Dr. Gordon C. Bals

Gordon Bals is author of Grace from Head to Heart: Experiencing God's Kindness in a Fallen World and Common Ground: Discovering God's Redemption in Your Marriage. He is associate professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling at Beeson Divinity School and Founder and Director of Daymark Pastoral Counseling in Birmingham, Alabama. He teaches and counsels in a variety of areas but especially enjoys addressing issues related to marriage and family, grief and loss, and religious and spiritual issues (trouble integrating faith from day to day). When John wrote, "For the person who does not love his brother or sister whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen," (1 John 4:20, CSB) he helped us recognize the profound link between love of God and your relationship with others. Appreciating this connection, Gordon has cultivated a unique way of helping the Scriptures come alive in everyday situations and guiding others through difficulty or confusion toward reconciliation with God and others. His understanding of God, the Gospel and relationships has grown out of years of walking with God, engaging with others, and personal and academic study (he has an Ed.D. in Pastoral Community Counseling and a M.A. in Biblical Counseling).