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Gordon Bals

Gordon Bals is Associate Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling at Beeson Divinity School and founder and Director of Daymark Pastoral Counseling in Birmingham, Alabama. He is the author of Grace from Head to Heart: Experiencing God’s Kindness in a Fallen World and Common Ground: Discovering God’s Redemption in Your Marriage. Prior to founding Daymark Pastoral Counseling, Gordon worked as an adolescent and family counselor and as an Assistant Pastor at a local church. Gordon has been married since 1990 and has three grown daughters.

Dads, Daughters, and a Willingness to Learn and Grow

Gordon Bals | April 6, 2023

Bearing your daughter’s burdens, which are often relational and emotional, means learning to listen, to understand, and to speak into those burdens without always solving them.”

Self-Acceptance: The Gospel Alternative to Self-Esteem

Gordon Bals | May 22, 2019

As parents it is easy to get pulled into ways of child rearing that take us and our children away from Gospel truths. One myth that seems to get recycled with regularity is the need for parents to…

How Long O Lord: The Power of Patience

Gordon Bals | July 20, 2018

In his book Objects of His Affection, Scotty Smith says the most often repeated question in the Scriptures is, “How long oh Lord?” Smith says God’s most frequent answer is, “Do not be afraid.” Our patience grows when we…

The Ever-Elusive Best Friend

Gordon Bals | June 5, 2018

I will never forget the gift I got on July 13, 1982, the day I first walked through the gates of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. When I shuffled down stairs that morning I was greeted by a…

Guiding Teens Through Difficulty and Grief – Lessons from Job and His Friends (Rooted 2017 Workshop Preview)

Gordon Bals | October 10, 2017

One of the hardest things to deal with as a human being is unexplainable difficulty. It is not abnormal throughout the teenage years to lack confidence or hope as you navigate forward in a world that is becoming…