Pat Stream

Pastor of Counseling at Faith Community Church Hudson WI.

[Jason Kovacs @jasonkovacs]

To fathers everywhere: your presence matters more than you know. Keep showing up, keep loving, keep repenting, and keep pointing your children to Jesus.

[JT English @jt_english]

Most dads don't get enough credit.

They wake up early. They stay up late. They provide, protect, and show up — day after day, year after year.

Dads, I honor you today. You are heroes and you are shaping the next generation in ways you may never fully see.

Happy Father's Day.

[Pat Stream @PatStream]

@timallchin Thank you Tim!!

[Pat Stream @PatStream]

Jesus' call to repentance functions
as a summons to ALLEGIANCE.
A JOYFUL turning
from old authorities
toward a BETTER one.
The kingdom has COME.
The king is PRESENT.
Turning opens the door
to life under His gracious and life-giving reign.

[Jason Kovacs @jasonkovacs]

Jonathan Edwards on Romans 8:

1. Our bad things will turn out for good (v.28)
2. Our good things can never really be lost (v.37)
3. The best of all things are yet to come (v.17)

[Paul David Tripp @PaulTripp]

Suffering will tempt you to doubt God's goodness and kindness. Suffering will tempt you to doubt His faithfulness and love.

[Bob Kellemen @BobKellemen]

“What makes biblical counseling truly biblical?”

Biblical counseling occurs whenever and wherever God’s people engage in conversations that are anchored in Scripture, centered on Christ and the Gospel, grounded in sound theology, dependent upon the Holy Spirit and prayer, directed toward sanctification, rooted in the life of the church, founded in love, attentive to heart issues, comprehensive in understanding, thorough in care, practical and relevant, and oriented toward outreach.

[Pat Stream @PatStream]

In 2026 I am going to follow the advice of a man I dearly miss. David Powlison wrote about the letter to the Ephesians: "Master it. Be mastered by it. Work Ephesians into your thinking, your living, your prayers, your conversation, your practice."

[Pat Stream @PatStream]

May this Christmas Eve renew your awe at the incarnation and deepen your commitment to live for the One who came to dwell among us. https://t.co/TR1vvjoYwl via @kevincarson

[Eric Geiger @EricGeiger]

"No one has greater love than this: to lay down his life for his friends." - John 15:13 @CSBible

[Pat Stream @PatStream]

"There is no rowing to paradise except upon the stream of repenting tears. Repentance is required as a qualification. It is not so much to endear us to Christ as to endear Christ to us. Till sin be bitter, Christ will not be sweet."
#thomaswatson #doctrineofrepentance

[Tim Allchin @timallchin]

Mental health doesn’t need to be a taboo topic in the church, nor does it need to be outsourced. Jesus still heals, transforms, and renews broken people, and He uses His church to do it.

[Tim Allchin @timallchin]

Every diagnosis is an opportunity for deep, relational ministry—not just symptom management. Mental health awareness shouldn’t silence the church; it should amplify the gospel. When we understand the real experiences behind those terms, we can offer enduring hope.

[Tim Allchin @timallchin]

A mental health diagnosis doesn’t disqualify someone from discipleship—it highlights the need for it. All of life is spiritual. Biblical counseling is simply intentional discipleship that engages the heart and offers Christ-centered wisdom for life's toughest struggles.

[Pat Stream @PatStream]

Me too!!

[Bob Kellemen @BobKellemen]

I’m increasingly convinced that the biblical counseling world has a great need for a comprehensive resource about neuroscience. https://t.co/XzbdSKd66E 10 Questions About Biblical Counseling and Neuroscience: Becoming Soul Physicians of Embodied-Souls #BibleCn #Neuroscience

[Pat Stream @PatStream]

@jasonkovacs Great questions. Thank you for thinking about these.
1. No one directly
2. Nothing concrete. If I asked they'd respond positively.
3. Get to bed earlier than last night 😴

[Doug Wolter @DougWolter]

Whether spoken or felt, my hope is to communicate 3 main things to every person I counsel:

1. I’m with you
2. I’m for you
3. I want to know the real you

And as we look at your story, I hope you will see yourself and the grace of Jesus more clearly.

[Pat Stream @PatStream]

That what a total manipulative message. So not true. Life was worse for 10 more years. I also deconstructed and renounced americanized evangelical Christianity. Yet, Christ himself persisted to pursue me. I reconstructed to Him and Him alone.

[Pat Stream @PatStream]

Reading SO many stories about deconstruction from (Fundementalist) Evangelical Christianity. In 1995 Christ mercifully invaded my heart and I surrendered my life to him. At the same time I was deeply persuaded by the message that my life would be better if I simply believed. Ha..

[Pat Stream @PatStream]

The Gospel is the power of God for salvation. This is why I counsel everyday. Faith matters. It's more than what you have, it's what you do. 4

[Pat Stream @PatStream]

In counseling what I see as a broad observation is that faith in Christ is seen as irrelevant for daily life. Yes people may believe faith is "useful" for "past and future salvation" but they see it of no value for navigating real daily life. 1

[Pat Stream @PatStream]

no value.

The Church holds responsibility for informing everyday people with everyday truth and hope. Every Sunday and everyday. The Church has to greatly improve it's ability to connect Christ to everyday life. 3