good to you?

Alasdair Groves, Ed Welch
Learning what is most important to your counselee Featured Image
Podcast
July 26, 2016

Learning what is most important to your counselee

Alasdair Groves, Ed Welch
Endurance in suffering Featured Image
Podcast
May 30, 2016

Endurance in suffering

Ed Welch, Mike Emlet
Knowing the will of God Featured Image
Podcast
May 25, 2016

Knowing the will of God

Ed Welch, Mike Emlet
Biblical counseling for non-believers? Featured Image
Podcast
May 24, 2016

Biblical counseling for non-believers?

Ed Welch, Mike Emlet
Is Facebook really personal? Featured Image
Podcast
May 21, 2016

Is Facebook really personal?

Ed Welch, Tim Lane
On prayer Featured Image
Podcast
May 16, 2016

On prayer

Ed Welch, Mike Emlet
Love and marriage Featured Image
Podcast
May 15, 2016

Love and marriage

Ed Welch, Tim Lane
How men handle breakups Featured Image
Podcast
May 14, 2016

How men handle breakups

Ed Welch, Tim Lane
Personality Tests Featured Image
Podcast
May 11, 2016

Personality Tests

Ed Welch
Counseling Problems & Procedures: Suffering Featured Image
Podcast
April 26, 2016

Counseling Problems & Procedures: Suffering

Ed Welch
Knowing and loving the Word of God Featured Image
Podcast
April 24, 2016

Knowing and loving the Word of God

Alasdair Groves, Ed Welch
A glimpse into CCEF’s training ministry Featured Image
Podcast
April 17, 2016

A glimpse into CCEF’s training ministry

David Powlison, Ed Welch, Julie Lowe
Sex in the city, suburbs, and countryside: Maintaining purity in a sex-obsessed culture Featured Image
Podcast
April 28, 2009

Sex in the city, suburbs, and countryside: Maintaining purity in a sex-obsessed culture

Ed Welch

JBC Articles written by Ed Welch

The Moses Dialogues: Knowing God as a Friend Featured Image
JBC Article

The Moses Dialogues: Knowing God as a Friend

Ed Welch
Ministry Made Visual and Concrete Featured Image
JBC Article

Ministry Made Visual and Concrete

Ed Welch
How to Talk with God: Four Days in Psalm 22 Featured Image
JBC Article

How to Talk with God: Four Days in Psalm 22

Ed Welch
The Unlikely Path from Shame to Boasting Featured Image
JBC Article

The Unlikely Path from Shame to Boasting

Ed Welch
Manliness for Every Husband  Featured Image
JBC Article

Manliness for Every Husband 

Ed Welch
Mis­takes We Make with Grieving People Featured Image
JBC Article

Mis­takes We Make with Grieving People

Ed Welch
In Pursuit of Hope Featured Image
JBC Article

In Pursuit of Hope

Ed Welch
Book Review Featured Image
JBC Article

Book Review

Ed Welch
Bible Basics for the Fearful and Anxious Featured Image
JBC Article

Bible Basics for the Fearful and Anxious

Ed Welch
What Is God Doing? Featured Image
JBC Article

What Is God Doing?

Ed Welch
Fear Is Not Sin Featured Image
JBC Article

Fear Is Not Sin

Ed Welch
How to Help Kids with Shame Featured Image
JBC Article

How to Help Kids with Shame

Ed Welch
Questions about Questions Featured Image
JBC Article

Questions about Questions

Ed Welch
Trauma and the Body: An Introduction to Three Books Featured Image
JBC Article

Trauma and the Body: An Introduction to Three Books

Ed Welch
50 Years: How CCEF Has Grown – and Seeks to Keep Growing Featured Image
JBC Article

50 Years: How CCEF Has Grown – and Seeks to Keep Growing

Ed Welch
The Priority of the Priesthood for Human Identity Featured Image
JBC Article

The Priority of the Priesthood for Human Identity

Ed Welch
Let’s Talk about How We Talk about Anger Featured Image
JBC Article

Let’s Talk about How We Talk about Anger

Ed Welch
Who Can Stand Before Jealousy? Featured Image
JBC Article

Who Can Stand Before Jealousy?

Ed Welch
Spiritual Growth in the Face of Psychiatric Disorders Featured Image
JBC Article

Spiritual Growth in the Face of Psychiatric Disorders

Ed Welch
How to Talk with Someone about Sin Featured Image
JBC Article

How to Talk with Someone about Sin

Ed Welch
Ten Ways Ordinary People Can Help Those with Psychiatric Problems Featured Image
JBC Article

Ten Ways Ordinary People Can Help Those with Psychiatric Problems

Ed Welch
Book Review Featured Image
JBC Article

Book Review

Ed Welch
The Unpardonable Sin: Two Pastoral Applications Featured Image
JBC Article

The Unpardonable Sin: Two Pastoral Applications

Ed Welch, Tim Lane
Book Reviews Featured Image
JBC Article

Book Reviews

Ed Welch
When God Touches the Untouchables Featured Image
JBC Article

When God Touches the Untouchables

Ed Welch
Are You Feeling Inadequate? A Letter to Biblical Counselors Featured Image
JBC Article

Are You Feeling Inadequate? A Letter to Biblical Counselors

Ed Welch
Book Reviews Featured Image
JBC Article

Book Reviews

Cecelia Bernhardt, Ed Welch, Mike Emlet
Book Reviews Featured Image
JBC Article

Book Reviews

Ed Welch, Julie Lowe, Winston Smith
Basics About Bipolar Featured Image
JBC Article

Basics About Bipolar

Ed Welch
When Independent Counselors Do Pastoral Care Featured Image
JBC Article

When Independent Counselors Do Pastoral Care

Ed Welch
Living with an Angry Husband Featured Image
JBC Article

Living with an Angry Husband

Ed Welch
The Madness of Anger Featured Image
JBC Article

The Madness of Anger

Ed Welch
Eating Disorders Featured Image
JBC Article

Eating Disorders

Ed Welch
The Apostle Paul: On Sex Featured Image
JBC Article

The Apostle Paul: On Sex

Ed Welch
Boundaries in Relationships Featured Image
JBC Article

Boundaries in Relationships

Ed Welch
Self Injury: When Pain Feels Good Featured Image
JBC Article

Self Injury: When Pain Feels Good

Ed Welch
Motives: Why Do I Do the Things I Do? Featured Image
JBC Article

Motives: Why Do I Do the Things I Do?

Ed Welch
Queries and Controversies: How should a Christian counselor think about hypnotism? Featured Image
JBC Article

Queries and Controversies: How should a Christian counselor think about hypnotism?

Ed Welch
Research into the Placebo Effect Featured Image
JBC Article

Research into the Placebo Effect

Ed Welch
Book Review Featured Image
JBC Article

Book Review

Ed Welch
How Theology Shapes Ministry: Jay Adams’ View of the Flesh and an Alternative Featured Image
JBC Article

How Theology Shapes Ministry: Jay Adams’ View of the Flesh and an Alternative

Ed Welch
Book Reviews Featured Image
JBC Article

Book Reviews

Ed Welch, Elyse Fitzpatrick
Addictions: New Ways of Seeing, New Ways of Walking Free Featured Image
JBC Article

Addictions: New Ways of Seeing, New Ways of Walking Free

Ed Welch
Self-Control: The Battle Against “One More” Featured Image
JBC Article

Self-Control: The Battle Against “One More”

Ed Welch
Book Review Featured Image
JBC Article

Book Review

Ed Welch
Medical Treatments for Depressive Symptoms Featured Image
JBC Article

Medical Treatments for Depressive Symptoms

Ed Welch
Christian Doctors on Depression Featured Image
JBC Article

Christian Doctors on Depression

Ed Welch
Queries and Controversies: How valid or useful are psychiatric labels for depression? Featured Image
JBC Article

Queries and Controversies: How valid or useful are psychiatric labels for depression?

Ed Welch
Words of Hope for Those Who Struggle with Depression Featured Image
JBC Article

Words of Hope for Those Who Struggle with Depression

Ed Welch
Counseling Those Who Are Depressed Featured Image
JBC Article

Counseling Those Who Are Depressed

Ed Welch
Biblical Counseling in Korea: An Interview with Kyu Whang and Ed Welch Featured Image
JBC Article

Biblical Counseling in Korea: An Interview with Kyu Whang and Ed Welch

David Powlison, Ed Welch, Kyu Whang
Live as Children of Light: Ephesians 5:3-20 Featured Image
JBC Article

Live as Children of Light: Ephesians 5:3-20

Ed Welch
The Bondage of Sin Featured Image
JBC Article

The Bondage of Sin

Ed Welch
Book Reviews Featured Image
JBC Article

Book Reviews

David Powlison, Ed Welch, Thomas Sigley
A Letter to an Alcoholic Featured Image
JBC Article

A Letter to an Alcoholic

Ed Welch
Learning the Fear of the Lord: A Case Study Featured Image
JBC Article

Learning the Fear of the Lord: A Case Study

Ed Welch
What Is Biblical Counseling, Anyway? Featured Image
JBC Article

What Is Biblical Counseling, Anyway?

Ed Welch
Queries and Controversies: How should you counsel a couple in a case of domestic violence? Featured Image
JBC Article

Queries and Controversies: How should you counsel a couple in a case of domestic violence?

Ed Welch, Paul David Tripp
Book Reviews Featured Image
JBC Article

Book Reviews

Ed Welch
Letters to the Editor Featured Image
JBC Article

Letters to the Editor

Ed Welch
Book Reviews Featured Image
JBC Article

Book Reviews

David Powlison, Ed Welch, Kenneth J. Hurst
What You Should Know About Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) Featured Image
JBC Article

What You Should Know About Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)

Ed Welch
Insight Into Multiple Personality Disorder Featured Image
JBC Article

Insight Into Multiple Personality Disorder

Ed Welch

Homosexuality: Current Thinking and Biblical Guidelines

Ed Welch

A Discussion Among Clergy: Pastoral Counseling Talks with Secular Psychology

Ed Welch
Who Are We? Needs, Longings, and the Image of God in Man Featured Image
JBC Article

Who Are We? Needs, Longings, and the Image of God in Man

Ed Welch

Exalting Pain? Ignoring Pain? What do we do with Suffering?

Ed Welch
Book Reviews Featured Image
JBC Article

Book Reviews

Bill Smith, Ed Welch
Is Biblical-Nouthetic Counseling Legalistic? Reexamination of a Biblical Theme Featured Image
JBC Article

Is Biblical-Nouthetic Counseling Legalistic? Reexamination of a Biblical Theme

Ed Welch
Why Ask, “Why?” Four Types of Causes in Counseling Featured Image
JBC Article

Why Ask, “Why?” Four Types of Causes in Counseling

Ed Welch
Sin or Sickness? Biblical Counseling and the Medical Model Featured Image
JBC Article

Sin or Sickness? Biblical Counseling and the Medical Model

Ed Welch