Gordon Bals is Associate Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling at Beeson Divinity School, the director of their Master of Arts in Christian Counseling and founder of Daymark Pastoral Counseling in Birmingham, Alabama. He has published two books: Grace from Head to Heart: Experiencing God’s Kindness in a Fallen World and Common Ground: Discovering God’s Redemption in Marriage.
I needed the Lord’s help to surrender what I loved (sports) to grow into someone who could enjoy what my daughters loved (music).
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.”
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…
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…
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…
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…
