The Journal of Biblical Counseling: Volume 23, Number 1, Winter 2005

by David Powlison

Publisher:

The Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation

, 2005

Overview

For nearly 30 years, the Journal of Biblical Counseling (previously the Journal of Pastoral Practice) of CCEF (the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation) has provided a forum for biblical counseling’s development and application. The journal’s mission is to develop clear thinking and effective practice in biblical counseling through articles that faithfully bring the God of truth, mercy, and power to the issues faced by ministries of counseling and discipleship.

Contents

Top Highlights

“The decisive factor was not a description of a supposed process; it was the quality of relationships with God and others.” (Page 16)

“Don’t let grief rob you of worship. Don’t let sadness permit a complaining spirit to replace a thankful heart.” (Pages 11–12)

“‘On my travels I have observed an ironic law of reversal at work. As a society gains the ability to limit suffering, it loses the ability to cope with what suffering remains.’⁷ Does an individualistic society like ours foster an intensification of the pain experience?” (Page 23)

“Godly anger brings people together through reconciliation. In Godly anger, people move toward God. Godly anger talks about injustice and tries to correct it.” (Page 55)

“God makes real His love in the midst of our suffering. His love is made real not by understanding arbitrary stages of grief, or even by an abstract knowledge that God is supposed to be present. It is made real by the presence of God in the person of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit takes what would otherwise sound like wishful thinking or absurdity. God is present in suffering. He is growing us through suffering. We can rejoice in suffering because His presence becomes a reality in our lives.” (Page 17)

Product Details

• Title: The Journal of Biblical Counseling: Volume 23, Number 1, Winter 2005
• Author: David Powlison
• Series: The Journal of Biblical Counseling
• Publisher: The Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation
• Print Publication Date: 2005
• Logos Release Date: 2012
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Counseling › Practice; Pastoral counseling › Practice; Pastoral theology
• Resource ID: LLS:JBC23_1
• Resource Type: Journal
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-16T17:44:27Z

About David Powlison

David Powlison, M.Div., Ph.D (1949-2019) was a popular speaker, writer, and faculty member of the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation’s School of Biblical Counseling. He also taught Practical Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary and edited the Journal of Biblical Counseling. Dr. Powlison has also written Seeing with New Eyes: Counseling and the Human Condition Through the Lens of Scripture, a 2004 nominee for the coveted ECPA Gold Medallion Award. In addition, he has written Power Encounters: Reclaiming Spiritual Warfare, and numerous articles on counseling.