
Truth in Love
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.
Latest episodes

Sep 7, 2020 • 11min
TIL 275: Despair, A Medical Perspective (feat. Dr. Lee Edmonds)
Featuring: (1) Do you see the line between Medical and Spiritual in deaths of despair? (2) Why have “deaths of despair” reached such levels in our culture? (3) What can ACBC counselors do to help in this area of suicide? (4) What is the role of the medical field in suicide? Notes: Lee Edmonds | Plenary Session, 2019 Annual Conference | Despair, Body and Soul: A Medical Questions? Send your Truth in Love questions to info@biblicalcounseling.com
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Aug 31, 2020 • 19min
TIL 274: Four Ways to Grow in Counseling Practice (feat. Stuart Scott)
Featuring: (1) Avoiding "Sanctification Plus" (2) Resolving Past Events (3) Balancing Correction with Encouragement (4) Keeping Scripture Primary over Secondary Resources Notes: Resources at biblicalcounseling.com
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Aug 24, 2020 • 29min
TIL 273: How Should Biblical Counselors Assess EMDR Therapy?
Featuring: - What does the EMDR system believe about God, man, sin, and salvation? - What is the science behind EMDR therapy? - EMDR and the nature, goal, and method of biblical counseling - Self-assessment, the gospel, and the Holy Spirit Notes: Register for our 2020 Digital Conference at biblicalcounseling.com/conference/spiritual-warfare Podcast series on the definition of Biblical Counseling: biblicalcounseling.com/the-nature-of-biblical-counseling biblicalcounseling.com/the-goal-of-biblical-counseling biblicalcounseling.com/the-method-of-biblical-counseling
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Aug 17, 2020 • 19min
TIL 272: What About the Unconscious? (feat. Craig Rowe)
Featuring: 1. Importance of Biblical Counselors being aware of Freud's influence 2. What is Freud's theory of the unconscious 3. The danger's of using Freud's method 4. Navigating Freudian language Notes: Lecture notes https://acbcdigitalresources.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/resources/2019+Annual+Conference/2019+AC+Notes/Breakout+%235+Evaluating+Psychological+Categories+/Craig+Rowe+-+What+About+the+Unconscious.pdf Craig Rowe – What about the Unconscious | $2.99 https://biblicalcounseling.com/store/all-products/craig-rowe-what-about-the-unconscious/ Richard Ganz, PsychoBabble: The Failure of Modern Psychology--and the Biblical Alternative https://smile.amazon.com/PsychoBabble-Failure-Psychology-Biblical-Alternative/dp/0891077340/ref=sr_1_1?crid=M8MLX6I7Y35I&keywords=psychobabble+richard+ganz&qid=1583941722&sprefix=psychobable%2Caps%2C168&sr=8-1 Jay Adams, Competent to Counsel https://smile.amazon.com/Competent-Counsel-Jay-Adams/dp/0310511402/ref=msx_wsirn_v1_6/136-8818339-6153662?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0310511402&pd_rd_r=75eabb3a-e8e1-4bb0-b097-0c9daf53eae6&pd_rd_w=Kgeuj&pd_rd_wg=BInXR&pf_rd_p=3187ad9b-122f-43f5-9fd5-75b35f775d85&pf_rd_r=J0YB831MAHKYT8YBEX6V&psc=1&refRID=J0YB831MAHKYT8YBEX6V Gary Greenberg, The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry https://smile.amazon.com/Book-Woe-DSM-Unmaking-Psychiatry/dp/0142180920/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3KL1YRE4R96UW&keywords=the+book+of+woe+the+dsm+and+the+unmaking+of+psychiatry&qid=1583941848&s=books&sprefix=the+book+of+woe%2Cstripbooks%2C162&sr=1-1 Robert Whitaker, Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America https://smile.amazon.com/Anatomy-Epidemic-Bullets-Psychiatric-Astonishing/dp/0307452425/ref=sr_1_1?crid=UGJ7W8867F0V&keywords=robert+whitaker&qid=1583941905&s=books&sprefix=Robert+whita%2Cstripbooks%2C176&sr=1-1 ACBC, Bibliography of Critical Psychology https://acbcdigitalresources.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/resources/Truth+in+Love+Resources/TIL+Show+Note%3A+Featured+Resource/Critical+Psychology+Flyer_2019.pdf
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Aug 10, 2020 • 20min
TIL 271: Cultivating a Spiritually Grounded Marriage (feat. Sean Perron and Spencer Harmon)
Featuring: (1) The Importance of God's Word, the heart, and the gospel of Christ (2) Can couples fall out of love? – God's design for the covenant of marriage (3) Biblical disciplines for your marriage Notes: Letters to a Romantic: First Years of Marriage – Sean Perron and Spencer Harmon https://smile.amazon.com/Letters-Romantic-First-Years-Marriage/dp/1629954659/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=letters+to+a+romantic+first+year+of+marriage+perron&qid=1594837770&sr=8-1
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Aug 3, 2020 • 23min
TIL 270: The Method of Biblical Counseling
Featuring: - Speaking the truth in love - Applying Scripture to the need of the moment - Comforting the suffering and calling sinners to repentance - Working to make them mature as they abide in Jesus Christ. What is the Method of Biblical Counseling? . . . speaking the truth in love and applying Scripture to the need of the moment by comforting the suffering and calling sinners to repentance thus working to make them mature as they abide in Jesus Christ. Definition of Biblical Counseling Biblical counseling is the personal discipleship ministry of God’s people to others under the oversight of God’s church, dependent upon the authority and sufficiency of God’s Word through the work of the Holy Spirit. Biblical counseling seeks to reorient disordered desires, affections, and behaviors toward a God-designed anthropology in an effort to restore true worship of God and right fellowship with others. This is accomplished by speaking the truth in love and applying Scripture to the need of the moment by comforting the suffering and calling sinners to repentance thus working to make them mature as they abide in Jesus Christ. Questions? Send your Truth in Love questions to info@biblicalcounseling.com
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Jul 27, 2020 • 21min
TIL 269: The Goal of Biblical Counseling
Featuring: What is the goal of Biblical Counseling? Biblical counseling seeks to reorient disordered desires, affections, and behaviors toward a God-designed anthropology in an effort to restore true worship of God and right fellowship with others. Definition of Biblical Counseling Biblical counseling is the personal discipleship ministry of God’s people to others under the oversight of God’s church, dependent upon the authority and sufficiency of God’s Word through the work of the Holy Spirit. Biblical counseling seeks to reorient disordered desires, affections, and behaviors toward a God-designed anthropology in an effort to restore true worship of God and right fellowship with others. This is accomplished by speaking the truth in love and applying Scripture to the need of the moment by comforting the suffering and calling sinners to repentance thus working to make them mature as they abide in Jesus Christ. Questions? Send your Truth in Love questions to info@biblicalcounseling.com
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Jul 20, 2020 • 20min
TIL 268: The Nature of Biblical Counseling
Featuring: (1) the personal discipleship ministry of God’s people to others (2) under the oversight of God’s church, (3) dependent upon the authority and sufficiency of God’s Word (4) through the work of the Holy Spirit. Notes: What is the nature of biblical counseling? Biblical counseling is the personal discipleship ministry of God’s people to others under the oversight of God’s church, dependent upon the authority and sufficiency of God’s Word through the work of the Holy Spirit. Definition of Biblical Counseling Biblical counseling is the personal discipleship ministry of God’s people to others under the oversight of God’s church, dependent upon the authority and sufficiency of God’s Word through the work of the Holy Spirit. Biblical counseling seeks to reorient disordered desires, affections, and behaviors toward a God-designed anthropology in an effort to restore true worship of God and right fellowship with others. This is accomplished by speaking the truth in love and applying Scripture to the need of the moment by comforting the suffering and calling sinners to repentance thus working to make them mature as they abide in Jesus Christ. Questions? Send your Truth in Love questions to info@biblicalcounseling.com
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Jul 13, 2020 • 15min
TIL 267: The Shifting Definition Of Biblical Counseling (feat. Stuart Scott)
Featuring: (1) Cautions in use of "Biblical Counseling" terminology (2) Discerning the definition of biblical counseling with the Scriptures (3) How to guard yourself with the various shifts in the biblical counseling movement Notes: Find Training Map: https://biblicalcounseling.com/training-centers
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Jul 6, 2020 • 15min
TIL 266: Counseling Families with Aging Relatives (feat. Jim Koerber)
Featuring: - What challenges do people face today in caring for aging relatives? - How have you seen people respond from their hearts as they interact with aging relatives? - What biblical hope is there for people caring for their aging relatives? Notes: Session: Jim Koerber – Counseling Families with Aging Relatives | $2.99 https://biblicalcounseling.com/store/all-products/jim-koerber-counseling-families-with-aging-relatives/ Session notes: https://acbcdigitalresources.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/resources/2019+Annual+Conference/2019+AC+Notes/Breakout+%234+Parenting+and+Family+Issues/Jim+Koerber+-+Families+with+Aging+Relatives.pdf
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