Counseling One Another

“Your testimonies also are my delight; they are my counselors.” – Psalm 119:24

Bearing the Fruit of Gentleness

Posted on June 1, 2020June 2, 2020 by Paul Tautges

As a fruit of the Spirit is gentleness. Gentleness is an attribute of God (2 Sam. 22:36), a characteristic of Christ (Matt. 11:29; 2 Cor. 10:1, a mark of spiritual maturity (Gal. 6:1), a fruit of biblical wisdom, in contrast

“Hope and Help for the Anxious Heart” Seminar Video

Posted on May 28, 2020May 29, 2020 by Paul Tautges

GracePoint Counseling, a ministry of Tri-County Bible Church in Rensselaer, Indiana, has graciously made the recording of Tuesday’s webinar available to the public via this YouTube video. Print this entry

Bearing the Fruit of Faithfulness (Part 2 of 2)

Posted on May 27, 2020May 26, 2020 by Paul Tautges

Yesterday, we began thinking about the fruit of faithfulness. Before applying it too much to ourselves, as a fruit of the Spirit, we took note of God’s faithfulness, as well as defined this character quality. Here’s our definition: Defining Faithfulness

Bearing the Fruit of Faithfulness (Part 1 of 2)

Posted on May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 by Paul Tautges

As we continue our series on the fruit of the Spirit, God wants us to think about faithfulness. He wants us to remember His faithfulness and be challenged to bear the fruit of faithfulness as we walk in the Spirit.

Nuggets: Quarantine Temptations

Posted on May 22, 2020May 26, 2020 by Paul Tautges

Help for Quarantined Marriages – As we all navigate uncharted waters—with plans, routines, and expectations being turned on their head—it’s important that we acknowledge the temptations and challenges that will naturally arise in our marriages if we aren’t proactively reminding

Rabbi Eric Walker and I Discuss My New Devotional on Loss, Grief, and Healing

Posted on May 21, 2020May 21, 2020 by Paul Tautges

Yesterday, I had the privilege to be on the Igniting a Nation live TV program called “Revealing the Truth.” As Rabbi Eric Walker interviewed me about my new devotional, A Small Book for the Hurting Heart, it was a joy

Free Webinar: Hope & Help for the Anxious Heart

Posted on May 18, 2020May 21, 2020 by Paul Tautges

COVID-19 has piled many new challenges on top of the daily ones we were already facing. This has led to many people becoming anxious about the current situation. At GracePoint Counseling we want to offer some practical help to those

Bearing the Fruit of Kindness

Posted on May 17, 2020May 18, 2020 by Paul Tautges

As a fruit of the Spirit, and a part of what it means to be like Christ, kindness is also an attribute of God. God is kind to all of his creatures. This is what theologians call common grace; that

The Unsearchable Ways of God

Posted on May 14, 2020May 18, 2020 by Paul Tautges

Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! Romans 11:33 On October 11, 2002, in the worst automobile accident in Wisconsin history, a thick fog wafted

Surviving Suicide Loss

Posted on May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 by Paul Tautges

Most people don’t read about suicide until they have to. Why would they? Yet you are reading this. It’s safe to assume, therefore, that you have been personally affected by the self-inflicted death of someone you love. For that, I

WEEK 4: Singing Helps Your Spiritual Life to Thrive

Posted on May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 by Paul Tautges

People say you are what you eat. Well, songs are food for the soul. What you sing, and don’t sing, changes you. Your heart and mind require a good, balanced diet of gospel truth that will build you up for

Four Traits of a Faithful Mother

Posted on May 10, 2020May 10, 2020 by Paul Tautges

Clovis Chappel was one of the most effective preachers of the last century. He is especially known for his biographical sermons. In one sermon on Jochebed, the mother of Moses, he said, “When God wants to train a child for

God Is Working While We Are Waiting

Posted on May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 by Paul Tautges

What do Jesus, the prophet Isaiah, and David the king have in common? They all taught this simple truth: God is working while we are waiting; God is active when we’re sleeping. What a wonderful truth in times of uncertainty,

Trust In the Lord with All Your Heart

Posted on May 6, 2020May 6, 2020 by Paul Tautges

Trusting God is one of those things that we as Christians talk about, but may not necessarily define. We encourage each other to “trust the Lord,” but we are not sure what it really means. And we also tend to

Cast Your Cares Upon the Lord

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Paul Tautges

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:6-7 Anxiety is sometimes the fruit of pride—especially

I’d Like to Introduce You to the Biblical Counseling Alliance

Posted on April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 by Paul Tautges

Last month, I had the privilege to teach a webinar on anxiety with the Biblical Counseling Alliance. If you are not familiar with this resource ministry, let me introduce you to them. In January of 2016, out of the efforts

The Refiner’s Fire

Posted on April 29, 2020April 30, 2020 by Paul Tautges

God ordains trials to test the reality of our faith in a way that’s similar to the process of purifying precious metals. Gold, for example, is purified through a process of high temperature heating or chemical exposure. According to Sciencing,

A Letter to an Enslaved (Addicted) Brother in Christ

Posted on April 28, 2020May 2, 2020 by Paul Tautges

When we first met several months ago, my heart broke as I read your letter about your addiction to sex, drugs, and alcohol, your loneliness, your lack of purpose, and your discouragement about the fallout of your felony record upon