Christian Psychology Institute

09/22/2026

This event is in-person and virtual
Join us for an intimate, guided session on the biblical practice of lament, where honest sorrow becomes a pathway to God rather than a detour from Him.
We'll begin by exploring what lament is and why Scripture makes so much room for it, drawing on research into its role in the life of faith. Then, together, we'll walk step by step through writing your own psalm of lament — a practice that has shaped believers for thousands of years and can bring real healing to your own story.
Come as you are. Bring your grief, your questions, your unspoken prayers.
Buy your tickets here: https://christianpsychologyinstitute.org/event/lament-psychological-perspectives-with-dr-liz-hall-10-09-2026/

09/22/2026

This event is in-person and virtual

Join us for an intimate, guided session on the biblical practice of lament, where honest sorrow becomes a pathway to God rather than a detour from Him.

We'll begin by exploring what lament is and why Scripture makes so much room for it, drawing on research into its role in the life of faith. Then, together, we'll walk step by step through writing your own psalm of lament — a practice that has shaped believers for thousands of years and can bring real healing to your own story.
Come as you are. Bring your grief, your questions, your unspoken prayers.

Buy your tickets here: https://christianpsychologyinstitute.org/product/lament-with-dr-liz-hall/?fbclid=IwY2xjawUfd_hwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMVNOZ1Y4dlUwNjYySmtFYTVzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe7rbIsYd0mArrrRPd4MD1sLAgYGvfzYXSicA7MR0lftoOF7N8KTWHD05bSHE_aem_H-OkMKWMiAwNKJ1p8XizDg

09/19/2026

Honored to represent CPI and contribute to the conversation at SOAR (Survivors of Abuse Restored) Conference in Sellersbug, IN.

09/15/2026

Last week I wrote about the importance of listening to our (psychological) heart, a seriously neglected topic in modern psychology, but very important in a Christian psychology. People typically experience their psychological heart in and throughout their chest; and not as identical with their physical heart (Limanowski & Hecht, 2011; Fetterman & Robinson, 2013). This is likely due to the spreading of the ventral vagal nerve – primarily involved in calming, parasympathetic nervous system activity – throughout the chest.

By Eric L Johnson Last week I wrote about the importance of listening to our (psychological) heart, a seriously neglected topic in modern psychology, but very important in a Christian psychology.

09/10/2026

We have been flooded with scientific information over the past few decades. What a gift! But many agree that one of the most significant contributions to human understanding during this time has been the result of advances in brain-scan technology. We realize today that everything we experience in life is mysteriously related to neural activity in the brain, and while there are limits to how small the region of neural activation is for us to detect its activity, we have acquired massive amounts of information about brain activity and its relation to human life, for which I am very thankful!

By Eric L Johnson We have been flooded with scientific information over the past few decades. What a gift! But many agree that one of the most significant contributions to human understanding during this time has been the result of advances in brain-scan technology.

09/08/2026

Depression and inwardness are a deadly cocktail. In fact, depending how you look at it, depression and inwardness are the same thing. The soul “curved in upon itself,” as Martin Luther put it, not in giddy pride but in self-loathing despair. Or the self stuck with itself, stuck inside itself, stuck being an insecure, wretched, yet self-obsessed self gnawing on its own inadequacy, with distraction (temporary) or death (permanent) the only possibilities for relief (Kierkegaard, Walker Percy). It’s awful.

By Phil Anderas Depression and inwardness are a deadly cocktail. In fact, depending how you look at it, depression and inwardness are the same thing. The soul “curved in upon itself,” as Martin Luther put it, not in giddy pride but in self-loathing despair. Or the self stuck with itself, stuck i...

09/03/2026

My self-image also has to do with faith.
I am amazed at what I was forced to recognise as an untruth in my self-image decades later, even though it had accompanied and guided me for years.

by Warner May My self-image also has to do with faith. I am amazed at what I was forced to recognise as an untruth in my self-image decades later, even though it had accompanied and guided me for years.

09/01/2026

Christian counseling and philosophical ethics may seem to be disparate disciplines to both the average counselor and to the average theologian or philosopher.

by Mitchell D. Cochran Christian counseling and philosophical ethics may seem to be disparate disciplines to both the average counselor and to the average theologian or philosopher.

08/28/2026

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More info to come.

08/27/2026

As counselors and pastors we’ve found that everyone needs to know they are deeply loved, but most people struggle with self-judging.

Bill and Kristi Gaultiere As counselors and pastors we’ve found that everyone needs to know they are deeply loved, but most people struggle with self-judging.