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Bob Kellemen I think it's deeply problematic when a biblical counselor concludes that natural human fear is almost always sin. Such a position is not only reductionist but fails to account for the full range of human emotion reflected in Scripture. The Bible itself acknowledges fear as a

So good

I think it’s because outspoken Christians who ONLY focus on public theology start to believe the whole of the Christian life is to declare public stances without much reflection on personal sanctification in light of being part of this world but not in it and what it looks like

Trauma informed biblical counseling is gift from the LORD Clinically informed biblical counseling is a gift to the church The LORD has always provided correction to the church when it either becomes legalistic or licentious Thankful for His grace

Taking a break from classes gave me some free time to write this. The 'clinical' in Biblical Counseling jbccedu.com/2025/07/22/the…

Try to think of other scholars in your field as allies in a shared project - when you collaborate, consider how they can uncover areas that you can't yet cover and vice versa. Ideally, there is no need to nurse competitiveness in the academic community.

Common grace restrains sin and preserves nature; special grace mortifies sin and restores nature.

To include biblical counseling “apologetics”

ACBC’s Francine Tan’s dissertation on trauma is a perfect apologetic for the advancement of a clinically informed biblical counseling method Unfortunately her criticism for anyone not doing biblical counseling according to her standards, which she seems to borrow from Adams and

Can’t wait for this to be published? Hoping to cite it for my dissertation, which I will start in January🤩

All of this

Wisdom. 👇🏽

I’m so thankful for the whole body of Christ Even those I don’t always agree with regarding biblical counseling modalities

A few years ago, I sat in on a women’s only Bible study Since the church leaned dispy, the majority women’s view of dealing with their present struggles was not necessarily using God given wisdom provided by the Holy Spirit to help them deal with and/or engage in their struggles

The worst kind of counselor is the kind that thinks “I got over my trauma with A, B and C so other people need to get over their trauma with A, B, and C. If they can’t or won’t, it must be their sinful heart”

Important article by Ed Welch of CCEF responding to an ACBC journal article that critiqued Welch's approach. A Response to Francine Tan’s JBSC Article …lresources.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/resources/JBSC… #BibleCn #CommonGrace

'Empathy' is becoming for many on the right what 'hate' is for many on the left: a vague category with which to name the pathologies of their opponents, which can obscure a great deal more than it reveals, preventing meaningfully addressing differences and issues at their roots.

"Christian behavior isn't real obedience unless it starts with love for God." - Jack Klumpenhower

Proverbs 20:5 - our heart’s purpose is like deep water, but someone who understands the heart can delve into that depth and draw it out Counseling professing believers is great privilege I never take for granted.