The Journal of Biblical Counseling: Volume 18, Number 2, Winter 2000

by David Powlison

Publisher:

The Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation

, 2000

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

“Faithfulness is a critical way to show love. A consistent presence is a signpost that points to Christ.” (Page 10)

“Loving, therefore, is work. It is accepting the other person’s struggles as your own. It is listening to the other person until their pain personally affects you, until it moves you. It is constantly thinking, ‘How can the interests of this person be more important than my own?’ ‘How can I show the love of Jesus to this person right now?’ It is looking for ways to show mercy. You don’t have to know why a person is in pain in order to show mercy. God shows mercy, whether our troubles are caused by ourselves or someone else.” (Page 9)

“spiritual problems + time + a biological ability to experience depression = depression” (Page 21)

“Most depressed people don’t realize that, although their feelings usually say something that might be very important, feelings can also lie.” (Pages 9–10)

“Suffering can come from a number of places. To reduce a person’s suffering to the consequences of their own sin, especially when we don’t have clear knowledge of the situation, is unbiblical and potentially destructive.” (Page 13)

Product Details

• Title: The Journal of Biblical Counseling: Volume 18, Number 2, Winter 2000
• Author: David Powlison
• Series: The Journal of Biblical Counseling
• Publisher: The Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation
• Print Publication Date: 2000
• Logos Release Date: 2012
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Counseling › Practice; Pastoral counseling › Practice; Pastoral theology
• Resource ID: LLS:JBC18_2
• Resource Type: Journal
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-16T17:44:09Z

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.