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  “What should we do when we’re trying to help people struggling with problems that don’t seem to be found in the Bible?  Where do we turn?  Where can we find help?  We want to offer relevant, God-centered help, but as we try to navigate through 21st-century...

Some years ago, working on church staff in a multiethnic church, I asked my pastor, "Can you help me get an idea of ways I can avoid putting my foot in my mouth?" He just smiled and said, "Oh, you will put your foot in your mouth." Of course he was right. In a...

Mike Emlet’s new book, Saints, Sufferers, and Sinners: Loving Others as God Loves Us, has just been released and is being featured in a series of podcasts you can access for free here. CCEF is also hosting a virtual conference for pastors that you can learn more about...

We recently posted a link to a limited-time, free article by Ed Welch from the Journal of Biblical Counseling, and in it he surveys three popular books on trauma and the body, and he engages them with thoughtful biblical reflections.  Today we want to share another...

BRCC seeks to be a help and support to those doing church-based ministry, and especially pastoral and lay counselors who often serve on the front lines of bringing the Word of God into the problems of life. Earlier this year we launched our first distance consultation...

This time of uncertainty and increased isolation is ripe with temptation. But it is also a time ripe for growth.

The current coronavirus pandemic has made many of our normal routines anything but normal. The children are doing schoolwork at home, and in addition to not having enough toilet paper (or perhaps having too much?), no doubt you’ve encountered some unexpected parenting...

For many of us, the novel coronavirus pandemic has brought significant anxiety. Some handle it well, and are taking advantage of some wonderful family time, togetherness, or getting caught up on things around the home. But sadly, for others, it can increase fear and...