The Unseen Stream of Redemption

Posted on 8/19/2011 by Jeremy Lelek

Being a counselor now for over 11 years, I have been continually thrust into the existential reality of my own futility.  Any hint of grandiosity, in which I allow myself to believe for a moment that I have mastered the process or skills necessary to foster healing in people, quickly evaporates in the inferno of experience known as "life in a fallen world".  

For example, a married couple who has stood on the precipice of divorce for months

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Featuring Hope Prison Outreach

Posted on 8/15/2011 by Jeremy Lelek

I am very honored to announce ABC's involvement in bringing the Gospel of Jesus Christ to hundreds of men in Texas prisons!  This outreach, God willing, will touch men and women throughout the country very soon.  Your prayers and support are deeply appreciated!!!  Click "Read More" below to watch a very informative video on the great work our director, Chandler Fozard, is doing in our prisons.  Praising Him!!!

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Sproul, Tchividjian, Chandler, and Driscoll

Posted on 8/1/2011 by Jeremy Lelek

If you're interested in a fascinating conversation about the Gospel of Jesus Christ, you will no doubt enjoy this interview with four of the most prolific thinkers in the chruch today:  R.C. Sproul, Tullian Tchividjian, Matt Chandler, and Mark Driscoll.  Tons of exceptional counseling material in this interview.  Be blessed!!!  Watch video here.

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Powlison's Artful Handling of Sufficiency

Posted on 7/29/2011 by Jeremy Lelek

During the last four years, the Lord has brought a variety of new opportunities into my life some of which have included the birth of two beautiful daughters, forming a new counseling ministry in D/FW, working with a team to develop the Association of Biblical Counselors, and designing a dissertation project to finish up my Ph.D. work.

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Gospel-Centered Biblical Counseling

Posted on 7/18/2011 by Jeremy Lelek

Among the most prominent paradigms in biblical counseling is that of idolatry. The profound and pioneering work in this area by men like David Powlison (1999), Ed Welch (2003), and Paul Tripp (1999) served as an iconoclastic force for my personal understanding of human motivation.  During my initial years as a counselor, I operated in a perpetual

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God's Glory In Word AND Deed

Posted on 6/24/2011 by Jeremy Lelek

Is biblical counseling exclusively about passing along theological information from one person to another?  As practitioners of God’s Word are we to only occupy ourselves with doctrinal understanding or scriptural application as it regards the sin and sufferings of others?  While theology and doctrinal acuity are essential components of biblical counseling, wisdom guides us to understand that,

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David Powlison on Abortion

Posted on 6/8/2011 by Jeremy Lelek

One of the most influential people in my development as a biblical counselor is Dr. David Powlison.  I watched this video of his exceptional handling of a very sensitive question, and wanted to share it with the ABC family.  If you are counseling someone who has experienced abortion, know someone who has had an abortion, or yourself have experienced an abortion, this video should serve to bless and minister to you!

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How the Mercy of God Flourishes in Suffering

Posted on 6/3/2011 by Jeremy Lelek

Reality, to a large degree, is constructed subjectively through the processes of the mind.  ”Facts” are perceived, variables of that perception shape an interpretation, and these interpretations ultimately serve to shape a person’s experiential reality.  By no means does this diminish the fact that objective, absolute truth exists, but it is important to recognize that this process of perception,

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