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Dr. Ernie Baker assigned this case study in a class I took a couple years ago at The Master’s University. These type of excercises are helpful for the biblical counselor in thinking through and keeping sharp when dealing with complex counseling scenarios. Tom and Nancy Gardner had been troubled for over two years about the […]

In this final segment of this topic, we will look at the common mindsets of the counselee and some basic principles for help. The desire for happiness and respect are general attitudes that counselees suffering at the hands of others may have. I was concerned that there may be more specific issues that the counselor […]

There is a debate, at least in the west, regarding a women’s role in the home and in the church. Some contend that since men and women are equal in Christ, that they are equal in the roles they play in the home and church. This view is known as Egalitarianism. There is a second […]

In Part One of this topic we looked at background as to what might contribute to the unbiblical beliefs regarding suffering at the hands of others. In Part Two, we will explore the beginnings of helping our counselee formulate a biblical response to personal injustice. Suffering injustice is the heat in a person’s life that […]

America is familiar with injustice both social and personal. The news is replete with accounts of suffering at the hands of others. Biblical counselors see it regularly. Dominant husbands, manipulative wives, harsh and controlling supervisors, and abusive parents threaten happiness and well-being of our counselees. Americans see happiness as a right according to the Preamble […]