Episodes

  • TIL 559: Is Informed Therapy Even Legal? (feat. Ed Wilde)
    Mar 16 2026

    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 are some of the comming legal battles with christians who use informed secular methodology?

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    23 mins
  • TIL 558: Considering Body Image (feat. Andrea Lee)
    Mar 9 2026

    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 correct our expectations?

    6. How do we steward our bodies well without idolizing our body image?

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    27 mins
  • TIL 557: The Heart is Always Active (feat. Marshall Adkins)
    Mar 2 2026

    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?

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    28 mins
  • TIL 556: What's Wrong With Living by Emotions? (feat. Jim Fain)
    Feb 23 2026

    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?

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    20 mins
  • TIL 555: What To Do in the First Session (feat. Jonathan Moorhead)
    Feb 16 2026

    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 way?

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    15 mins
  • TIL 554: Psychedelics in Counseling (feat. Matt Rehrer)
    Feb 9 2026

    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 microdosing?

    7. What does the research look like concerning psychedelics?

    8. Is there an issue of tolerance and long term effects of psychedelics?

    9. How should biblical counseling think about this issue?

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    20 mins
  • TIL 553: Complex Cases (feat. Jacob Elwart)
    Feb 2 2026

    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 pieces?

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    18 mins
  • TIL 552: ACBC Mailbag - Discipleship vs. Counseling? (feat. Sam Stephens & Francine Tan)
    Jan 26 2026

    1. What are some pros and cons for using the term discipleship rather than counseling?

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    19 mins