Theory

Resilience: Finding Strength in Weakness

August 21, 2025

Resilience: Finding Strength in Weakness

How Do We Think Biblically About Personality Tests?

How Do We Think Biblically About Personality Tests?

Alasdair Groves

Three Recent Books on Narcissism and Spiritual Abuse in Church Leadership

November 23, 2021

Three Recent Books on Narcissism and Spiritual Abuse in Church Leadership

Michael Gembola

God Is Making His People Good: Counseling and Virtue Formation

December 20, 2020

God Is Making His People Good: Counseling and Virtue Formation

Michael Gembola

How Do You Know If Someone Is Ready to Change?

August 31, 2020

How Do You Know If Someone Is Ready to Change?

Rehabilitating Habituation

August 31, 2020

Rehabilitating Habituation

Brian A. Mesimer

Trauma and the Body: An Introduction to Three Books

August 31, 2019

Trauma and the Body: An Introduction to Three Books

How Christian Faith Compares and Conflicts with Mindfulness

How Christian Faith Compares and Conflicts with Mindfulness

Play Therapy with Julie Lowe

February 14, 2018

Play Therapy with Julie Lowe

Alasdair Groves

Existential Psychology with Ric Rodeheaver

Existential Psychology with Ric Rodeheaver

Alasdair Groves

Attachment with Julie Lowe

Attachment with Julie Lowe

Alasdair Groves, Julie Lowe

The question of causality: Nature, nurture and a whole lot more

August 23, 2016

The question of causality: Nature, nurture and a whole lot more

Who or what is the primary change agent in therapy?

Who or what is the primary change agent in therapy?

How should we think about secular psychotherapy?

How should we think about secular psychotherapy?

Book Review

Book Review

Idols of the Heart and "Vanity Fair"

Idols of the Heart and "Vanity Fair"

What does alternative medicine have in common with biblical counseling?

What does alternative medicine have in common with biblical counseling?

Psychological Tests: Are You For or Against?

Psychological Tests: Are You For or Against?

Is CCEF anti-science?

Is CCEF anti-science?

The psychopath test

The psychopath test

DSM-5: The new normal?

DSM-5: The new normal?

The doctor is in (Part 1)

The doctor is in (Part 1)

Is there any point in talking to a person with paranoid schizophrenia?

Is there any point in talking to a person with paranoid schizophrenia?

Counsel true to your convictions (Part 2 of 2)

Counsel true to your convictions (Part 2 of 2)

The Psychological Does Not Exist

The Psychological Does Not Exist

Anything happening in the neurosciences?

Anything happening in the neurosciences?

Man's Search for Meaning: Viktor Frankl's Psychotherapy

December 31, 2015

Man's Search for Meaning: Viktor Frankl's Psychotherapy

Book Review

December 31, 2013

Book Review

Book Reviews

Book Reviews

Ed Welch, Julie Lowe, Winston Smith

Familial Counseling: The Paradigm for Counselor-Counselee Relationships in 1 Thessalonians 5

January 31, 2007

Familial Counseling: The Paradigm for Counselor-Counselee Relationships in 1 Thessalonians 5

How Christ Changes Us By His Grace

How Christ Changes Us By His Grace

Paul David Tripp, Tim Lane

Critique of “Habituation” as a Biblical Model of Change

January 31, 2003

Critique of “Habituation” as a Biblical Model of Change

George M. Schwab

Research into the Placebo Effect

September 30, 2002

Research into the Placebo Effect

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

September 30, 2002

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

Understanding the Influences on the Human Heart

January 31, 2002

Understanding the Influences on the Human Heart

Affirmations & Denials: A Proposed Definition of Biblical Counseling

September 30, 2000

Affirmations & Denials: A Proposed Definition of Biblical Counseling

The Empty Couch

September 30, 2000

The Empty Couch

Dichotomy or Trichotomy? How the Doctrine of Man Shapes the Treatment of Depression

Dichotomy or Trichotomy? How the Doctrine of Man Shapes the Treatment of Depression

Book Reviews

Book Reviews

Anne Skinner, Marc Davis

The River of Life Flows Through the Slough of Despond

January 31, 2000

The River of Life Flows Through the Slough of Despond

Taking Up the Challenge

September 30, 1999

Taking Up the Challenge

Alfred J. Poirier

Biological Psychiatry

Biological Psychiatry

The Gods are Anxious: The Delightful Rise of Genetic Polytheism

January 31, 1998

The Gods are Anxious: The Delightful Rise of Genetic Polytheism

What Is Biblical Counseling, Anyway?

September 30, 1997

What Is Biblical Counseling, Anyway?

Letter to the Editor: How should you counsel a couple in a case of domestic violence?

September 30, 1997

Letter to the Editor: How should you counsel a couple in a case of domestic violence?

David Powlison, Marty Schoenleber

Applying the Family Covenant Model, Part 3

September 30, 1997

Applying the Family Covenant Model, Part 3

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Paul David Tripp, Philip J. Henry

Building the Family Covenant Model, Part 2

Building the Family Covenant Model, Part 2

The Family Covenant Model, Part 1: A Biblical Model of the Family

January 31, 1997

The Family Covenant Model, Part 1: A Biblical Model of the Family

America’s Last Men and Their Magnificent Talking Cure

January 31, 1997

America’s Last Men and Their Magnificent Talking Cure

How Do You Help a “Psychologized” Counselee?

September 30, 1996

How Do You Help a “Psychologized” Counselee?

Authors and Arguments in Biblical Counseling: A Review and Analysis

September 30, 1996

Authors and Arguments in Biblical Counseling: A Review and Analysis

Let’s Talk!

January 31, 1996

Let’s Talk!

Mental Illness is Still a Myth

September 30, 1995

Mental Illness is Still a Myth

When The Problem is Sexual Sin: A Counseling Model

John F. Bettler

January 31, 1995

Ready to Speak, with Gentleness and Fear

January 31, 1995

Change Them? ... Into What?

January 31, 1995

Confession of a Psychological Heretic

January 31, 1995

A Discussion Among Clergy: Pastoral Counseling Talks with Secular Psychology

Idols of the Heart and “Vanity Fair”

January 31, 1995

Idols of the Heart and “Vanity Fair”

January 31, 1995

Book Reviews

David Powlison, Kaleen M. Chase

Recovering God in the Age of Therapy

September 30, 1993

Recovering God in the Age of Therapy

Gary Steven Shogren

The Motion of Rejuvenation

September 30, 1992

The Motion of Rejuvenation

The Nazirite Vow in Counseling

September 30, 1992

The Nazirite Vow in Counseling

What Do You Feel?

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

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

Sin or Sickness? Biblical Counseling and the Medical Model

Sin or Sickness? Biblical Counseling and the Medical Model

Jay Adams' Response to the Congress on Christian Counseling

December 31, 1989

Jay Adams' Response to the Congress on Christian Counseling

Atlanta ’88

December 31, 1989

Atlanta ’88

Charles H. Zimmerman

What is this Thing Called Chemical Imbalance?

What is this Thing Called Chemical Imbalance?

Puritan Resources for Biblical Counseling

December 31, 1988

Puritan Resources for Biblical Counseling

Entering Zion with Singing

Entering Zion with Singing

Ronald T. Harris

When is It “Too Late” to Change?

December 31, 1987

When is It “Too Late” to Change?

William E. Wood

Healing of Memories? Inner Healing? Is There a Better Way?

Healing of Memories? Inner Healing? Is There a Better Way?

Nelson E. Hinman

The Tennessee Self-Concept Scale as Applied to Three High School Students

The Tennessee Self-Concept Scale as Applied to Three High School Students

Richard A. Heckman

What About Emotional Abuse?

December 31, 1986

What About Emotional Abuse?

We Have That Type Too

December 31, 1986

We Have That Type Too

Gaining an Accurate Self-Image - Summary and Conclusion

Gaining an Accurate Self-Image - Summary and Conclusion

John F. Bettler

December 31, 1985

Human Defensiveness: The Third Way

Child Rearing: Second Thoughts About Secular Theories

Child Rearing: Second Thoughts About Secular Theories

Timothy D. Crater

Gaining an Accurate Self-Image - Part V: Denying Self (Part 5)

Gaining an Accurate Self-Image - Part V: Denying Self (Part 5)

John F. Bettler

Book Review

Book Review

George Scipione

A More Excellent Way

December 31, 1984

A More Excellent Way

Gaining an Accurate Self-Image - Part IV: Denying Self (Part 4)

December 31, 1984

Gaining an Accurate Self-Image - Part IV: Denying Self (Part 4)

John F. Bettler

Gaining an Accurate Self-Image - Part III: Denying Self

Gaining an Accurate Self-Image - Part III: Denying Self

John F. Bettler

Gaining an Accurate Self-Image - Part II: A Biblical Proposal

Gaining an Accurate Self-Image - Part II: A Biblical Proposal

John F. Bettler

A Biblical Alternative to Inner Healing

December 31, 1983

A Biblical Alternative to Inner Healing

Michael W. Bobick

Gaining an Accurate Self-Image

December 31, 1983

Gaining an Accurate Self-Image

John F. Bettler

Last Laugh the Best? An Analysis of Humor in Biblical Counseling

September 30, 1983

Last Laugh the Best? An Analysis of Humor in Biblical Counseling

Joseph K. Neumann

Problem Solving Revisited, A Reminder

September 30, 1983

Problem Solving Revisited, A Reminder

G. Richard Fisher

Guilt and Growth: Jay Adams and John Owen on Motivating Christians with Guilt

Guilt and Growth: Jay Adams and John Owen on Motivating Christians with Guilt

Michael W. Bobick

Wholistic Health Care: An Evangelical Perspective

Wholistic Health Care: An Evangelical Perspective

John Bossert Brown

Is Self-Esteem Proper For a Christian?

September 30, 1982

Is Self-Esteem Proper For a Christian?

Hierarchical Assertion and Hierarchical Acceptance

September 30, 1980

Hierarchical Assertion and Hierarchical Acceptance

Secular Psychologies and The Christian Perspective

December 31, 1979

Secular Psychologies and The Christian Perspective

Gregory Gavrilides

December 31, 1979

Nouthetic Counseling: Toward a Christian Theory of Personality

Adlerian Theory and Pastoral Counseling

December 31, 1979

Adlerian Theory and Pastoral Counseling

Gary G. Plumlee

Book Reviews

September 30, 1979

Book Reviews

Guy L. Rathmell, Neil P. Babcox, Rev. Jim Walling

Book Reviews

Book Reviews

Earl L. Cook, Jeff Boer