

Truth in Love
Association of Certified Biblical Counselors
A podcast providing biblical solutions for the problems people face. This podcast is a resource from the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors. For more information about ACBC visit biblicalcounseling.com.
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Jan 12, 2026 • 23min
TIL 550: Preventing and Purging Sexual Sin (feat. Bryan Gaines)
1. How do we think about God's gift of sexuality?
2. What are some of the paths or temptations of sexual sin?
3. How are we helped by the puritans to get to the heart of sexual sin?
4. What hope do you give to those struggling with sexual sin?
Resources Mentoned:
John Bunyan: The Pilgram's Progress. The Holy WarJohn Flavel: The Fountain of LifeMilton Vincent: A Gospel Primer for ChristiansBrian Hedges: Christ Formed in YouChris Mueller: Let the Men be Men
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Jan 5, 2026 • 23min
TIL 549: Puritans Counseling the Spiritually Depressed (feat. Joel Beeke)
1. What did the Puritans mean when they approached the concept of spiritual depression?
2. How did the Puritans view this and how God might use it in the lives of His people?
3. How did the Puritans utilize the means of grace for spiritual depression?
4. Why did the Puritans say meditating on Christ is central to working through spiritual depression?
5. How did the Puritans think about the communion of the saints in relation to the problems we face?
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Dec 29, 2025 • 28min
Top Podcast of 2025 - TIL 520: Does the Body Keep the Score (feat. Francine Tan)
We are excited to announce our top listened to podcast of the year.
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Dec 22, 2025 • 16min
TIL 548: Christmas Traditions (feat. Jacob Elwart)
1. What are some of your favorite Christmas traditions?
2. What are some of the special ways that you guys celebrate Christmas?
3. What do Christmas eve and day look like with your family?
4. What are some of the key things that are comforting for you about the Incarnation?
5. What are some of the special meals that you have with one another?
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Dec 15, 2025 • 24min
TIL 547: The Catechizing Counselor (feat. Sinclair Ferguson)
1. Describe the concept of catechism and its history and importance.
2. What are some ways our culture has detracted from chatechizing as we see in church history?
3. What is the value in catechizing?
4. What is the value of teaching this way in the church?
5. What are some of the palces you would encourage people to start with catechisms?
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Dec 8, 2025 • 16min
TIL 546: Teaching Counselees to Apply the Truth (feat. Jacob Elwart)
1. What is the goal of biblical counseling and the concept of homework?
2. How do you help people learn the basics of applying Scripture?
3. What are some categories of homework we can give?
4. What do we do to motivate counselee's to do the homework?
5. How can the local church be involved in the counseling process?
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Dec 1, 2025 • 20min
TIL 545: In-Law Relationships (feat. Ryan Trzeciak)
1. How should we think of in-law relationships and what does the Bible have to say?
2. What are some examples of in-law relationships in the Bible?
3. What conflict can arise from in-law relationships?
4. How do we rightly order God's design and mitigate in-law conflict?
5. How do we see the importance of leaving and cleaving in the Bible?
6. What would you say to a young couple struggling to navigate in-law relationships?
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Nov 24, 2025 • 16min
TIL 544: ACBC Mailbag - Secular Therapy? (feat. Sam Stephens & Francine Tan)
1. How do we approach someone who is involved in secular therapy?
2. Questions to ask in an initial conversation.
3. How to approach the conversation in a winsome and intentional way.
4. How to refraim the conversation towards hope in Jesus and His Word.
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Nov 17, 2025 • 15min
TIL 543: Starving Our Desires (feat. Keith Evans)
1. Why do you think Scripture seems to make fasting more important than we do today?
2. How do we define fasting?
3. What are some of the purposes of fasting?
4. What is the role of fasting in discipleship?
5. How can fasting be helpful in the counseling context?
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Nov 10, 2025 • 37min
TIL 542: Practices of Gentle Parenting (feat. Sam Stephens & Emily Stahly)
1. What are some of the practice promoted in Gentle Parenting.
2. How are thoughts of depravity being modified into thoughts of sensitivity?
3. How does Gentle Parenting address the lack of self control in children?
4. How do we discern between Gentle Parenting's view of discipline and a biblical view of discipline?
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