PODCAST · religion
Truth in Love
by 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.
Episodes
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TIL 585: Battling Cancer (feat. Sean Perron)
Chapters 00:00 Battling Cancer 13:41 Lessons Learned
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TIL 584: Biblical Counseling and Missions (feat. Andrew Rogers)
Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Biblical Counseling Ministries Worldwide 02:11 Misconceptions About Biblical Counseling in Missions 04:11 The Role of Biblical Counseling in Missions 06:30 Competencies for Equipping New Missionaries 09:09 Impact of Biblical Counseling on Local Churches and Mission...
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TIL 583: Fighting Impulses (feat. Spencer Harmon)
Chapters 00:00 Understanding Self-Control 02:55 The Battle for Self-Control 26:28 The Role of Eternity
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TIL 580: Fellowship for Biblical Counselors (feat. Logan Williams)
Chapters 02:13 Challenges of Pastoral Ministry 04:12 The Burden of Interacting with People's Troubles 06:22 Potential Hindrances to Fellowship 08:30 Practical Aspects of Fellowship 13:12 Starting Where You Are Register for the pastor's retreat HERE before August 14th.
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TIL 579: Counseling Procrastinators (feat. Jim Newheiser)
Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Curriculum Overview 02:17 Understanding Procrastination 04:01 Consequences of Procrastination 07:09 Hope for Procrastinators 09:44 Corresponding Sins and Non-Procrastinators 11:17 Counseling and Helping Procrastinators Resources: You can learn more about the...
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TIL 578: Laying Aside Laziness (feat. Glenn Dunn)
Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:25 Laziness and Work Ethic 03:20 Spiritual Laziness and Cultural Attitudes 04:00 Biblical Definition of Laziness 05:26 Physical and Spiritual Responsibilities 07:27 Laziness as a Respectable Sin 08:32 Struggle with Laziness in Spiritual Tasks 09:27 Resources for...
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TIL 577: The Sensualism of Gossip (feat. Andrew Rogers)
Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:33 The Attraction to Gossip 03:11 Defining Gossip 04:14 Concerns and Motives of Gossip 06:00 Impact of Gossip in the Church 08:31 The Destructive Nature of Gossip 09:22 The Temptation of Gossip 11:17 Discipleship and God-Honoring Speech Register today for the 2026...
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TIL 576: Conquering Addiction (feat. Jon Okinaga)
What is the difference between traditional addiction recovery programs and biblical discipleship? On this episode, Dr. Johnson and Dr. Okinaga talk through the importance of building relationships and the importance of investing time for the recovering addict. They walk through common failures of...
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TIL 575: Counseling Toward Commitment (feat. Keith Evans)
The conversation explores the concept of commitment and gospel obedience in biblical counseling, drawing insights from the book of Philemon. It emphasizes the importance of appeal, sincerity, and wisdom in counseling, as modeled by the Apostle Paul. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 05:33 Biblical...
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TIL 574: War of Words (feat. Matt Mumma)
Dale Johnson is joined by Matt Mumma to explores biblical communication, specifically by looking at a framework in the book of James. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 06:19 The Practical Application of James in Communication 14:39 The Heart's Role in Communication and Conflict Resolution 20:36…
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TIL 573: Theological Contradictions in Integrationism (feat. Josh Greiner)
Are you interested in building a counseling ministry at your church? Learn more about how to become an ACBC Training Center HERE Learn more about how to develop your church's counseling ministry with helpful resources HERE
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TIL 567: Is Grounding Biblical (feat. Omri Miles)
1. What are biblical counselors trying to accomplish by utilizing grounding? 2. Does Scripture address the concept of grounding? 3. What are some biblical alternatives to grounding for the counseling room? Click here to find out more about CEU's! Click here to read our JBSC!
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TIL 566: The History of Therapeutic Grounding (feat. Omri Miles)
1.) What are the origins of therapuetic grounding? 2.) What is the goal? 3.) How are biblical counselors trying to leverage this concept of therapeutic grounding with embodied practices? Click here to find Biblical Counseling training near you!
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TIL 565: Mysticism in the Counseling Room (feat. Keith Palmer)
1. What is mysticism? 2. Why is this concerning for us? 3. How does mysticism work against core doctrines and the way we view our relationship with God? Click here to see our highschool curriculum Foundations of Discipleship!
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TIL 564: When My Past is Full of Darkness (feat. Jacob Elwart)
1. What do you mean when talking about a dark past? 2. How are you going to help someone in this situation through Psalm 3? 3. In what way would you work through this particular experience of David with someone? 4. How do you provide hope from a place like Psalm 3? Click here to register for our...
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TIL 563: Is There Neutral Ground in Counseling (feat. Keith Evans)
1. What is at stake when considering what we use in counseling? 2. How do we understand the idea of neutral observation? 3. Is it a dangerous perspective to simply take insight but leave the worldview? 4. What is the difference between supplication and integration? 5. What warning do you want...
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TIL 562: Is the Clinically Informed Biblical Counseling the Third Generation (feat. Ernie Baker)
1. Help us understand the claim of CIBC being the third generation. 2. What is the tone in which you want to address this question? 3. What are things David Powlison did to help you in addressing topics like this? 4. What are the distinctives you are seeing within CIBC? 5. What are your concerns...
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TIL 561: Memory, Trauma, and Biblical Counseling (feat. Matt Rehrer)
1. What is memory? 2. Why is the concept of memory and important concept in biblical counseling? 3. How does memory prioritize meaning and emotion? 4. How does memory suffer from the noetic effects of sin? 5. How does God redeem our memory? 6. What is trauma and how does it relate to our memory...
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TIL 560: The Polyvagal Theory (feat. Kyle Gangel)
1. Why did you write on the polyvagal theory? 2. Defining polyvagal theory. 3. How has this theory been popularized in our culture today? 4. What are the short comings of the polyvagal theory especially when considering the Scriptures? Please click here to find out more about what we do! Click…
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TIL 559: Is Informed Therapy Even Legal? (feat. Ed Wilde)
1. How is psychological therapy defined? 2. How is it confusing to the law when counseling looks like a professional practice? 3. How does licensing muddy the waters in practicing the christian religion? 4. How do we help people think through some of the pitfalls of professional practice? 5. What...
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TIL 558: Considering Body Image (feat. Andrea Lee)
1. Why is body image an important discipleship and counseling topic? 2. What do you say to someone who says that they hate some aspect about their body? 3. How is the issue of body image an issue of worship? 4. How does God's Word help us to start untagling these issues? 5. How does the Bible...
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TIL 557: The Heart is Always Active (feat. Marshall Adkins)
1. What are we describing when we are talking about the heart from a biblical perspective? 2. Where are we seeing the concept of the heart always being active? 3. What are some ways to get to the heart issues? Click here to learn more about us at ACBC!
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TIL 556: What's Wrong With Living by Emotions? (feat. Jim Fain)
1. What is the function God has given for emotions? 2. How does the Bible command an approach to life? 3. Should this approach change when we face suffering in our life? 4. What are the dangers of living by our emotions? 5. How do we help the counselee to live by faith? Click here to register for...
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TIL 555: What To Do in the First Session (feat. Jonathan Moorhead)
1. What are some of the things you are thinking about as you step into the first session. 2. What is guiding how you set the trajectory from the first session? 3. How are you helping the counselees to get on board with this trajectory? 4. What fruit have you seen from approaching counseling this...
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TIL 554: Psychedelics in Counseling (feat. Matt Rehrer)
1. What are psychedelics and how do you think about them as a physician? 2. What is microdosing? 3. What is the claim with microdosing? 4. What are some of the side effects of microdosing? 5. What is the legality of psychedelics and microdosing? 6. Who is recommending this concept of psychedelic...
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TIL 553: Complex Cases (feat. Jacob Elwart)
1. How do we approach complex cases regarding methodology? 2. Why is it important to have clarity and simplicity in counseling? 3. How do we get from something complex to something specific to address? 4. What are some particular things you do to break down a complex case to more managable…
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TIL 552: ACBC Mailbag - Discipleship vs. Counseling? (feat. Sam Stephens & Francine Tan)
1. What are some pros and cons for using the term discipleship rather than counseling? Click here to register for our annual conference "Rooted in Truth! Click here to find out more about what we do at ACBC!
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TIL 551: Our Senses are not the Problem (feat. Lee Edmonds)
1. What is the notion of sensuaility? 2. What makes the body soul reality difficult to understand? 3. How does thinking about Jesus help us with this concept of sensuality? 4. How does temptation work with this concept of sensuality? 5. How do we navigate temptation in realition to the concept of...
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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...
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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...
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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. Click here to read the latest edition of our Journal of Biblical Soul Care (JBSC). Find the podcast transcript here.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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...
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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. Click here to see more about what we do at...
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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? Click here to learn more about ACBC
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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...
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TIL 541: What is Gentle Parenting (feat. Sam Stephens & Emily Stahly)
1. What is Gentle Parenting 2. What are the foundational teachings/beliefs of Gentle Parenting? 3. What are some of the ideas behind the teaching or beliefs of Gentle Parenting? 4. What makes Gentle Parenting appealing? 5. How does Gentle Parenting wrongly focus on parents? 6. How do we respond...
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TIL 540: ACBC Mailbag - Shame & Guilt (feat. Francine Tan)
1. Can you explain the difference between shame and guilt? Please click here to find out more about us at ACBC!
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TIL 539: A Presuppositional Approach (feat. Marshall Adkins)
1. Who was Van Til? 2. What was Van Til's presuppositional approach to apologetics? 3. How would Van Til lay out the distingush between what human beings can observe and know? 4. How does a fallen human being use their mind? 5. What is the connection from Van Til to David Powlison? 6. What are…
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TIL 538: Walking With Watson (feat. Stephen Yuille)
1. Who was Thomas Watson? 2. What stands out about Thomas Watson? 3. What is a Puritan? 4. Why is Watson such an important read for a biblical counselor? 5. What does Watson/Puritans have to lend help to a biblical counselor? 6. Where do we begin reading Watson? Click here to see the booklets we...
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TIL 537: Puritan Treasures for Today (feat. Stephen Yuille)
1. Who are the Puritans? 2. What is unique about this particular set of books? 3. Why should biblical counselors think of this series as an essential read and resource? 4. How should we approach the series? What should we read first? Please click here to register for our conference virtually!
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TIL 536: Tricks of the Tempter (feat. Keith Evans)
1. Why did the Puritans focus on this so much? 2. How do the Puritans distinguish between categories of temptation? 3. What role does self-knowledge play in resisting temptation? 4. How did the Puritans help give us a sense of moving toward the remedy of temptation? 5. What are some examples of...
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TIL 535: Counseling Discernment from John Newton (feat. Keith Palmer)
1. Who was John Newton and why should we look to him for counseling? 2. How is John Newton helpful as we think about biblical counseling? 3. What are the factors that informed John Newton's pastoral ministry? Click here to register for our annual conference: Ancient Paths: Soul Care in Past Places
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TIL 534: Puritans for Today (feat. Joel Beeke)
1. What are some of the practical things we can learn from the puritans today? 2. How are the puritans different from the reformers? 3. How to begin reading the puritans? Click here to register for our Annual Conference "Ancient Paths: Soul Care in Past Places"
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TIL 533: ACBC Mailbag - Trauma (feat. Francine Tan)
1. What do you think is the best Scripture passage or two to help counselors combat someone when they say being clinically informed or trauma informed is better than just the Bible? 2. What are percieved strengths or pitfalls to healing memories theory applied to traumatic experiences? Click here...
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TIL 532: Biblical Counseling and AI Therapy (feat. Greg Gifford)
1. What are we talking about with AI and counseling? 2. How are these chat bots being used in therapy? 3. How should we think about AI therapy or counseling? 4. How is the church a better place to seek help? Click here to register for our events!
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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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