“The tactic is definitional before it is theological. By establishing progressive sanctification as the exclusive and defining goal of counseling and by embedding “under the authority of the local church” as a structural requirement, Adkins has already determined the outcome of every subsequent argument.” - Worldview Matters
Biblical Counseling in a Therapeutic Age: A Review of Greg E. Gifford’s ‘Lies My Therapist Told Me’
“While I agree with some of Gifford’s concerns, I’m grateful that counseling and medical interventions are more readily available. If humans are both body and soul, and both are broken, then we need holistic help, which sometimes isn’t available within the local church.” - TGC
When should you see a therapist?
“…we don’t have to grieve like those who have no hope (1 Thessalonians 4:13)! Hope and healing are possible so look for a highly trained professional who also knows Jesus to help you on your journey. Know your Bible and start now. Test all things against Scripture which is true and good and right and holy.” - The Baptist Paper
Supreme Court will take up state bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children, in a Colorado case
“Colorado is among roughly half the states that prohibit the practice of trying to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity through counseling.” - RNS