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Shame On Me?

More than probably anything else, shame is the junk beneath the junk in our lives. It’s a powerful motivator and at the same time, terrible at solving problems and bringing peace. It’s also an elusive enemy. Too often we don’t see it or realize its incredible influence over us.  If you find that you’re often […]

Counseling God’s Attributes (Part 3 – Simplicity)

Part 3 – Divine Simplicity I must confess—I especially enjoy discussing divine simplicity. It holds a special place in my heart. What a gloriously mysterious and worshipfully fascinating truth! Human expression will always come up wanting when describing God. Yet if we are silent, the very stones themselves may cry out (Luke 19:40). You won’t […]

Counseling God’s Attributes (Part 2 – Aseity)

Part 2 – Divine Aseity Not that I’m attempting necessarily–but if you forced me to choose the most foundational statement in the Bible concerning God’s being, essence, and activity–it would have to be his extraordinary self-description in Exodus 3:14. “I AM that I AM.” [1] Exod. 3:14 Every one of God’s attributes begins with this […]

Adam Sandlin on the Speak the Truth Podcast

Recently, at the 2021 Called To Counsel Conference, Adam had the privilege of being interviewed by Michael Van Dyke on the Speak the Truth Podcast–the podcast of the Association of Biblical Counselors. You can find that episode on any podcast app or platform, or you can listen here: https://www.speakthetruth.org/podcast-1/episode/2ba4a58a/ep-102-from-the-2021-called-to-counsel-conference-wadam-sandlin-founder-of-covenant-biblical-counseling-licensure-to-launching-a-non-profit-biblical-counseling-center Speaking the Truth is a great […]

Adam on the King’s Highway Radio Podcast

I had the chance to sit down with Dave and Jarod of the King’s Highway Radio Podcast to discuss a section of the book entitled Power Religion: The Selling Out Of the Evangelical Church? We reviewed the section called “Power Within” on the issues facing the church since the advent of secular psychology. How should […]

Update on COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

ATTN: Temporarily Moving To Exclusively Telehealth (Video) Sessions Monday, March 23, 2020 Dear clients of Adam Sandlin LPC and Covenant Biblical Counseling: Following the stay-at-home order announcement from Dallas County and the increased restrictions announced in Denton County, I will now be changing all current and future sessions to video Telehealth format effective Tuesday March […]

Introducing Micah Caswell

Introducing the newest addition to our counseling team… For some time now Covenant Biblical Counseling has been a one-man operation. But the plan has always been to grow. So I am excited to finally announce something that has been in the works over the past year or so. Starting today, Micah Caswell will be joining […]

Post on the Biblical Counseling Coalition (BCC)

I am honored to announce that the Biblical Counseling Coalition (BCC) has featured my latest article on “Encouragement For Christian Parents of Disobedient Children” on their website today.         You can find it here: https://biblicalcounselingcoalition.org/2018/04/27/encouragement-for-christian-parents-of-disobedient-children/   In Christ, Adam

Encouragement For Christian Parents of Disobedient Children

(Note: See the “Blog Disclaimer” at the main blog page before reading this article.) We’ve all seen them—the desperate, exhausted, possibly angry parents in the checkout line with a bleating child in tow. Not only have we noticed them but also, if we’re honest, many of us have cast a critical and assuming glance in […]