Racial Reconciliation: Transcultural Pastoral Care
BCC Staff Note: This blog is the final article of a four-part series on the BCC Grace and Truth website addressing racial reconciliation. Pastoral care refers to the spiritual care of church members....
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Learning to Trust Again (after a deep hurt)
Learning to trust again again is difficult, isn’t it? But, in God’s strength, you can trust someone who has cut you deep. In this practical article, you’ll learn three main things: Losing trust in...
View ArticleWaiting Well
Most of us struggle with waiting, whether we’re waiting in a checkout line or waiting for God to give us a spouse or child. The culture feeds our distaste for waiting by offering movies on demand and...
View ArticleTrusting God in the Storms of Life
When I was a kid growing up in South Carolina, I loved thunderstorms. I watched the howling wind blow leaves from the tree branches and the raindrops beat down on the grass under the dark, gray sky. If...
View ArticleSmall Group Leader Training on Reporting Abuse
BCC Staff Note: This post originally appeared at bradhambrick.com and is used with Brad’s permission. Read the original post here. This video is intended to facilitate discussion among small group...
View ArticleJudging God
Have you noticed that we live in a very self-focused and self-centered world? Life has become all about “me.” Many people believe that the world should revolve around their comfort, their needs, and...
View ArticleReconciliation: Right Theology, Wrong Heart
I can still remember the expression on my African-American brother’s face. He shared with excitement how several people had made a profession of faith in Christ at his new job! Then, his countenance...
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Book Review of Doubt: Trusting God’s Promises by Elyse Fitzpatrick
As a Christian, do you secretly wrestle with doubt and unbelief? Do you find it difficult to believe that God’s promises are for you? I believe most Christians struggle with doubt at some point in...
View ArticleRejoice in Hope
Recently, I have had several women come to me for help because they were struggling in their marriages. One woman was shocked when one day, out of the blue, her husband asked for a divorce and promptly...
View ArticleA Life of Trust-Choosing to Accept God’s Plan
In this look at Psalm 28 King David models for us how to accept the plan of God with all its unknowns and even suffering. He knows what it means to trust God because he knows God and Hi character. …...
View ArticleFactoring God into Contentment
In my years of counseling, many people have responded to the sanctification process in their lives in one of two ways. As counselees hear new truth, begin to implement it in their lives, and start to...
View ArticleWhen I Am Afraid…
Are you afraid? Is there something you fear? A diagnosis? An unsettling work environment? A lawsuit? An impending divorce? This list of things of which we are afraid can go on for days. As immense as...
View ArticleFive Ways to Address Sleep Anxiety
Sleep is a good gift from our gracious God. It is also a daily reminder of our creatureliness. We are created beings that require the regular recharge of sleep. Our need for sleep humbles us. We do not...
View ArticleYou Need Mediation Training as A Biblical Counselor
Humans with broken relationships are as common as the air. They are all around us and are inescapable. Therefore, we need to know what to do about broken relationships. God dealt with this brokenness...
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The Power of Trust in an Untrustworthy World
We live in remarkable days. We have access to more information on more topics than ever before in human history. We can get almost any information anywhere at any time. The real challenge today is not...
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Ten Reasons to Love and Trust Jesus
In our perilous time of pandemic, disruption, and death, Jesus shines forth with hope-filled and glorious love and power. As counselors today, we share the same circumstantial fears, frustrations, and...
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Does Your Biblical Counsel Reflect God’s Invitation?
As people who are prone to strive for things that will give us satisfaction, even our striving after God, the invitation of Isaiah 55 captures us. It’s a hand—not just any hand, but the hand of...
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The Value of Delay
A common counseling theme these days is the issue of God’s people struggling with patience. Individuals want to know when a safe COVID-19 vaccine will be available. Or when the job market will...
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Is Evil Winning?
We all experience trials during this life on Earth. When we’re in the middle of a trial, we may have questions, doubts, and fears. We are living in perilous times right now as we have been dealing with...
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Advice for Counselees: Making Your Counseling Experience More Effective, Part 2
There is a lot of material dedicated to guiding counselors for the task of counseling, but far less material that helps counselees get the most out of their counseling experience. However, for...
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