Journal of Biblical Counseling (84 issues)

by Jay E. Adams; David Powlison

Publishers:

P&R; The Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation

, 1977–2007

Overview

For nearly 30 years, the Journal of Biblical Counseling (previously the Journal of Pastoral Practice) of CCEF (the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation) has provided a forum for biblical counseling’s development and application. The journal’s mission is to develop clear thinking and effective practice in biblical counseling through articles that faithfully bring the God of truth, mercy, and power to the issues faced by ministries of counseling and discipleship.

Senior Editor David Powlison writes, “CCEF works and prays to restore Christ to counseling—and to restore counseling to the church. The Journal of Biblical Counseling serves this mission as a publishing ministry of CCEF. We believe that true, life-explaining insight into people necessarily involves thinking Christianly. Loving, lasting help necessarily involves practicing ‘counseling’ as one aspect of consciously Christian ministry. The deeper you gaze into what actually goes wrong with people—the weight of our sins and sorrows—the more clearly you see that Jesus Christ is essential to making it right.”

This Journal of Biblical Counseling collection (84 issues) includes over 30 years of past articles (1977–2007). It contains the 36 issues of the Journal of Pastoral Practice as well as 48 issues of the Journal of Biblical Counseling (through 2007). The 84 back issues include nearly 1,000 articles, book reviews, sermons, interviews, and editorials.

Key Features

• Numerous contributors, including David Powlison, Ed Welch, Tim Lane, Michael Emlet, Winston Smith, Paul Tripp, Jay E. Adams, John Piper, Timothy Keller, and more
• Hundreds of articles, book reviews, sermons, interviews, and editorials
• Sound, biblical counseling helps

Product Details

• Title: Journal of Biblical Counseling
• Publisher: CCEF
• Issues: 84
• Pages: 6,849

Volume 25, Number 3, Summer 2007

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 2007
• Pages: 64

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor’s Desk
  • "The Therapeutic Gospel," by David Powlison
• Personal Ministry
  • "Post-Traumatic Distress," by Paul Randolph
  • "The Poison of Self-Pity," by William P. Farley
  • "Pastoral Care for Missionaries," by John Sherwood and Scott Fisher
  • "Religious Alcoholics, Anonymous Spirituality: Engaging Those Who Succeed through AA," by Chuck Siglar
• Public Ministry
  • "Basics About Bipolar: An Essay Review," by Edward T. Welch
  • "Inauguration Service for Timothy S. Lane, CCEF Executive Director," by CCEF faculty and guests

Volume 25, Number 2, Spring 2007

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 2007
• Pages: 60

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

In This Issue:

• From the Editor’s Desk
  • "The Practical Theology of Counseling," by David Powlison
• Private Ministry
  • "Cure of Souls (and the Modern Psychotherapies)," by David Powlison
    • Part I: The Counseling Revolution
    • Part II: Epistemological Priorities
    • Part III: Our Theory of Motivation
    • Part IV: Educating, Licensing, and Overseeing Counselors
  • "Sturdy Truths for Single Parents," by Robert D. Jones
• Public Ministry
  • "Did He Die for You?" by Timothy J. Keller
  • "When Independent Counselors Do Pastoral Care," by Edward T. Welch

Volume 25, Number 1, Winter 2007

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 2007
• Pages: 57

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor’s Desk
  • "Familial Counseling: The Paradigm for Counselor-Counselee Relationships in 1 Thessalonians 5," by David Powlison
• Private Ministry
  • "Helping the Parents of an Angry Child," by Michael R. Emlet and David Powlison
  • "Angry Teens," by Paul David Tripp
  • "Counseling the Adopted Child," by Julie Smith Lowe
  • "Helping the Grieving Child or Teenager," by Judy Blore
• Public Ministry
  • "It's All about Him," by Ron Lutz

Volume 24, Number 4, Fall 2006

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 2006
• Pages: 54

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor’s Desk
  • "A Slice of Life," by David Powlison
• Ministry - Public and Private
  • "Anger in Action," by David Powlison
  • "The Constructive Displeasure of Mercy," by David Powlison
  • "The Madness of Anger," by Edward T. Welch
  • "Marriage and Anger," by Winston T. Smith
  • "Living with an Angry Husband," by Edward T. Smith
• Book Reviews
  • Uprooting Anger: Biblical Help for a Common Problem by Robert Jones
    • Reviewed by David Powlison

Volume 24, Number 3, Summer 2006

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 2006
• Pages: 78

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor’s Desk
  • "More than Counseling: A Vision for the Entire Church," by Timothy S. Lane
• Ministry - Public and Private
  • "One Church's Story," by Timothy S. Lane and Paul David Tripp
  • "Pastoral Care in a Growing Church: Bigger Boat or Better Boat?" by Andy Farmer
  • "Large Church Pastoral Care: Personal Ministry that Transforms," by Frances Nelson and Andrea Mungo
  • "Planting a Church—On the Fly!" by Greg Norfleet
  • "Everyday Life of a Pastor: Reasons to Persevere," by Stuart Stogner
  • "Leadership Training: Shepherding Leaders to Shepherd the Flock," by Tony Giles
  • "Children's Ministry: How to Raise Daniel while Living in Babylon," by Helen Holbrook
  • "Spiritual Formation and the Lord's Supper: Remembering, Receiving, Sharing," by Craig R. Higgins

Volume 24, Number 2, Spring 2006

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 2006
• Pages: 57

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor’s Desk
  • "Don't Waste Your Cancer," by John Piper with David Powlison
• Ministry - Public and Private
  • "Eating Disorders," by Edward T. Welch
  • "Panic Attacks: Listen to the Messenger," by Chuck Sigler
  • "Order from Chaos: When a Bad Marriage Gets Worse," by Timothy S. Lane and Paul David Tripp
  • "Sexual Sin and the Wider, Deeper Battles," by David Powlison
  • "Full Disclosure: How God Tells the Story," by William P. Smith
  • "How Good Desires Go Bad," by Robert D. Jones
  • "Accountability Groups," by Jonathan Dodson
  • "The Discouraged Counselor," by Sue Nicewander

Volume 24, Number 1, Winter 2006

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 2006
• Pages: 64

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor’s Desk
  • "Doing 'Wicked Good' Practical Theology," by David Powlison
• Ministry - Public and Private
  • "Confronted by Anger," by Jayne V. Clark
  • "Life after the Suicide of a Loved One," by Julie Gossack
  • "Close Friends or Entangled Hearts? Joys and Dangers in Woman-to-Woman Relationships," by Ellen Dykas
  • "Husbands Who Control," by Becky Larson
  • "Habits of the Heart," by Monica Kim
  • "A Broken Marriage Restored," by Marjorie Ward Bottorff and David Elliot Bottorff
    • "Part I: A Fork in the Road," by Marjorie Ward Bottorff
    • "Part II: A Battle of Priorities," by David Elliot Bottorff
  • "Walking through the Dark Valley of Miscarriage," by Sue Nicewander with Jodi Jewell
  • "Chasing Beauty," by Heather Davis
  • "What Does Godly Change Look Like?" by Heather L. Rice

Volume 23, Number 4, Fall 2005

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 2005
• Pages: 58

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor’s Desk
  • "'I Am Making All Things New,'" by David Powlison
• Ministry - Public and Private
  • "Loneliness: God's Remedy" by Jayne V. Clark
  • "The Apostle Paul: On Sex," by Edward T. Welch
  • "Innocent Pleasures," by David Powlison
  • "Appearance Is Everything: Reclaiming God's Image in an Image-Obsessed Culture," by Paul David Tripp
  • "Authentic Morality: The Living Values in First John," by Winston T. Smith
  • "Little Moments That Change the World," by Paul David Tripp

Volume 23, Number 3, Summer 2005

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 2005
• Pages: 56

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor’s Desk
  • "Only a Teenager," by David Powlison
• Ministry - Public and Private
  • "Dazzle Your Teen," by Tedd Tripp
  • "What Is 'Success' in Parenting Teens?" by Paul Tripp
  • "Why Do Kids Turn Out the Way They Do?" by Kim Newheiser
  • "Communicate with Teens," by Tedd Trip
  • "Addressing the Problems of Rebellious Children," by Mary Somerville
  • "Counseling Angry, Unmotivated, Self-Centered, Spiritually-Indifferent Teens," by Rick Horne
  • "Yelling at My Kids," by Nina Campagna

Volume 23, Number 2, Spring 2005

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 2005
• Pages: 67

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor’s Desk
  • "The Sufficiency of Scripture to Diagnose and Cure Souls," by David Powlison
• Ministry - Public and Private
  • "How Christ Changes Us by His Grace," by Timothy S. Lane and Paul David Tripp
  • "A Heart Full of Worry," by Susan Roberts
  • "A Heart Full of Pride," by Max Benfer
  • "Finding Intimacy with God," by William Farley
  • "The Sins We Are Unaware of," by James Eberhart
  • "The Heart That Wags the Tongue: Gossip among God's People," by Brenda Payne
  • "Psalm 77: 'I Was in Distress . . . Then I Thought . . . ,'" by Sue Nicewander
  • "Pursuing and Granting Forgiveness," by Timothy S. Lane
  • "A Look at Theophostic Ministry," by Tim Ackley

Volume 23, Number 1, Winter 2005

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 2005
• Pages: 64

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor’s Desk
  • "Pray Beyond the Sick List," by David Powlison
• Ministry - Public and Private
  • "When Grief Enters Your Door," by Paul David Tripp
  • "Grief: It's Not about a Process; It's about the Person," by Paul Randolph
  • "When It Won't Go Away: A Biblical Response to Chronic Pain," by Michael R. Emlet
  • "When Your Body Betrays You," by James Halla
  • "Beauty Instead of Ashes: Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis," by Mary Yerkes
  • "Why Parkinson's Disease? Why Not?" by Marjorie Bottorff
  • "In the Valley of the Shadow," by Jayne Clark
  • "The Bible and the Pain of Infertility," by Kimberly Monroe and Philip Monroe
    • "Part I: From Hope—to Despair," by Kimberly Monroe
    • "Part II: Moving through the Pain of Disappointed Desire," by Philip Monroe
    • "Part III: To a More Lasting Hope," by Kimberly Monroe
  • "Welcome to the Real World: The Gospel Story in Ephesians 6: 10–18," by Neil Williams

Volume 22, Number 4, Fall 2004

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 2004
• Pages: 58

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor’s Desk
  • "Suffering and Psalm 119," by David Powlison
• Ministry - Public and Private
  • "Far As the Curse Is Found: Human Suffering and the Hope of the Gospel," by John Bettler
  • "Which God Is in Your Sufferings?" by Steve Estes and Joni Eareckson Tada
    • "Part I: Sugar and Lemons," by Steve Estes
    • "Part II: Songs for the Soul, Cures for the Heart," by Joni Eareckson Tada
    • "Part III: The Cure that Counts for Now and for Eternity," Joni Eareckson Tada
    • "Part IV: From Whose Hand Comes Suffering?" by Steve Estes
    • "Part V: To Know Christ, Now, and Forevermore," by Joni Eareckson Tada and Steve Estes
  • "Living in Job's House," by Paul Tripp
  • "In the Eye of the Storm: Dealing with Crisis," by Ron and Sue Lutz

Volume 22, Number 3, Spring 2004

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 2004
• Pages: 80

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor’s Desk
  • "Getting the Big Picture of Relationships," by Winston T. Smith
• Personal Ministry
  • "Boundaries in Relationships," by Edward T. Welch
  • "Marriage Counseling for Multiethnic Marriages," by David Rowe
  • "Taking the High Road during Marital Difficulties," by Leslie Vernick
  • "The Churches' Role in Preserving and Healing Marriages," by Ken Sande
  • "Preparing a Heart for Marriage," by Ernie Baker
• Public Ministry
  • "Pre-Marital Counseling—for Married People!" by Paul David Tripp
• Book Reviews
  • Attachments: Why You Love, Feel, and Act the Way You Do by Tim Clinton
    • Reviewed by Winston T. Smith
  • Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas
    • Reviewed by Michael R. Emlet
  • Wild at Heart by John Eldridge
    • Reviewed by David White
  • Not Even a Hint by Josh Harris
    • Reviewed by David and Sharon Covington

Volume 22, Number 2, Winter 2004

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 2004
• Pages: 86

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor’s Desk
  • "Culture: Hate It? Love It? . . . Redeem It!" by William P. Smith
• Personal Ministry
  • "Obsessions and Compulsions: Breaking Free of the Tyranny," by Michael R. Emlet
  • "Slow Awakening," by Anonymous
  • "Self-Injury: When Pain Feels Good," by Edward T. Welch
  • "Is the 'Adonis Complex' in Your Bible?" by David Powlison
  • "Identity and Story: A Counseling Transcript," by Paul David Tripp
  • "God at Work in a 'Special Needs' Family," by Miltinnie Yih
• Public Ministry
  • "The Self-Irrigating Christian," by William Farley
  • "Treasuring Christ Together," by John Piper

Volume 22, Number 1, Fall 2003

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 2003
• Pages: 84

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor’s Desk
  • "Think Globally, Act Locally," by David Powlison
• Personal Ministry
  • "Dependence in the Wilderness: Living Out of Psalm 63," by Jeff Newman
  • "Transforming Your Church: Cultivating a Culture of Peace," by Ken Sande
  • "'I've Had It with You!' Learning to Be Tender When People Are Tough," by William P. Smith
  • "Redeeming the Bad Memories of Your Worst Failures," by Robert D. Jones
  • "Motives: Why Do I Do the Things I Do?" by Edward T. Welch
  • "Walking the Razor's Edge of Truth and Love in Personal Ministry," by Timothy S. Lane
  • "Sex and Cyberspace," by Melissa Partain
• Public Ministry
  • "Jesus' Way of Caring," by John Bettler

Volume 21, Number 3, Spring 2003

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 2003
• Pages: 82

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor’s Desk
  • "Counseling under the Influence (of the X-Chromosome!)," by David Powlison
• Public Ministry
  • "Love One Another As I Have Loved You," by Susan Lutz
  • "Becoming a Barnabas," by Cindy Patten
• Personal Ministry
  • "Youth Worker and . . . Counselor?" an interview with Sonya Kramer
  • "An Abuse Survivor Learns to Show Mercy to Her Abuser," by Penny N. Freeman
  • "Jesus Rewrites Our Stories: Counseling in a Crisis Pregnancy Center," by Jane K. Winn
• Queries & Controversies
  • "'If My Child Is Going to Have Sex, Should I Give My Child a Condom?' and 'What if You Get Married and the Sex Isn't Good Between You?'" by Jill Page
• Special Section: Women Writing and Reading
  • "'What Is the Use of a Book,' Thought Alice, 'Without Pictures or Conversations?': Publications for Christian Women," by Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
  • "The Dreaded T-Word and Why Women Avoid It," by Carolyn Custis James
• Book Reviews
  • Lies Women Believe and the Truth That Sets Them Free by Nancy Leigh DeMoss
    • Reviewed Lisa Mutch
  • Move Over Victoria—I Know the Real Secret: Surrendering the Lies That Bind You to the God Who Frees You by Nancy Kennedy
    • Reviewed by Nancy Ormsby
  • Joyfully Single in a Couples' World by Harold Sala
    • Reviewed by Julie Smith

Volume 21, Number 2, Winter 2003

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 2003
• Pages: 83

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor’s Desk
  • "What Is 'Ministry of the Word'?" by David Powlison
• Personal Ministry
  • "Normal Sunday Mornings and 24/7," by Timothy Lane
  • "Counseling with Suffering People," by John Piper
  • "Praying Poetry," by Ken Langley
  • "Real Counsel for Real People," by Tim Ackley
• Public Ministry
  • "A Community of Counselors: The Fruit of Good Preaching," by Paul David Tripp
  • "'Don't Worry,'" by David Powlison
• Queries & Controversies
  • A Letter to the Editor
  • "Critique of 'Habituation' As a Biblical Model of Change," by George M. Schwab

Volume 21, Number 1, Fall 2002

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 2002
• Pages: 79

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor’s Desk
  • "Love Speaks Many Languages Fluently," by David Powlison
• Personal Ministry
  • "Judging Others: The Danger of Playing God," by Ken Sande
  • "Painstaking Truth for Painful Times," by William P. Smith
  • "The Bridge over Troubled Waters: Overcoming Crippling Fear by Faith and Love," by Andrew H. Selle
  • "Dawning Insights and Changing Agendas," by Winston Smith
  • "Learning Contentment in All Your Circumstances," by Robert D. Jones
  • "Judging According to the Bible," by Rev. D. Patrick Ramsey
• Public Ministry
  • "The King's Humiliation," by Skip Ryan
• Research Review
  • "Research into the Placebo Effect," by Edward T. Welch
• Queries & Controversies
  • "How Should a Christian Counselor Think about Hypnotism?" by Edward Welch

Volume 20, Number 3, Spring 2002

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 2002
• Pages: 68

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor’s Desk
  • "Does the Shoe Fit?" by David Powlison
• Personal Ministry
  • "How Theology Shapes Ministry: Jay Adams' View of the Flesh and an Alternative," by Edward Welch
  • "A Nouthetic Philosophy of Ministry," interview with Steve Viars
  • "Genre-Sensitive Use of the Psalms in Counseling," by Ken Langley
  • "Modern Idolatry: Understanding and Overcoming the Attraction of Your Broken Cisterns," by Lou Going
  • "Church Discipline: God's Search and Rescue Plan," by David Edling
• Let Me Draw a Picture
  • "The Discipleship River," by Steve Viars
• Public Ministry
  • "The Prayer of Jabez," by Richard Craven
• Book Reviews
  • The Bible and Homosexual Practice by Robert Gagnon
    • Reviewed by Edward Welch

Volume 20, Number 2, Winter 2002

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 2002
• Pages: 64

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor’s Desk
  • "Counseling Is the Church," by David A. Powlison
• Personal Ministry
  • "God's Glory Is the Goal of Biblical Counseling," by John Piper
  • "The Supremacy of God in Sunday School Teaching," by Anne McCain
  • "How John Calvin Led Me to Repent of Christian Psychology," by Steven J. Cole
  • "Thankfulness: Even When It Hurts," by Sue Lutz
• Let Me Draw a Picture
  • "Understanding the Influences on the Human Heart," by Michael R. Emlet
• Public Ministry
  • "Tears and Laughter—Luke 8:40–56," by Richard Phillips
• Book Reviews
  • Wrinkled but Not Ruined by Jay E. Adams
    • Reviewed by Winston T. Smith
  • The Precious Promises of the Gospel by Joseph Alleine
    • Reviewed by William P. Smith
  • Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ by John Piper and Love Walked Among Us: Learning to Love Like Jesus by Paul Miller
    • Reviewed by David A. Powlison

Volume 20, Number 1, Fall 2001

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 2001
• Pages: 67

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In This Issue:

• Guest Editorial
  • Truth, Tears, Anger, and Grace—John 11:20–53
• Personal Ministry
  • "The Holy Resentment of Jesus," by B. B. Warfield
  • "A Call for Papers on the Emotions," by David Powlison
  • "Psalm 51: Repenter's Guide," by David Covington
  • "Putting Off Procrastination," by Walter Henegar
  • "Answers for the Human Condition: Why I Chose Seminary for Training in Counseling," by David Powlison
• Public Ministry
  • "Respect Those in Authority," by Steve Smallman
• Book Reviews
  • Starter Tools for Personal and Family Bible Reading
    • For the Love of God: A Daily Companion for Discovering the Riches of God's Word, Volumes 1 and 2 by D. A. Carson, and Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: St. Mark by J. C. Ryle
      • Reviewed by Robert Jones
• Letters to the Editor

Volume 19, Number 3, Spring 2001

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 2001
• Pages: 58

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor's Desk
  • "The Ambiguously Cured Soul," by David Powlison
• Personal Ministry
  • "A Biblical Theology of Relationships," by Paul Randolph
  • "Addictions: New Ways of Seeing, New Ways of Walking Free," by Edward Welch
  • "Ministry in Mainland China," interview with Bob Fu
• Let Me Draw a Picture
  • "Basics for Pressured Believers: Looking at Pressure Biblically," by Jim Berg
• Public Ministry
  • "Bond Slave—Romans 1:1–6," by Joseph "Skip" Ryan
• Special
  • "Annotated Bibliography for Biblical Counseling: 2001 Additions," by David Powlison
• Book Reviews
  • Of Two Minds: The Growing Disorder in American Psychiatry by T. M. Luhrmann
    • Reviewed by Edward Welch
  • The Weigh Down Diet by Gwen Shamblin
    • Reviewed by Elyse Fitzpatrick

Volume 19, Number 2, Winter 2001

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 2001
• Pages: 57

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor's Desk
  • "On a Personal Note . . . ," by David Powlison
• Personal Ministry
  • "Wisdom in Counseling," by Paul David Tripp
  • "The Difference Christ Makes in a Crisis," by Michael W. Bobick
  • "Jesus our Wisdom," by John F. Bettler
  • "Self-Control: The Battle against 'One More,'" by Edward Welch
  • "Wisdom in Relationships," by Winston Smith
• Public Ministry
  • "The Inside-Out Kingdom," by Timothy Keller
  • "When God Makes LIfe Hard: Exodus 5:1–23," by James Bergwall
• Queries & Controversies
  • "'How Do Our Choices and Their Consequences Relate to God's Plan in Our Lives?'" by D. Clair Davis

Volume 19, Number 1, Fall 2000

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 2000
• Pages: 57

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor's Desk
  • Troubling the Waters—and Spreading Oil on the Waves
• Personal Ministry
  • "Polemic Theology, or How to Deal with Those Who Differ from Us," by Roger R. Nicole
  • "Resolving Conflict Christ's Way," by Robert D. Jones
  • "Affirmations & Denials: A Proposed Definition of Biblical Counseling," by David Powlison
  • "Consciences that Condemn: When Moral Thermostats Go on the Blink," by Gary L. Nebeker and Norman L. Thiesen
  • "A Nigerian Pastor Talks about Counseling," interview with Samuel Amoor
• Public Ministry
  • "Heaven and Hell: Two Sermons," by John Yenchko
• Special
  • "The Empty Couch," by Joan Acocella
• Book Reviews
  • Prozac Backlash: Overcoming the Dangers of Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, and Other Antidepressants with Safe, Effective Alternatives by Joseph Glenmullen
    • Reviewed by Ed Welch

Volume 18, Number 3, Spring 2000

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 2000
• Pages: 60

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor's Desk
  • "Peace, Be Still": Learning Psalm 131 by Heart
• Personal Ministry
  • "Making Sense of the Suicide of a Christian," by Jeffrey S. Black
  • "Dichotomy or Trichotomy? How the Doctrine of Man Shapes the Treatment of Depression," by Winston Smith
  • "The Valley of the Shadow of Death," by Charles Spurgeon, abridged and adapted by Peter Masters
  • "Christian Doctors on Depression," by Addam Masri, Andy Smith, James Schaller, and Bob Smith
  • "Medical Treatments for Depressive Symptoms," by Edward Welch
• Let Me Draw a Picture
  • "How to Live by Truth (Not Feelings)," by Timothy A. Bryant
• Public Ministry
  • "Lines in Pleasant Places: Joshua 15–19," by Dean R. Ulrich
• Book Reviews
  • The Freedom from Depression Workbook by Les Carter and Frank Minirth
    • Reviewed by Anne Skinner
  • Listening to Prozac by Peter Kramer
    • Reviewed by Marc Davis

Volume 18, Number 2, Winter 2000

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 2000
• Pages: 56

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor's Desk
  • The River of Life Flows through the Slough of Despond
• Personal Ministry
  • "Counseling Those Who Are Depressed," by Edward T. Welch
    • Listening to Depression
    • Loving Those Who Are Depressed
    • Understanding Depression
    • Helping Those Who Are Depressed
  • "Hope for a 'Hopeless Case': A Case Study," interview by David Powlison
  • "Words of Hope for Those Who Struggle with Depression," by Edward T. Welch
• Public Ministry
  • "Grumbling: A Look at a 'Little' Sin," by Paul David Tripp
• Book Reviews
  • Spiritual Depression: Its Causes and Its Cure by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
    • Reviewed by William Oldham
• Queries & Controversies
  • "'How Valid or Useful Are Psychiatric Labels for Depression?'" by Edward t. Welch

Volume 18, Number 1, Fall 1999

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1999
• Pages: 64

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor's Desk
  • X-Ray Questions: Drawing Out the Whys and the Wherefores of Human Behavior
• Private Ministry
  • "Counseling Children," by Earl L. Cook, with preface by Paul Tripp
  • "Counseling Ministry within Wider Ministry," interview with John Babler and David Powlison
  • "A Biblical Critique of the DSM-IV," by John Babler
  • "Taking Up the Challenge," by Alfred J. Poirier
• Let Me Draw a Picture
  • "The Daily Christian Life," by Dana L. Stoddard
• Public Ministry
  • "The Other Cup," by Ray Dillard
• Book Reviews
  • Marriage Conflicts: A Short-Term Structured Model by Everett L. Worthington, Jr. and Douglas McMurry
    • Reviewed by Sharon B. Convington
  • "A Review of Books from Plough Publications," by David C. Howard
• Special
  • "Annotated Bibliography for Biblical Counseling: 1999 Additions," compiled by David Powlison
• Queries & Controversies
  • "'In Marriage, Is Jealous Always Wrong?'" by John F. Bettler

Volume 17, Number 3, Spring 1999

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1999
• Pages: 61

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor's Desk
  • Biological Psychology
• Personal Ministry
  • "Pursue the Servant's Mindset," by Stuart Scott
  • "The Cross and Criticism," by Alfred J. Poirier
  • "Getting to the Heart of Your Worry," by Robert D. Jones
  • "Practice What You Preach and Counsel," by Howard A. Eyrich
  • "Helping Women with Post-Abortion," by Karen Jeffrey
  • Biblical Counseling in Korea: An Interview with Kyu Whang and Ed Welch
  • "Guidance and the Plan of God," by Jim Petty
• Let Me Draw a Picture
  • "The Grace of God's Accountability," by Robert and Astra Brantley
• Public Ministry
  • "Life in the Upside-Down Kingdom," by Timothy Keller
• Book Reviews
  • Connecting: A Radical New Vision by Larry Crabb
    • Reviewed by Winston Smith
  • "Can Philosophical Counseling Cure Psychotherapy of Its Medical Pretensions? A Review of Books on Philosophical Counseling," by David Powlison
• Queries & Controversies
  • "'What About Brain Research?'" by Hilton Terrell

Volume 17, Number 2, Winter 1999

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 2001
• Pages: 64

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor's Desk
  • Counsel Ephesians
• Personal Ministry
  • "Who Is God?" by David Powlison
  • "The Bondage of Sin," by Edward T. Welch
  • "The Present Glories of Redemption," by Paul David Tripp
  • "Make Every Effort: Ephesians 4:1–5:2," by John F. Bettler
  • "Live As Children of Light: Ephesians 5:3–20," by Edward T. Welch
  • "The Fear of Christ Is the Beginning of Wisdom: Ephesians 5:3–20," by David Powlison
  • "Take Up Your Weapons: Ephesians 6:10–20," by Paul David Tripp
• Public Ministry
  • "How Jesus Transforms the Church," by Skip Ryan

Volume 17, Number 1, Fall 1998

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1998
• Pages: 61

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor's Desk
  • "Contemporary Confessions," by David Powlison
• Counseling
  • "Evangelism Implosion: Reaching the Hearts of Non-Christian Counselees," by Thomas Sigley
  • "Biblical Ministry in a Rescue Mission: Interview with Bob Emberger," by David Powlison
  • "Biblical Interpretation and Counseling, Part 2," by Jay E. Adams
  • "The Book of Job and Counsel in the Whirlwind," by George M. Schwab
• Let Me Draw a Picture
  • "God's Place in Your Marriage," by Robert D. Jones
• Preaching
  • "Peter Meets Jesus," by Timothy Keller
• Book Reviews
  • "Memories Lost and Found: A Review of Books on Repressed Memories," by Edward T. Welch
  • Morning and Evening by Charles Spurgeon and The Christian Life by Sinclair Ferguson
    • Reviewed by David Powlison
  • The Master's Way of Personal Evangelism by Robert Coleman
    • Reviewed by Thomas Sigley
• Queries & Controversies
  • "What Does It Mean to Have Self-Control If God Is Supposed to Be in Control and It's a Sin to Try to Be in Control?" by Rich Ganz

Volume 16, Number 3, Spring 1998

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1998
• Pages: 56

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor's Desk
  • "The Great Commission: A Paradigm for Ministry in the Local Church," by Paul David Tripp
• Counseling
  • "Biblical Interpretation and Counseling," by Jay E. Adams
  • "Speaking Redemptively," by Paul David Tripp
  • "A Letter to an Alcoholic," by Edward T. Welch
  • "Predator, Prey, and Protector: Helping Victims Think and Act from Psalm 10," by David Powlison
• Let Me Draw a Picture
  • "Counseling People Who Resist Change," by John D. Street
• Preaching
  • "The Window," by Skip Ryan
• Special
  • "Annotated Bibliography of Biblical Counseling Resources: 1998 Update," by David Powlison
• Book Reviews
  • Spiritual Disciplines within the Church by Donald Whitney
    • Reviewed by Lonnie Evans
  • The Christian Handbook on Aging by Howard A. Eyrich and Judy Dabler
    • Reviewed by Julie D. Vickey
• Queries & Controversies
  • "How Do I Understand the Ongoing Consequences of Forgiven Sins?" by John Piper

Volume 16, Number 2, Winter 1998

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1998
• Pages: 62

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor's Desk
  • "Intimacy with God," by David Powlison
• Letters to the Editor
• Counseling
  • "Exegete the Bible; Exegete the Person: An Interview with John Street," by David Powlison
  • "Believing in Hope: A Meditation on Hope, Expectations, and the Nature of Faith," by Joseph P. Lehmann
  • "How to Help a Grieving Child," by Judy Blore
  • "Seven Habits of Highly Defective Dating," by Joshua Harris
  • "Christian Communication," by Jeffrey S. Forrey
  • "The Gods Are Anxious," by Louis Menand
• Preaching
  • "A Case for Illustrative Preaching," by Steve Jussely
  • "Marital Expectations," by Winston Smith
• Book Reviews
  • Totally Sufficient by Ed Hindson and Howard Eyrich, Eds.
    • Reviewed by William T. Smith
  • How to Help Angry Kids by Louis Paul Priolo
    • Reviewed by Kaleen M. Chase
• Queries & Controversies
  • "Why Are Struggles with Sexual Temptation Stronger at Some Times Than at Others?" by Alan P. Medinger

Volume 16, Number 1, Fall 1997

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1997
• Pages: 62

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor's Desk
  • "What Is Biblical Counseling, Anyway?" by Edward T. Welch
  • "A Tribute to Pastor William Goode," by Randy Patten
• Letters to the Editor
• Counseling
  • "Applying the Family Covenant Model, Part 3," by Paul Randolph
  • "Incarnational Ministry: An Interview with Elizabeth Hernandez," by David Powlison
  • "Learning the Fear of the Lord: A Case Study," by Edward T. Welch
  • "How to Deal with Anger," by Henry Brand
  • "Getting to the Heart of Conflict: Anger Part 3," by David Powlison
  • Let Me Draw a Picture
    • "Picturing the Heart of Conflict," by David Powlison
    • "The Slippery Slope," by Corlette Sande
• Preaching
  • "How Jesus Loved the Sinful Woman and Simon the Pharisee," by David Tate
• Book Reviews
  • When People Are Big and God Is Small by Edward T. Welch
    • Reviewed by Robert D. Jones
  • The Young Peacemaker Series by Corlette Sande
    • Reviewed by David Powlison
  • Women Helping Women by Carol Cornish and Elyse Fitzpatrick, Eds.
    • Reviewed by Sharon B. Covington
  • Alleluia by Michael Podesta
    • Reviewed by David Powlison
• Queries & Controversies
  • "What Assignment Can I Give a Counselee Who Is a Poor Reader?" by Jim Newheiser

Volume 15, Number 3, Spring 1997

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1997
• Pages: 56

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor's Desk
  • Talk Incessantly? Listen Intently!
• Letters to the Editor
• Counseling
  • "Cultivating the Vineyard: Solomon's Counsel for Lovers," by George M. Schwab, Sr.
  • "An Insider's Effort to Blow Up Psychiatry" by Jeffrey H. Boyd
  • "Building the Family Covenant Model, Part 2," by Paul Randolph
• Preaching
  • "The Role of Preaching in Growing Churches," by David Eby
  • "Whose Dream? Which Bread?" by Paul David Tripp
• Book Reviews
  • "Four Books by Jerry Bridges," by Robert D. Jones
  • War Psalms of the Prince of Peace by James E. Adams
    • Reviewed by Winston T. Smith
  • Power Preaching for Church Growth: The Role of Preaching in Growing Churches by David Eby
    • Reviewed by David Powlison

Volume 15, Number 2, Winter 1997

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1997
• Pages: 55

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor's Desk
  • "Keep the Truth Alive," John Bettler
• Letters to the Editor
  • How to Encourage Cordial Debate
• Counseling
  • "Ecclesiastes and Counsel under the Sun," by George M. Schwab, Sr.
  • "The Family Covenant Model, Part 1: A Biblical Model of the Family," by Paul Randolph
  • "America's Last Men and Their Magnificent Talking Cure," by Os Guinness
  • "The Price of Perfection," by Robin Marantz Henig
  • "Your Looks: What the Voices Say and the Images Portray," by David Powlison
• Preaching
  • "Sometimes You Get It Right," by John Bettler
• Book Reviews
  • "Four Books on Homosexuality," by Edward T. Welch
• Queries & Controversies
  • How Should You Counsel a Case of Domestic Violence?
    • "Helping the Victim," by Edward T. Welch
    • "Helping the Perpetrator," by Paul Tripp and David Powlison

Volume 15, Number 1, Fall 1996

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1996
• Pages: 66

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor's Desk
  • How Do You Help a "Psychologized" Counselee?
• Letters to the Editor
  • The Mystery of Regeneration
• Counseling
  • "Authors and Arguments in Biblical Counseling: A Review and Analysis," by Bill Smith
  • "A European Looks at Christian Counseling in America," an interview with Ernst Gassmann
  • "Psychology and the Life of the Spirit," by Robert Roberts
  • "Modern Therapies and the Church's Faith," by David Powlison
  • "Strategies for Opening Blind Eyes: Data Gathering Part 3," by Paul David Tripp
  • "The Book of Daniel and Godly Counsel: Part 2," by George M. Schwab, Sr.
• Book Reviews
  • Hebrews, James, I and II Timothy, Jude by Jay E. Adams
    • Reviewed by David Powlison
• Queries & Controversies
  • "Is Masturbation Always a Sin?" by Alan P. Medinger

Volume 14, Number 3, Spring 1996

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1996
• Pages: 54

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor's Desk
  • How Healthy Is Your Preparation?
• Letters to the Editor
  • Perspectives on Homosexuality; Pastoral Counseling Boundaries
• Counseling
  • "Data Gathering Part 2: What the Counselor Brings to the Process," by Paul David Tripp
  • "Anger against God," by Robert D. Jones
  • "Anger and God's Grace: A Case Study," by Anonymous
  • "Biblical Counsel for Concerned Singles," by Jeffery S. Forrey
  • "Should We Get Married? Five 'Pre-Engagement' Questions to Ask Yourself," by David Powlison and John V. Yenchko
  • "Crack and the Box," by Pete Hamill
• Preaching
  • "Families at Risk in the '90s: You Snooze, You Lose!" by John V. Yenchko
• Book Reviews
  • Shepherding a Child's Heart by Tedd Tripp
    • Reviewed by David Powlison
• Queries & Controversies
  • "Is a Husband Directly Responsible for the Spiritual State of His Wife?" by Jan McMurray

Volume 14, Number 2, Winter 1996

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1996
• Pages: 53

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor's Desk
  • Let's Talk!
• Counseling
  • "Opening Blind Eyes: Another Look at Data Gathering," by Paul David Tripp
  • "Anger Part 2: Three Lies about Anger and the Transforming Truth," by David Powlison
  • "'I Just Can't Forgive Myself,'" by Robert D. Jones
  • "What You Should Know about Attention Deficit Disorder," by Edward T. Welch
  • "The Book of Daniel and the Godly Counselor," by George M. Schwab, Sr.
• Preaching
  • "'Shining Like Stars,'" by John V. Yenchko
• Book Reviews
  • Addictive Behaviors and Running in Circles by Edward T. Welch and Gary Steven Shogren
    • Reviewed by Kenneth Hurst
  • Great Christian Classics Series
    • Reviewed by David Powlison
• Queries & Controversies
  • "'Why Is Biblical Counseling So Concerned about the Labels Used to Describe People's Problems?'" by Jay E. Adams

Volume 14, Number 1, Fall 1995

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1995
• Pages: 66

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor's Desk
  • Do You Have Any Idea?
• Counseling
  • "The Proverbs and the Art of Persuasion," by George M. Schwab, Sr.
  • "Insight into Multiple Personality Disorder," by Edward T. Welch
  • "The Christian Approach to Schizophrenia," by Jay E. Adams
  • "Mental Illness is Still a Myth," by Thomas Szasz
  • "Understanding Anger," by David Powlison
• Preaching
  • "Preaching to the Secular Mind," by Timothy Keller
• Book Reviews
  • Let the Reader Understand: A Guide for Interpreting and Applying the Bible by Dan McCartney and Charles Clayton
    • Reviewed by Stephen Vantassel
  • If I Should Die Before I Wake by K. Scott Oliphint and Sinclair Ferguson
    • Reviewed by David Powlison
• Queries & Controversies
  • "Why Should Pastors Do the Time-Consuming Work of Counseling?" by Howard A. Eyrich

Volume 13, Number 3, Spring 1995

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1995
• Pages: 55

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor's Desk
  • Sex, Truth, and Scripture
• Counseling
  • "Getting Serious about Lust in an Age of Smirks," by Tim Stafford
  • "Pornography, Masturbation, and Other Private Misuses: A Perversion of Intimacy," by Jeffrey S. Black
  • "Slaying the Dragon," interview by David Powlison
  • "When the Problem is Sexual Sin: A Counseling Model," by John F. Bettler
  • "Homosexuality: Current Thinking and Biblical Guidelines," by Edward T. Welch
  • "'I Was a Transsexual Male . . .': A Testimony to the Grace of God," by Anonymous
  • "The Way of the Wise; Teaching Our Teenagers about Sex," by Paul David Tripp
  • "The Tenderness Trap," by Jim Newheiser
• Book Reviews
  • Can Fallen Pastors Be Restored? by John Armstrong
    • Reviewed by Jim Newheiser
  • Bad Habits: Drinking, Smoking, Taking Drugs, Gambling, Sexual Misbehavior, and Swearing in an American History by John Burnham
    • Reviewed by David Powlison
• Special
  • "Annotated Bibliography for Biblical Counseling: 1995 Additions," compiled by David Powlison
• Queries & Controversies
  • "How Can Accountability Relationships Be Used to Encourage a Person in Biblical Change?" by Alan P. Medinger

Volume 13, Number 2, Winter 1995

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1995
• Pages: 65

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor's Desk
  • Ready to Speak, with Gentleness and Fear
• Counseling
  • "Scripture and the Apologetic Task," by John Frame
  • "Change Them . . . Into What?" by Jay E. Adams
  • "Confession of a Psychological Heretic," by Richard Ganz
  • "A Discussion Among Clergy: Pastoral Counseling Talks with Secular Psychology," by Edward T. Welch
  • "Idols of the Heart and 'Vanity Fair,'" by David Powlison
• Preaching
  • "A Model for Preaching (Part Three)," by Timothy Keller
• Book Reviews
  • Taking the Word to Heart: Self and Others in an Age of Therapies by Robert C. Roberts
    • Reviewed by Kaleen M. Chase
  • I and II Corinthians by Jay E. Adams
    • Reviewed by David Powlison
• Queries & Controversies
  • "Do You Ever Refer to Psychologists or Psychiatrists?" by David Powlison

Volume 13, Number 1, Fall 1994

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1994
• Pages: 54

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In This Issue:

• Guest Editorial
  • "Counseling and the Doctrine of Sin," by John F. Bettler
• Counseling
  • "Developing a Helping Relationship with Counselees," by Wayne A. Mack
  • "Keeping Destiny in View: Helping Counselees View Life from the Perspective of Psalm 73," by Paul David Tripp
  • "Who Are We? Needs, Longings, and the Image of God in Man," by Edward T. Welch
• Preaching
  • "A Model for Preaching (Part Two)," by Timothy Keller
• Book Reviews
  • Selling Jesus: What's Wrong with Marketing the Church by Douglas D. Webster
    • Reviewed by Michael Williams
  • Ashamed of the Gospel: When the Church Becomes Like the World by John F. MacArthur
    • Reviewed by Earl L. Cook
  • Dining with the Devil: The Megachurch Movement Flirts with Modernity by Os Guinness
    • Reviewed by David Powlison
• Queries & Controversies
  • "What Is the Place of the Gospel and God's Grace in Biblical Counseling?" by David Powlison

Volume 12, Number 3, Spring 1994

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1994
• Pages: 48

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor's Desk
  • To Take the Soul to Task
• Counseling
  • "Exalting Pain? Ignoring Pain? What Do We Do with Suffering?" by Edward T. Welch
  • "Celibacy: The Forgotten Gift of the Holy Spirit," by Stephen Vantassel
  • "Watch Your Language!" by E. Bradley Beevers
  • "Getting to the Heart of the Matter in Marriage Counseling," by Leslie Vernick
• Preaching
  • "A Model for Preaching (Part One)," by Timothy Keller
• Book Review
  • The All New Free to Be Thin by Neva Coyle and Marie Chapman
    • Reviewed by Elyse Fitzpatrick
• Queries & Controversies
  • "'Unconditional Love'?" by David Powlison

Volume 12, Number 2, Winter 1994

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1994
• Pages: 62

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor's Desk
  • Do You Use This Journal?
• Counseling
  • "Counseling and the Problem of the Past," by John F. Bettler
• Preaching
  • "What Kinds of Preaching Are There," by Jay E. Adams
  • "The Law Written on the Heart," by Charles H. Spurgeon
  • "The Law Written on Your Heart," by David Powlison
• Medicine
  • "Christians and Alternative Medicine," by Franklin E. Payne
• Book Reviews
  • Your Family, God's Way: Developing and Sustaining Relationships in the Home by Wayne A. Mack
    • Reviewed by Winston Smith
  • Counselor's Guide to the Brain and Its Disorders by Edward T. Welch
    • Reviewed by Woodrow Wendling
  • Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal by Stephen C. Kettler
    • Reviewed by David Powlison
• Special
  • "Contemporary Biblical Counseling: An Annotated Bibliography," compiled and annotated by David Powlison

Volume 12, Number 1, Fall 1993

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1993
• Pages: 50

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor's Desk
  • What if Your Father Didn't Love You?
• Counseling
  • "25 years of Biblical Counseling: An Interview with Jay Adams and John Bettler," conducted by David Powlison
  • "Recovering God in the Age of Therapy," by Gary Steven Shogren
  • "Disorderly Eating . . . for the Rest of Us," by Elyse Fitzpatrick
  • "Birth Dearth or Bring on the Babies?: Biblical Perspectives on Family Planning," by Daniel Doriani
• Pastoral Practice
  • "Pastor's Self-Evaluation Questionnaire," by Tim Keller and David Powlison
• Book Reviews
  • Love Is a Choice: Recovery for Codependent Relationships by Robert Hemfelt, Frank Minirth, and Paul Meier
    • Reviewed by Robert D. Jones
  • Luther's Prayers edited by Herbert F. Brokering
    • Reviewed by David Powlison
  • Great Divides: Understanding the Controversies that Come between Christians by Ronald Nash
    • Reviewed by Mark Horne
• Special
  • "A Call to Order: Reflections on the Rhetoric of Evasion," by Jack Beatty
  • "A Response to Jack Beatty's 'A Call to Order,'" by Jiles H. Brooks, Jr.

Volume 11, Number 3, Spring 1993

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1993
• Pages: 52

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor's Desk
  • Do You See?
• Counseling
  • "Homework and Biblical Counseling, Part II," by Paul D. Tripp
  • "Helping Anorexics," by Elyse Fitzpatrick
  • "Critiquing Modern Integrationists," by David Powlison
• Preaching
  • "Adaptation through Audience Analysis," by Jay E. Adams
  • "'Good News for the Sick,'" by Joe Nederhood
  • "Make 'Good News for the Sick' Good News for You," by David Powlison
• Book Reviews
  • Power Religion edited by Michael Horton
    • Reviewed by William Smith
  • Three Compulsions That Defeat Most Men by Vincent Gallagher
    • Reviewed by Edward Welch
• Special
  • "How to Write for Publication," Jay E. Adams and David Powlison

Volume 11, Number 2, Winter 1993

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1993
• Pages: 40

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In This Issue:

• From the Editor's Desk
  • Council the Word
• Counseling
  • "Counseling and the Sovereignty of God," by Jay E. Adams
  • "Biblical Counseling and Our Sufficiency in Christ," by John MacArthur
  • "Helping Bulimics," by Elyse Fitzpatrick
  • "Homework and Biblical Counseling," by Paul D. Tripp
• Preaching
  • "How to Preach the Gospel," by Jay E. Adams
  • "Believe Just Now," by Horatius Bonar
  • "How to Hear the Gospel," by David Powlison
• Medicine
  • "Rheumatism," by James Halla, MD
• Book Reviews
  • The Works of John Bunyan edited by George Offor
    • Reviewed by David Powlison
  • A Consumer's Guide to Preaching by Jay E. Adams
    • Reviewed by David Powlison
  • Make Anger Your Ally by Neil C. Warren
    • Reviewed by Robert D. Jones

Volume 11, Number 1, Fall 1992

• Editor: David Powlison
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1992
• Pages: iii, 62

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Contents:

• The Editor's Baton
• "Is Biblical-Nouthetic Counseling Legalistic?: Reexamination of a Biblical Theme," by Edward T. Welch
• "The Motivation of Rejuvenation," by Jay E. Adams
• "Are You Really Your Sister's and Brother's Keeper?" by Carol W. Cornish
• "The Nazirite Vow in Counseling," by Joseph E. Propri
• "Helping Overeaters," by Elyse Fitzpatrick
• Book Review
  • The Peacemaker by Ken Sande
    • Reviewed by Winston Smith
• "Reconciliation through Confession Your Sins," by C. Ken Sande

Volume 10, Number 4, 1992

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1992
• Pages: iii, 61

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Contents:

• Editorial
  • Jay E. Adams
• Counseling
  • "'I Just Can't Forgive Myself': A Biblical Alternative to Self-Forgiveness," by Robert D. Jones
  • "Handling the Problem of Pressure," by Jay E. Adams
  • "A Biblical Alternative to Criticism," by Louis P. Priolo
  • "The Concept of 'Glory' As It Relates to the Christian's Self-Image," by Jeffrey Forrey
  • "What Do You Feel?" by David Powlison

Volume 10, Number 3, 1991

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1991
• Pages: iii, 62

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Contents:

• Editorial
  • A Reader's Response
• Medical
  • "Chronic Fatigue," by Robert D. Smith, MD
  • "Pharmacology for Pastoral Counselors: Part III," by Woodrow W. Wendling, MD
• Counseling
  • "Character Traits for Counselees: Part I," by Robert Strain
  • "Why Ask, 'Why?': Four Types of Causes in Counseling," by Edward T. Welch, PhD
  • "Are You Prepared?" by Jay E. Adams
  • "Guidelines for the Praxis of Pastoral Counseling," by C. J. H. Venter

Volume 10, Number 2, 1990

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1990
• Pages: iii, 66

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Contents:

• Medical
  • "Premenstrual Syndrome and the Biblical Counselor," by Robert D. Smith
  • "Pharmacology for Pastoral Counselors: Part II," by Woodrow W. Wendling, MD
• Counseling
  • "Sin or Sickness? Biblical Counseling and the Medical Model," by Edward T. Welch, PhD
  • "What Is She To Do?" by Jay E. Adams
  • "Internship Report," by Robert A. Emberger
  • "Joy Has Fallen on Hard Times," by J. Scott Thibodo

Volume 10, Number 1, 1989

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1989
• Pages: iii, 58

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Contents:

• Editorial
  • "Always Articulate Accurately," by Jay E. Adams
  • Jay Adams' Response to the Congress on Christian Counseling
  • "Atlanta '88," by Charles H. Zimmerman
• Medical
  • "Lithium and the Biblical Counselor," by Robert D. Smith, MD
  • "Pharmacology for Pastoral Counselors: Part I," by Woodrow W. Wendling, MD
• Counseling
  • "Self-Esteem Is Sweeping over America," by George C. Scipione
  • "The Spiritual Dimension of Marital Relationships," by Jay E. Adams
  • "Planning for Church-Staff Transitions" by Kevin J. Turner
• Book Review
  • Demon Possession and the Christian: A New Perspective by C. Fred Dickason
    • Reviewed by G. Richard Fisher
  • Welcome Silence by Carol North, MD
    • Reviewed by William E. Wood

Volume 9, Number 4, 1989

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1989
• Pages: iii, 62

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Contents:

• Editorial
  • "Self-Pity," by Jay E. Adams
• Medical
  • "What Is This Thing Called 'Chemical Imbalance'?" by Robert D. Smith, MD
• Counseling
  • "Psychology," by Gary L. Almy, MD
  • "God's Judgment and AIDS," by Ed Payne, MD
  • "Worry Unmasked," by Stanley D. Gale
  • "Blind Faith?" by Marshall W. Hawkins
  • "Hyperbole, a Biblical Tool," by William Kooienga, Charles McIlhenny, and John Sittema
  • "God's Plan for Success," by Charles H. Zimmerman
  • "A Caution against Overstating a Case," by Hilton P. Terrell
  • "Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Mo: Is Biblical Counseling It or No?" by George C. Scipione
• Book Review
  • The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins
    • Reviewed by William E. Wood

Volume 9, Number 3, 1988

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1988
• Pages: iii, 78

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Contents:

• A Word from the Publisher
• "Looking Back," by Jay E. Adams
• "Counseling in Hope," by D. Clair Davis
• "Puritan Resource for Biblical Counseling," by Timothy J. Keller
• "CCEF: The Beginning," by John F. Better
• "Crucial Issues in Contemporary Biblical Counseling," by David A. C. Powlison

Volume 9, Number 2, 1988

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1988
• Pages: iii, 62

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Contents:

• Editorial
  • "Where's Your Edge?" by Jay E. Adams
• Medical
  • "AIDS," by Robert D. Smith
  • "An Addendum on AIDS," by Jay E. Adams
• Counseling
  • "Counseling in a Nursing Home," by G. Lee Griffith
  • "Entering Zion with Singing," by Ronald T. Harris
• Preaching
  • "Is Exaggeration Always Wrong?" edited by Jay E. Adams

Volume 9, Number 1, 1987

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1987
• Pages: iii, 61

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Contents:

• Editorial
  • "A Reply to The Response," by Jay E. Adams
  • "How Can You Tell?" by Jay E. Adams
  • "Handling Open Conflict," by Jay E. Adams
• Medical
  • "Dealing with Sexual Dysfunction," by Robert D. Smith
• Counseling
  • "The Sin of Perfectionism," by Stanley D. Gale
  • "The Family Crisis: Tragedy or Blessing?" by Herbert Wheatley and Joseph L. Price
  • "When Is It 'Too Late' to Change?" by William E. Wood
• Preaching
  • "Proper Use of Biblical Theology in Preaching," by Jay E. Adams
• Topical Index (Through Vol. VIII, No. 2)
• Para-Christianity Index (Through Vol. VIII, No. 2)
• Book Reviews (Through Vol. VIII, No. 2)

Volume 8, Number 4, 1987

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1987
• Pages: iii, 61

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Contents:

• Editorial
  • "How About an Island in Scotland?" by Jay E. Adams
  • "Biblical Counseling: The Next Generation," by John F. Bettler
• Medical
  • "What to Do When Illness Strikes," by Robert D. Smith, MD
• Counseling
  • "Guidelines for Judging," by Joseph E. Propri
  • "Healing of Memories? Inner Healing? Is There a Better Way?" by Nelson E. Hinman
  • "The Tennessee Self-Concept Scale As Applied to Three High School Students," by Richard A. Heckman
  • "Should They Get Married? Should She Marry Him?" by David A. C. Powlison and John V. Yenchko
• Preaching
  • "Preaching Out of an Event," by Jay E. Adams

Volume 8, Number 3, 1986

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1986
• Pages: iii, 62

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Contents:

• Editorial
  • "What about Emotional Abuse?" by Jay E. Adams
• Medical
  • "God's Word and Your Health," by Robert D. Smith, MD
• Counseling
  • "We Have That Type Too," by Jay E. Adams
  • "Ministering to Newlyweds," by Stephan F. Van Huyssteen
  • "Who Owns the Children of Divorce?" by George C. Scipione
• Book Review
  • You Are What You Think by Robert C. Brien
    • Reviewed by Robert D. Smith, MD
  • Lily by Talitha Day Far
    • Reviewed by Lloyd P. Jonas

Volume 8, Number 2, 1986

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1986
• Pages: iii, 62

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Contents:

• Editorial
  • Jay E. Adams
• Medical
  • "Fearfully and Wonderfully Made," by Robert D. Smith, MD
• Counseling
  • "Potential for Change," by Jay E. Adams
  • "Knowing the Will of God: Toward a Practical Theology (Conclusion)," by Alvin L. Baker
  • "Gaining an Accurate Self-Image (Conclusion)," by John F. Better
  • "Understanding Drunkenness," by a pastor's wife
  • "Alcoholics Autonomous—A Biblical Critique of AA's View of God, Man, Sin, and Hope," by Christopher H. Wisdom
  • "A Response Letter," by J. Daniel Senor
• Preaching
  • "Position in Preaching," by Jay E. Adams
• Book Review
  • Between Two Worlds by John R. Stott
    • Reviewed by Jay E. Adams

Volume 8, Number 1, 1985

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1985
• Pages: iii, 62

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Contents:

• Medical
  • "It's Not What You Eat, It's What Eats You," by Robert D. Smith, MD
• Counseling
  • "The Christian and the Hospital," by Jay E. Adams
  • "Some Thoughts on the Tongue and Counseling," by Howard A. Eyrich
  • "Knowing the Will of God: Toward a Practical Theology: Part I," by Alvin L. Baker
  • "Human Defensiveness: The Third Way," by David A. C. Powlison
  • ("Gaining an Accurate Self Image: Conclusion," by John F. Bettler will appear in the next issue)
• Preaching
  • "Occasional Preaching," by Jay E. Adams
• Book Review
  • Breaking Points by Jack and Jo Ann Hinckley
    • Reviewed by William E. Wood

Volume 7, Number 4, 1985

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1985
• Pages: iii, 60

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Contents:

• Editorial
  • Jay E. Adams
  • "Covering Ourselves," by John M. Frame
• Medical
  • "Obtaining Medical Information from a Physician," by Robert D. Smith
  • Cumulative Index, Medical Section, and Topical Medical Index for Volumes V, VI, and VII
• Counseling
  • "Child-Rearing: Second Thoughts about Secular Theories," by Tim Crater
  • "Another Look at the Engagement View," by Marshall W. Hawkins
  • "Notes from Going the Other Way," by Lawrence H. Henning
  • "Pastoral Foresight: A Case," by John T. Ball
  • "Gaining an Accurate Self-Image: Part IV," by John F. Bettler
• Preaching
  • "Translating the Outline," by Jay E. Adams
• Book Review
  • Psychological Seduction by W. E. Kilpatrick
    • Reviewed by George C. Scipione

Volume 7, Number 3, 1984

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1984
• Pages: iii, 62

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Contents:

• Editorial
  • Jay E. Adams
• Medical
  • "Menopause and Depression," by Michael W. Bobick
  • "Comments and Explanations for 'Menopause and Depression,'" by Robert D. Smith, MD
• Counseling
  • "Discipling, Counseling, and Church Discipline," by Jay E. Adams
  • "A More Excellent Way," by Orville Evans
  • "Gaining an Accurate Self-Image: Part IV," by John F. Bettler
  • "Key to the Casebook," by Jay E. Adams

Volume 7, Number 2, 1984

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1984
• Pages: iii, 63

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Contents:

• Editorial
  • Jay E. Adams
• Medical
  • "Biblical Principles of Sex," by Bob Smith, MD
• Counseling
  • "The Counselor and Trends," by Jay E. Adams
  • "The Limits of Confidentiality in Counseling," by George C. Scipione
  • "Is Anything Wrong with Bill Gothard's Teachings?" by G. R. Fisher
  • "A Premarital Counseling Inventory," by Donald Ratcliff
  • "How Can You Present the Message Publically As It Relates to Biblical Counseling?" by Dana L. Stoddard
  • "Gaining an Accurate Self-Image: Part III," by John F. Bettler
  • "Key to the Casebook," by Jay E. Adams

Volume 7, Number 1, 1984

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1984
• Pages: iii, 61

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Contents:

• Editorial
  • "Writing and the Pastor," by Jay E. Adams
• Medical
  • "Medical Ethics," by Bob Smith, MD
• Counseling
  • "Ministry and the Elderly," by David W. Van Gelder
  • "The Miraculous Gifts of the Holy Spirit—Have They Ceased?" by Roland S. Barnes
  • "The Need for Counselors to Eschew Obfuscation," by Tim Crater
  • "Gaining an Accurate Self-Image: Part II," by John F. Bettler
  • "Key the the Casebook," by Jay E. Adams
• Preaching
  • "Exposition—Is That What's Needed?" by Jay E. Adams
  • "The Congregation and the Choice of a Preaching Portion," by Jay A. Adams
• Book Review
  • Balancing Life's Demands by J. Grant Howard and Depression by Don Baker and Emory Nester
    • Reviewed by Marshall Wicks

Volume 6, Number 4, 1983

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1983
• Pages: iii, 61

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Contents:

• Editorial
  • Jay E. Adams
• Medical
  • "Aging and the Physical Body," by Bob Smith, MD
• Counseling
  • "Counseling and Church Discipline: A Postscript," by Roger Wagner
  • "The Symbolic Value of the Pastor as a Watchful Gatekeeper in the Life of the Elderly," by Elmer M. Dortzbach
  • "Retirement: A Christian Option?" by Jay E. Adams
  • "A Biblical Alternative to Inner Healing," by Michael W. Bobick
  • "Gaining an Accurate Self-Image," by John F. Bettler
• Preaching
  • "Preaching to the Elderly," by Jay E. Adams
• Book Review
  • "The Impossibility Thinking of Robert Schuller," by Richard P. Belcher

Volume 6, Number 3, 1983

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1983
• Pages: iii, 61

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Contents:

• Editorial
  • "Doing One's Best," by Jay E. Adams
  • "Handling Failure," Jay E. Adams
  • "'But . . . It Helped,'" by Jay E. Adams
  • "Essence and Function of Kingdom Economics," by W. S. Hyland
• Medical
  • "Anorexia Nervosa," by Bob Smith, MD
• Counseling
  • "Counseling and Church Discipline: Part III," by Roger Wagner
  • "Last Laugh the Best?: An Analysis of Humor in Biblical Counseling," by Joseph K. Neumann
  • "Problem Solving Revisited, A Reminder," by G. R. Fisher
  • "Setting the Solitary in Families: The Bible and Adoption," by Stephen D. Doe
  • "Key to the Casebook," by Jay E. Adams
• Book Review
  • The Danger of Self-Love by Paul Brownback
    • Reviewed by Danny C. Levi

Volume 6, Number 2, 1983

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1983
• Pages: iii, 62

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Contents:

• Editorial
  • "Balance in the Ministry of the Word," by Jay E. Adams
  • "Dependence on Private Insurance Covenants," by Gary North
• Counseling
  • "Christian Counseling and the Law; Lecture Four," by Jerome Strickland, Esq.
  • "Counseling and Church Discipline: Part II," by Roger Wagner
  • "Those Mysterious Panic Attacks," by G. R. Fisher
  • "Guilt and Growth: Jay Adams and John Owen on Motivating Christians with Guilt," by Michael W. Bobick
  • "Wholistic Health Care: An Evangelical Perspective," by John Bossert Brown, Jr.
  • "Key to the Casebook," by Jay E. Adams
• Preaching
  • "Substance in Preaching," by Jay E. Adams
• Quaere, by John F. Bettler

Volume 6, Number 1, 1982

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1982
• Pages: iii, 61

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Contents:

• Editorial
  • "Note of Appreciation," by Jay Adams
  • "Integration," by Jay Adams
• Counseling
  • "Christian Counseling and the Law; Lecture Three," by Jerome Strickland, Esq.
  • "Counseling and Church Discipline: Part I," by Roger Wagner
  • "A Modest Proposal," by Howard Eyrich
  • "Developing and Maintaining Constructive Continuity in Counseling," by Steven J. Kidder
  • "Key to the Casebook: Case No. 7," by Jay E. Adams
  • "Alzheimer's Disease," by Robert Smith, MD
• Book Review
  • Marital Expectations: What to Do When They Go Unmet by Andrew S. Miller
    • Reviewed by Howard Eyrich
• Preaching
  • "Preach! Don't Construct Sermons," by Jay E. Adams

Volume 5, Number 4, 1982

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1982
• Pages: iv, 184

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Contents:

• Editorial
  • Jay E. Adams
• Special Feature
  • "God's Sovereignty," Panel Discussions with Drs. Jay Adams, James Kennedy, Paige Patterson, Rey Stedman, and John Walvoord
  • "A Theological Evaluation of 'Christ Model' Disciple-Making," by A Boyd Luter, Jr.
• Counseling
  • "Hypnosis," by Joseph Propri
  • "Christian Counseling and the Law," by Jerome Strickland
  • "Lawyers," by Jerome Strickland
  • "The Company We Keep," by Timothy D. Crater
  • "Is Self-Esteem Proper for a Christian?" by Jeff Boer
  • "The Key to the Casebook," by Jay E. Adams
• Medicine and Health
  • "Guide to a Well-Balanced Diet," by Robert D. Smith
  • "Medical News of Interest to the Nouthetic Counselor," by
• Para-Christianity
  • "The Book of Abraham Revisited," by H. Michael Marquardt
  • Book and Film Reviews
    • Abraham in Egypt by Hugh Nibley
      • Reviewed by H. Michael Marquardt
    • They Lie in Wait to Deceive by Robert L. Brown and Rosemary Brown
      • Reviewed by Wesley Walters
    • Verdict on the Shroud—Evidence for the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ by Kenneth E. Stevenson and Gary R. Habermas
      • Reviewed by G. R. Fisher
    • Walter Martin Speaks Out on the Cults (film), by Walter Martin
      • Reviewed by John Juedes
  • "But a False Witness Uttereth Lies," by Keith A. Morse and M. Kurt Goedelman
  • News Notes
• Preaching
  • "How to Get the Right Image," by Jim Phillips
  • "More on 'Illustrations,'" by James E. Adams
  • "Preaching Rhythms," by Jay E. Adams
• Hebrew Helps for Busy Pastors
  • "Lesson 34 through 38," by Milton Fisher and Dwight Zeller
• Cumulative Indexes to Volume 1, No. 1 through Volume 5, No. 3
  • Topical Index
  • Index to Contributors
  • Index to Articles

Volume 5, Number 3, 1982

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1982
• Pages: iii, 149

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Contents:

• Editorial
  • "Christian Writing," by Jay Adams
• Special Feature
  • "Should Women Teach?" by Cecil Williamson
• Counseling
  • "Counsel on Being Reconciled to Our Brother," by Tim Crater
  • "What Do You Do When Church Discipline Fails?" by G. R. Fisher
  • "The Key to the Casebook," by Jay E. Adams
• Medicine and Health
  • "Irritable Bowel Syndrome," by Robert D. Smith
  • Medical News of Interest to the Nouthetic Counselor
• Missions
  • "You Never Had It So Tough," by Milton Fisher
• Para-Christianity
  • "Is the Book of Mormon a Translation?" by Dan Vogel
  • "The Straw Man of the Watchtower Society," by M. Kurt Goedelman
  • "Help in Confronting the Newer Cults," by John P. Juedes
  • Book Review
    • Religion and Sexuality: Three American Communal Experiments of the Nineteenth Century by Lawrence Foster
      • Reviewed by John E. Thompson
  • News Notes
• Pastoral Work
  • "Call No Man Teacher, Father, Rabbi . . . or Pastor?" by David Foster
• Preaching
  • "I Heard It—Did You?" by Jay E. Adams
  • Announcing: A Sermon Contest
  • "Textual, Topical, or Expository Preaching?" by Jay E. Adams

Volume 5, Number 2, 1981

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1981
• Pages: iv, 128

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Contents:

• Editorial
  • "A Reminder on Suicide," by Jay Adams
• Counseling
  • "'Lifestyle Therapy,'" by Tim Crater
  • "The Key to the Casebook: 'The Job Hunter,'" by Jay E. Adams
  • "Myths of Career Choice," by Martin E. Clark
  • Book Review
    • Knowing God's Will: Biblical Principles of Guidance by M. Blaine Smith
      • Reviewed by James R. Johnson
  • "The Ministry of Rebuking," by Keith Megilligan
• Medicine and Health
  • "Is Oral Sex Sinful?" by Robert D. Smith
  • Book Reviews
    • Solomon on Sex by Joseph C. Dillow
      • Reviewed by Robert D. Smith
    • The Act of Marriage by Tim and Beverly LaHay
      • Reviewed by Robert D. Smith
    • 100 Ways to Defeat Depression by Frank B. Minnith, States Skipper, and Paul D. Meier
      • Reviewed by Robert D. Smith
  • Medical News of Interest to the Nouthetic Counselor
• Missions
  • "A Modest Proposal for a Grand Scheme," by Milton Fisher
• Para-Christianity
  • "Trinitarianism—A Pagan Creation?" by John P. Juedes
  • "The Alberto Phenomenon," by Kurt Goedelman
  • News Notes
  • Book Briefs
    • The Existence of God and the Beginning of the Universe by William Lane Craig
      • Reviewed by Wesley Walters
    • Mormonism Against Itself by Maurice Barnett
      • Reviewed by Wesley Walters
  • Filmstrips
    • Jehovah's Witness: The Christian Way and Mormonism: The Christian View
      • Reviewed by John Juedes
• Preaching
  • "Audience Analysis and Martyn Lloyd-Jones," by Robert Penny
  • "Martyn Lloyd Jones on the Delivery of Sermons," by Robert Penny
  • "A Suggestion for Young Preachers," by Jay E. Adams
  • "Don't Tell Us What You Are Going to Do," by Jay E. Adams
• Hebrew Helps for Busy Pastors
  • "Lessons Twenty-Nine through Thirty-One," by Milton Fisher and Dwight Zeller

Volume 5, Number 1, 1981

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1981
• Pages: iii, 124

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Contents:

• Editorial
  • "Are You Mixed Up?" by Jay Adams
• Special Feature
  • "Return of the Diaconate," by W. S. Hyland
• Counseling
  • "Counseling the Jealous Mate," by Tim Crater
  • "Marriage and Subculture," by Howard A. Eyrich
  • "The Key to the Casebook," by Jay E. Adams
• Medicine and Health
  • "Present Knowledge of Diet and Hyperactivity in Children," by Sandra Simons
  • Book Reviews
    • Dare to Discipline by Dr. James Dobson
    • Hide or Seek by Dr. James Dobson
    • What Wives Wish Their Husbands Knew about Women by Dr. James Dobson
    • Film Series: Focus on the Family, by Dr. James Dobson
  • Medical News of Interest to the Nouthetic Counselor
• Missions
  • "A Pastor Visits the Mission Field," by Albert R. Fesmire
  • "Consider It a Donation," by Richard H. Seume
• Para-Christianity
  • "At Last—A Holy Order for Everyone?" by John P. Juedes
  • News Notes
  • Book Briefs
    • Cult Explosion by David Hunt
    • Herbert Armstrong's Tangled Web by David Robinson
• Preaching
  • "Preaching the Gospel in the Church," by Jay E. Adams
  • "Preaching Christ from Proverbs," by E. Langston Haygood
  • "Imagine That!" by Jay E. Adams

Volume 4, Number 4, 1980

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1980
• Pages: iii, 138

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Contents:

• Editorial
  • "Christian Education in Biblical Perspective," by Jay E. Adams
• Counseling
  • "Anorexia—What?" by Dick Fisher
  • "The Key to the Christian Counselor's Casebook," by Jay E. Adams
  • "Electroshock: A Christian Option?" by Richard K. Hadley
  • "The Prevention of Strife," by Howard E. Dial
  • "Alcoholism and You," by Glen Rosenberger
• Medicine and Health
  • "Hypoglycemia," by Bob Smith
  • Medical News of Interest to the Nouthetic Counselor
  • Topical Index to Volumes I, I through IV
  • Cumulative index to Volumes I, I through IV
• Para-Christianity
  • "Rastafari: Poverty and Apostasy in Paradise," by William David Spencer
  • "Joseph Smith's Early Reputation Revisited (Part 2)," by Rodger I. Anderson
• Preaching
  • "So What?" by Roy Taylor
  • "Does This Apply to You?" by Jay E. Adams
• Hebrew Helps for Busy Pastors
  • "Your Fifth Set of Hebrew Helps," by Milton Fisher and Dwight Zeller

Volume 4, Number 3, 1980

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1980
• Pages: iii, 139

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Contents:

• Editorial
  • "Life in Worship," by Jay Adams
• Counseling
  • "Bill Gothard's View of the Exception Clause," by Tim Carter
  • "Bible Case Studies for Counseling," by Howard E. Dial
  • "The Key to the Casebook," by Jay E. Adams
  • "Hierarchical Assertion and Hierarchical Acceptance," by Barry Napier
• Medicine and Health
  • "Sleep Disorders," by Robert D. Smith
  • Medical News of Interest to the Nouthetic Counselor
  • "A Practical Approach to Effective Exercise," by Franklin E. Payne, Jr.
• Missions
  • "Pastoring Missionary Recruits," by Milton Fisher
• Para-Christianity
  • "Joseph Smith's Early Reputation Revisited," by Rodger I. Anderson
  • "Truly Pentecostal?" by Jim Beverley
  • Book Briefs
  • Jehovah's Witness Quiz
  • An Open Letter to Jehovah's Witnesses
  • News Notes
• Special Section
  • "King James Version Only?" by G. R. Fisher
• Preaching
  • "Preaching and Writing," by Jay E. Adams
  • "The Young Preacher," by Jay E. Adams
  • "Some Neglected Subjects," by Jay E. Adams

Volume 4, Number 2, 1980

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1980
• Pages: iii, 120

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Contents:

• Editorial
• Christian Administration
  • "Making the Church 'Grapevine' Obsolete," by R. Larry Overstreet
• Counseling
  • "Should We Identify Our Spiritual Gifts?" by James R. Johnson
  • "Counselors in the Classroom," by Tim Crater
• Medicine and Health
  • "Chronic Diarrhea," by Douglas S. Dickinson
  • "Sleep," by Robert D. Smith
  • Medical News of Interest to the Neothetic Counselor
• Missions
  • "The French INTERSECTION," by Jim Renick
• Para-Christianity
  • "Jehovah's Witnesses and Blood Transfusions," by Jerry Bergman
  • "The Strange Beginnings of the Mormon High Priesthood Presidency," by H. Michael Marquardt
  • "Joseph Smith's Fit Vision Story Revisited," by Wesley P. Walters
  • News Notes
• Preaching
  • "Illustrating God's Truth," by Jay E. Adams

Volume 4, Number 1, 1980

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1980
• Pages: iii, 161

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Contents:

• Editorial
• Counseling
  • "Becoming Alert to an Area of Weakness," by Howard E. Dial
  • "The Counselor and Pride," by Andrew Boswell, Jr.
  • "The Function of a Pastoral Counselor," by W. S. Hyland
  • Book Reviews
    • Taming Tension by Phillip Keller
      • Reviewed by Tim Crater
• Medicine and Health
  • "Headache," by Bob Smith
  • "Illicit Drugs and Drug Abuse," by Joseph Vander Veer, Jr.
  • "Your Good Health," by Bob Smith
  • Medical News of Interest to the Nouthetic Counselor
• Missions
  • "What to Do About Urbana," by Milton Fisher
• Para-Christianity
  • "Ancient Heresies Modernized," by Douglas Morton
  • "Wierwille's Way with the Word," by John Juedes
  • News Notes
  • Book Briefs
    • The Challenging World of Mormonism by Jerald and Sandra Tanner
    • Give Me That Prime-Time Religion by Jerry Sholes
    • Science, Sin, and Scholarship ed. Irving Louis Horowitz
    • Mormon Answer to Skepticism by Robert N. Hullinger
    • Film: Cult Explosion
• Preaching
  • "Preaching with Personalized How-To," by Jay Adams
  • "Maintaining Balance," by Jay Adams
• Hebrew Helps for Busy Pastors
  • "Hebrew Helps (Vocabulary Study)," by Milton Fisher and Dwight Zeller

Volume 3, Number 4, 1979

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1979
• Pages: iii, 163

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Contents:

• Editorial
• Christian Education
  • "Secular Psychologies and the Christian Perspective," by Gregory Gavrilides
  • "Nouthetic Counseling," by Ed Hinson
  • "Adlerian Theory and Pastoral Counseling," by Gary G. Plumlee
  • "Developing Marital Unity through a Common Philosophy of Raising Children," by Wayne A. Mack
  • Book Reviews
    • The Marriage Gap by Stanley Rosner and Laura Hobe
      • Reviewed by Doug Robinson
    • Parents and Teenagers: Getting through to Each Other by Margaret Albrecht
      • Reviewed by Jim Sproul
    • Meet Me in the Middle: On Becoming Human Together by Charlotte Holt Clinebell
      • Reviewed by Hoise Birks
• Medicine and Health
  • "Antipsychotic Drugs," by Joseph B. Vander Veer, Jr.
  • "Headache: Tumor, Bleeding, and Infection in the Brain," by Bob Smith
  • Medical News of Interest to the Nouthetic Counselor
  • Book Review
    • Intended for Pleasure by Ed and Gaye Wheat
• Missions
  • "The Pastor and Missions," by Francis R. Steele
• Para-Christianity
  • "Doomsday Postponed," by G. R. Fisher
  • "World's Most Dangerous Book?" by Kurt Goedelman
  • News Notes
  • Book Briefs
    • The Todd Phenomenon by Darryl E. Hicks and David A. Lewis
• Preaching
  • "Preaching Christ from Proverbs," by E. Langston Haygood
• Hebrew Helps for Busy Pastors
  • "Third Set of Hebrews Helps," by Milton Fisher and Dwight Zeller

Volume 3, Number 3, 1979

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1979
• Pages: iv, 169

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Contents:

• Editorial
  • "Christian Education—A Three-Walled Enterprise," by Jay Adams
• Special Feature
  • "God Is Pro Life," by William Randolph
• Counseling
  • "The Frigid Wife in a Good Marriage," by Howard A. Eyrich
  • "Ten Questions Every Pastor Should Know," by Robert J. Biehl
  • "Some Suggestions for Preventing Homosexuality," by Wayne A. Mack
  • "Confidentiality and Biblical Counseling: Warning: This Office Bugged by the Holy Spirit," by Larry Spalink
  • "Ways a Husband May Express Love to His Wife," by Wayne A. Mack
  • Book Reviews
    • Family Council by Rudolf Dreikurs, Shirley Gould, and R. J. Corsini
      • Reviewed by Jim Walling
    • To Enjoy Marriage by W. W. Bauer, MD, and Florence Marvyn Bauer
      • Reviewed by Guy L. Rathmell
    • Handbook to Happiness: A Guide in Victorious Living and Effective Counseling and Counseling with the Mind of Christ by Charles Solomon
      • Reviewed by Neil P. Babcock
• Evangelism
  • "Presbyterian Roots," by D. Clair Davis
  • "The Evangelism Newspaper," by D. Clair Davis
  • "Slow Kids Need a Fast Church," by D. Clair Davis
  • Book Review
    • Open Heart, Open Home by Karen Burton Mains
      • Reviewed by Susan Lutz
• Medicine and Health
  • "Tension Headache," by Bob Smith
  • Medical News of Interest to Nouthetic Counselors
  • "Complete Physical Examination," by Bob Smith, MD
• Missions
  • "Models of Ministry for the 1980s," by Harvey Conn
• Para-Christianity
  • "The Origin of the Book of Mormon," by Wesley P. Walters
  • News Notes
  • Book Briefs
• Preaching
  • "Making Preaching a Pleasure," by Jay Adams
  • "Using the Original Languages in Preaching," by Jay Adams

Volume 3, Number 2, 1979

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1979
• Pages: iv, 172

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Contents:

• Editorial
  • "Design for a Theological Seminary," by Jay Adams
• Counseling
  • "Nouthetic Counseling and Church Growth," by Lloyd P. Jonas
  • "'Sufferology': Counseling toward Adjustment in Suffering," by Howard E. Dial
    • "Preparing for Congregational Involvement in Counseling," by Howard A. Eyrich
  • "The Use of Scripture in Nouthetic Counseling," by Edward E. Hindson
  • "Three Bible Studies," by Howard A. Eyrich
  • Book Reviews
    • Peoplemaking by Virginia Satir
      • Reviewed by Jeff Boer
    • The Marriage Encounter by Dr. Chuck Gallagher, SJ
      • Reviewed by Earl L. Cook
• Medicine and Health
  • "Migraine Headache," by Bob Smith
  • "Pastoral Psychopharmacology," by Joseph R. Vander Veer, Jr., MD
  • Medical News of Interest to the Nouthetic Counselor
  • "Your Good Health," by Bob Smith
• Missions
  • "Literacy and Evangelism (Editor's Preface)," by Milton Fisher
  • "Literacy Opens Closed Doors," by Robert F. Rice
• Para-Christianity
  • "Brigham Young's False Teaching That Adam Is God," by Christ Alex Vlachos
  • "The Present Day Revival of the Illuminati Theory," by G. Richard Fisher
  • "Jehovah's Witnesses and the Gospel of the Resurrection," by Kurt Goedelman
  • News Notes
  • Book Briefs
• General
  • "Benefiting from a Heart Attack," by a Nouthetic Counselor
• Preaching
  • "Study of Taped Sermons," by Jay Adams
• Hebrew Helps for Busy Pastors
  • Prepared by Milton Fisher in collaboration with Dwight Zeller

Volume 3, Number 1, 1979

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1979
• Pages: iv, 165

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Contents:

• Editorial
  • Jay Adams
• Christian Education
  • "Portrait of a Preacher in Christian Education," by Allen D. Curry
  • "How One Church Filled an Educational Gap," by Harold Barrington
• Counseling
  • "Editor's Note," by Howard A. Eyrich
  • "The Industrial Chaplaincy," by Don Scott
  • "True Love (A Bible Study for Christians)," by Wayne Mack
  • "Dealing with Discouragement," by Howard E. Dial
  • "Biblical View of Man (The Basis for Nouthetic Confrontation)," by Ed Hindson
  • Book Reviews
    • When Can I Say, "I Love You?" by Max and Vivian Rice
      • Reviewed by Walter P. Black
    • Thank God I'm OK: The Gospel According to T. A. by Richard A Batey
      • Reviewed by James Braden
    • Live Happily with the Woman You Love by Godfrey W. Exel
      • Reviewed by Howard E. Dial
• Medicine and Health
  • "The Biblical View of Ill Health," by Darryl McNabb
  • Book Review
    • Sexual Happiness in Marriage by Herbert J. Miles, PhD
      • Reviewed by Bob Smith
• Missions
  • "'Contextualization' (In Biblical Context)," by Milton Fisher
  • Book Reviews
    • The Impact of Christianity on the Non-Christian World by Johan H. Bavinck
      • Reviewed by Milton Fischer
  • A Letter to the Editor (With Reference to Vol. II, No. 1)
• Para-Christianity
  • "Jehovah's Witnesses: The Christian View," by Wesley Walters
  • "Early Nineteenth-Century Events Reflected in the Book of Mormon," by H. Michael Marquardt (second of two parts)
  • Mormons Extend Priesthood to Negroes
• Preaching
  • "Bodily Action in Preaching," by Jay Adams
• Hebrew Helps for Busy Pastors
  • Prepared by Milton Fisher in collaboration with Dwight Zeller

Volume 2, Number 2, 1978

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1978
• Pages: iv, 199

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Contents:

• Editorial
  • Jay Adams
• Christian Education
  • "Settle Here," by Paul Settle
  • "Do It God's Way," by Paul Settle
  • "God's Man: A Pattern for Life," by J. Harris Langford
  • Book Review
    • A Theology of Christian Education by Larry Richards
      • Reviewed by the Rev. Charles Donahoe
• Counseling
  • "Biblical Help for Overcoming Despondency, Depression," by Wayne A. Mack
  • "Serving the Learning-Disabled Counselee," by James E. Alpaugh (Part II of two parts)
• Evangelism
  • "The Altar Call," by D. Clair Davis
• Medicine and Health
  • "A Physician Looks at Fatigue," by Bob Smith
  • Book Review
    • The Power of Sexual Surrender by Maria N. Robinson
      • Reviewed by Bob Smith
• Missions
  • "'Accreditation' for Theological Education by Extension on the Foreign Field," Introduction by Milton Fisher
    • "Seminary Training for Missionaries," by Rollin J. Blackburn
    • "An Indigenous Critique of the Extension Seminary Craze," by Jose Martinez
    • "Extension Seminary in Foreign Lands," by Michael T. Major
• Para-Christianity
  • "The Use of the Bible in the Book of Mormon," by H. Michael Marquardt
  • "Thanatology: Death and Dying," by Mark Albrecht and Brooks Alexander
  • News Notes
  • Book Briefs
    • The Mind Benders by Jack Sparks
    • Youth, Brainwashing, and the Extremist Cults by Ronald Enroth
    • How to Respond to . . . " by Concordia Publishing House
• Pastoral Work
  • "Academic Degrees and the Pastorate," by Carl W. Bogu
• Preaching
  • "Outlining," by James E. Adams
• Special Section
  • "How to Discover and Test whether You Have the Teaching Gift," by Stanley R. Allaby

Volume 2, Number 1, Winter 1978

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1978
• Pages: iv, 197

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Contents:

• Editorial
  • Jay Adams

• Christian Education
  • "Settle Here," by Paul Settle
  • "The Whole Counsel," by Paul Settle
  • "Proposal for a New Seminary," by John M. Frame
  • "A Curriculum Conspectus," by Paul Settle

• Counseling
  • "Editorial," by Howard A. Eyrich
  • "Indicators of Learning-Disability," by James E. Alpaugh
  • "Biblical Help for Solving Interpersonal Conflicts," by Wayne A. Mack
  • "Yourself and You," by Larry S. Ruddell
  • Book Reviews
    • Born Again by Charles W. Colson
      • Reviewed by Lloyd P. Jones
    • The God Players by Earl Jabay
      • Reviewed by Jeremy C. Jackson

• Medicine and Health
  • "Your Good Health," by Bob Smith
  • Health Books
    • Health Guide for Survival by Salem Kirban
      • Reviewed by Bob Smith

• Missions
  • "What about Jewish Missions," by Milton Fisher (introductory remarks to following article)
  • "A Theological Overview," by Steven S. Jacobs
  • "A Reply by the Missions Editor (to 'A Theological Overview')," by Milton Fisher

• Para-Christianity
  • "The Deprogramming and Rehabilitation of Modern Cult Members," by James Bjornstad
  • News Notes
  • "The Spalding Affair," by Wesley Walters
  • Book Briefs
    • Where Does It Say That? by Bob Witte
    • What Every Mormon Should Know by Edmond C. Gruss
    • Will the "Saints" Go Marching In? by Floyd McElveen
    • The Bible and The Mormon Scriptures Compared by Charles A. Crane
    • The Mormon Papers by Harry L. Ropp

• Pastoral Work
  • "Practical Helps for Building Character in Children," by Jim Campbell

• Preaching
  • "You Can Minister Effectively to Children," by Henry "Uncle Hank" Schum
  • "The Pulpit Teaching Ministry As Preventative Counseling," by Howard E. Dial
  • "Make Your Preaching Live," by Jay Adams

• Special Section
  • "Christian Education As Preparatory Counseling," by Raymond A. Gimmi

Volume 1, Number 2, Summer 1977

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1977
• Pages: iii, 161

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Contents:

• Editorial
  • Jay Adams

• Christian Education
  • "Settle Here," by Paul Settle
  • "The Mandate for Christian Education," by Paul Settle
  • "What in the Church Is a Woman to Do?" by Paul Settle

• Counseling
  • "Editorial," by Howard A. Eyrich
  • "Hope for the Homosexual," by Howard A. Eyrich
  • "When the Children Leave Home," Wayne A. Mack
  • "Contraception, Abortion, and Sexual Practices," by Thomas C. Monroe, Jr.
  • "The Cheetahs," by Sandy M. Outlar

• Evangelism
  • "Revival or Renewal?" by D. Clair Davis

• Management and Finances
  • "Gift Annuities," by Bob Den Dulk

• Medicine and Health
  • "A Look at Psychosomatic Relations," by Bob Smith
  • "Psychosomatics in the Bible," by Bob Smith
  • "Your Good Health," by Bob Smith
  • Book Reviews
    • The Fat Is in Your Head by Charlie W. Shedd
    • 1976 Handbook of Prescription Drugs by Dr. Richard Burack

• Missions
  • "Cultural Adjustments Faced by MKs," by Robert W. Wright, with introductory remarks by Milton Fisher

• Para-Christianity
  • "From Occult to Cult with Joseph Smith, Jr.," by Wesley Walters
  • "TM: A Pagan Way of Thinking," by Wesley Walters
  • Book Briefs
    • Informative Works on TM
    • TM Audio-Visuals

• Preaching
  • "More—On Purpose," by Jay Adams

Volume 1, Number 1, Winter 1977

• Editor: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: CCEF
• Publication Date: 1977
• Pages: iii, 143

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Contents:

• Editorial
  • Jay Adams

• Christian Education
  • "Settle Here," by Paul Settle
  • "The Question Is 'Why?'," by Paul Settle
  • "Ways of Having Family Worship," by Paul Settle
• Counseling
  • "Counseling Cross-Culturally," by Howard Eyrich
  • "A Shepherd's Plea to Hospital Staffs," by Donald Miller
  • "Counseling the Decision Makers," by Howard Eyrich and Bruce Strickland
  • "Disciplined Listening," by Mike Stingley
  • "God's Blueprint for Marriage," by Wayne Mack
• Evangelism
  • "Kids and the Gospel," by D. Clair Davis
• Management and Finances
  • "How to Handle a Financial Request," by Bob Den Dulk
• Medicine and Health
  • "Editorial," by Bob Smith
  • "Illness and a Life View," by Bob Smith
  • "A Physician Looks at Depression," by Bob Smith
  • "A Physician Looks at Symptoms," by Bob Smith
  • "Reviews," by Bob Smith
  • "Your Good Health (Q&A)," by Bob Smith
• Missions
  • "Pastor, YOU Are Responsible," by Milton Fisher
• Para-Christianity
  • "Editorial Notes," by Wesley Walters
  • "Enticing Words of Man's Wisdom," by Wesley Walters
  • "Book Briefs," by Wesley Walters
• Pastoral Work
  • "Leadership," by Jim Baird
• Preaching
  • "Preaching with Purpose," by Jay Adams
• Book Reviews
  • Basic Principles of Biblical Counseling by Larry Crab
    • Reviewed by George Scipione
  • Fad Diets Can Be Deadly by Frank Netter
    • Reviewed by Bob Smith

About the Editors

Jay E. Adams is a former professor of practical theology and director of the doctoral program at Westminster Theological Seminary. Adams received his BD from the Reformed Episcopal Seminary, AB from Johns Hopkins University, MST from the Temple University School of Theology, and PhD from the University of Missouri. Adams has authored over 100 books and is the founder of Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF), the National Association of Nouthetic Counselors, and Timeless Texts.

David Powlison worked for four years in psychiatric hospitals, during which time he came to faith in Christ. He teaches at CCEF and edits the Journal of Biblical Counseling. He received a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in the history of science and medicine, focusing on the history of psychiatry. He has a Master of Divinity degree from Westminster Theological Seminary, and has been doing biblical counseling for over 30 years. Powlison has written numerous articles on counseling and on the relationship between faith and psychology. His books include Speaking Truth in Love, Seeing with New Eyes, Power Encounters, and The Biblical Counseling Movement: History and Context.