Secure your spot at the upcoming 2026 Summer Institute: Make plans now to join us next June in Riverside, CA as we explore how the Scriptures help us to understand and engage emotions such happiness, anger, sadness, contentment, and anxiety.

Rewind to the 2024 Summer Institute as we revisit this free audio from Brian Borgman's session. In this session, Ecclesiastes will be presented as a powerful tool in the counselor’s toolbox to help counselee’s embrace the joy of this fleeting life:

What is glory, and why do we need to prepare for it? Revisit this episode on the Hope and Help podcast with guest Elizabeth Turnage as she answers this question and more:

The heart holds deep purposes known only to God. But it is the wise, those grounded in Scripture and who walk with the wise, who draw them out with discernment! Let us pursue wisdom "as we would a person, relationally and with love" (Zack Eswine).

Share what truth you turn to often in the comments below! Let's encourage each other with God's Word!

Did you know that our 3-part Care and Discipleship course counts for the ACBC Fundamentals Training? We are blessed by this partnership with ACBC, and are looking forward to the 2025 Conference this October! Come join us there!

Counselors are equipping themselves with resources to better care for those experiencing shame. God is using this work to build up His people. Don’t miss the series. Have you seen it yet?

In this free audio, Dr. Jim Newheiser explores the nature of righteous versus unrighteous anger and discusses the gospel truths that address the angry heart:

What might a wiser work/rest rhythm look like, according to Proverbs? Tune into this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast with guest Zack Eswine as he answers this question and more:

How can we meet those who are suffering well when counseling? When do we talk? What do we say? Thank you to Joel Wood for providing insights to these questions in the last featured free audio.

Hearing hopelessness in the mouth of a counselee, disciple, or friend, isn’t the time to back away, it’s the time to dig in. Remind them of the only true hope available to them. After all, this is why Christ came in the first place: to bring hope to the hopeless.

Who has been faithful to encourage you with truth? Tag them below!!

Get your tickets today at their intro rate from August 1st to October 31st and join us at the 2026 Summer Institute:

In this free audio, Joel Wood meets the body of Christ, counselors, pastors, and whoever will be near to those enduring intense loss with wisdom on how to love them best:

What might a wiser work/rest rhythm look like, according to Proverbs? Tune into this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast with guest Zack Eswine as he answers this question and more:

JOIN US IN 2026 for our annual Summer Institute: Navigating Emotions. Join us next June in Riverside, CA as we explore how the Scriptures help us understand and engage emotions such as contentment and anxiety. Register with our Intro Rate from now until October 31st!

✨ NEW RESOURCE AVAILABLE! Released this month, the three-part observation video on the topic of shame is designed to equip the saints in soul care for those wrestling with regret and shame. Visit to learn more!

What does "living wisely" mean? How does Proverbs help us to "discern our companions"? What does relational wisdom look like when caring for crushed spirits? Zack Eswine addresses these questions and more in the new episode of the Hope + Help Podcast:

Why is it important for Jesus to become the “reference point” of every aspect of our hard story? Tune into this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast with guest Robert Cheong as he answers this question and more:

How can we tell if it is guilt or conviction? The believer's true repentance stems from the conviction that only God can help him and this repentance leads to life. It is not merely a sorrow over the guilt we feel.