Counseling through Bible Narratives - Old Testament

From the garden on, God spoke to his people in ways that formed God-centered narratives, accounts that now serve as historical narratives that may serve to shape our perspectives, beliefs, desires, and habits. The volume you are reading is the attempt of the Association of Biblical Counselors—with help from our members, partners, and friends—to provide readers with helpful counseling resources drawn from Old Testament narratives. The handouts in the book will assist counselors on points to cover in session with counselees as well as provide “after session” homework for them to work through.

Our prayer is that the narratives highlighted will help counselees embrace and assimilate life-giving, Godspoken stories that may serve to bring new perspective, and therefore renewed hope in the One who spoke them.

Shauna Van Dyke is a certified biblical counselor who founded Truth Renewed, a ministry that provides free biblical counseling to the community. Shauna is also the Executive Director for The Association of Biblical Counselors. She has a passion to encourage, equip and empower others to walk more faithfully and joyfully in the midst of their circumstances. Shauna desires to teach others to have a deeper knowledge of God’s Word and through obedience to the truth, to disciple others to walk in a manner fully pleasing to Him. Shauna enjoys speaking at women’s events, is the writer of The Everyday Counselor, and hosts a podcast called Speak the Truth. She is married to Michael and has two sons, Dustin and Jaxson.