It can be easy for some counselors to treat the Bible like Tylenol, but Scripture was never intended to be prescribed for mechanical ingestion every six hours to make people feel better… Counselors who prescribe Scripture are in danger of approaching their counselees in a routine, uninterested, and dispassionate way. They instruct counselees to memorize this verse and to write out that verse, but they don’t use the powerful Word as a dynamic means to encounter the living Christ. They rarely delve into the depth of biblical passages, the character of God, the beautiful implications of the gospel, or the nature of the sinful heart that fuels idolatry and deception. It is spiritual malpractice.

— Dan Wickert, US-amerikanischer Gynäkologe, Autor und christlicher Seelsorger

Topics: The Bible & the Word of God, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit

Dan Wickert

Dan Wickert ist ein US-amerikanischer Facharzt für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, Autor sowie zertifizierter Seelsorger im Bundesstaat Indiana. Er steht für die Verknüpfung von medizinischem Fachwissen mit evangelikaler Seelsorgelehre und thematisiert Lebenskrisen wie Unfruchtbarkeit, Menopause oder Angstzustände. Für Bibelleser veranschaulicht sein Werk, wie körperliche und seelische Belastungen aus einer biblisch orientierten Perspektive verstanden und seelsorglich begleitet werden können.

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