Many Christian parents are struggling with guilt and fear that comes with a rebellious older child, yet the church is often silent and unprepared to offer hope, or worse yet pulls away and condemns, leaving the parents wondering what they should do, how they should think, and where they can find hope. God’s Word offers …
Hope & Help for Hurting Parents (4-part original sermon series) Read More »
Anxiety can feel nebulous and overwhelming until you begin to dissect it and peel back some of the layers. Bigney unpacks some of the details of Philippians 4, cutting into the heart of anxiety and some of the sins that run together with an anxious heart, so that we can lead our counselees, step by …
God calls us to love Him and to love and care for others deeply. So, what is the difference between godly care and concern and sinful worry? How would you know that you’ve crossed the line from appropriate care and concern into sinful worry? Bigney highlights some biblical distinctions, as well as outlining some strategies …
As a counselor, do you know how to make a distinction between hardhearted unbelief and a “season of doubt” or a crisis of faith? And do you know how to show mercy as you seek to help them? Bigney exposes some of the common sources of what keeps our counselees mired in doubt, as well …
Part of counseling is helping people get free from the debilitating habits and patterns of thinking they’ve settled into. One of the most destructive is confusing biblical conviction with sinful condemnation. Counselees who fail to distinguish between the two will struggle to move forward in the change process, being overwhelmed and tempted to quit. Bigney …
Helping Counselee to Confess but not Obsess Over Their Sin Read More »
How does a marriage between two people who initially loved each other turn into war or settle into a silent stalemate? Where would you start and what should you do to breath new life into a marriage? What are they not doing? And what do they need to see that they’re not seeing? Bigney digs …
God’s Word remains the same but our understanding of what it says, what our counselees need most, and the best way to help them get a hold of it and apply it to their own lives should be a process of continual growth and refinement for every counselor. Bigney shares ten things he has significantly …
What I’ve Sharpened or Changed After 30 Years of Counseling Read More »
The book of Job is a long and wandering book that doesn’t give us all the answers to our questions but it does give us an excellent framework for thinking through inexplicable suffering, as it highlights some of the biblical themes that have to be in place to effectively navigate suffering, to the glory of …
Shattered – Looking at Suffering Through the Eyes of Job Read More »
Regardless of other parenting skills and techniques, parenting to the glory of God requires putting the Gospel and God’s grace on center stage. After parenting five kids, for more than thirty years, Bigney shares parenting principles that have to be learned in the trenches of failure and weakness in order to experience the supernatural power …
As you come alongside people who are hurting, you’ll find that along with their painful circumstances and unsettled emotions, they often struggle with doubt as to who God is and where He is in the midst of their suffering. Brad shows how to use Psalm 73 to help your counselee find clarity and hope again. …