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Theology

David Powlison: The History and Context of the Biblical Counseling Movement

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This looks like a fantastic, meaty (432 page) resource for pastors and counselors, and those in training to serve in those vocations. Powlison is highly qualified to write such a book, having (years ago) written a Ph.D. dissertation on Jay Adams and his contribution to the emergence of the biblical counseling movement. If you're not familiar with it, Powlison gives both praise and some constructive critiques of Adams' emphases with regard to the Bible, counseling, and the emotional life in general. Another place to get a good introduction to David Powlison is the three lectures he gave at … [Read more...] about David Powlison: The History and Context of the Biblical Counseling Movement

John Piper on the Consideration of God’s Love

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At a chapel message at Westmont College last week John Piper gave a repackaging of an old idea (for him). He explains: I used to ask, How is it loving for God to make so much of himself and do everything for his glory? Now I ask: Why does God reveal his love for us in such a way that it turns out to be for his glory? Or: I used to say: Do you feel more loved when God makes much of you or when he frees you to enjoy making much of him? Now I say, “Why does God make so much of us in a way that winds up making much of him?”Check it out: … [Read more...] about John Piper on the Consideration of God’s Love