RESOURCES: Shame
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Author: Paul Tautges
Speaking the Truth in Love—A Vision for the Entire Church
Today, I’m traveling to the annual leadership summit of the Biblical Counseling Coalition. For a decade this has been a highlight for me—a time of encouragement, personal growth, and refreshment as leaders from many biblical counseling organizations gather to discuss
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Making Disciples Engages You in Spiritual Warfare
Do not be surprised by spiritual opposition when you get involved in helping others apply God’s Word to their life, since the work of making obedient disciples of Christ is a frontal attack against the kingdom of the devil. Therefore,
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Teaching Sound Doctrine Is An Essential Part of the Pastor’s Job Description
The latest edition of the 9Marks Journal is entitled: Sound Doctrine: The Foundation of Faithful Ministry. I was honored to contribute the following article on the priority of teaching doctrine. The apostle Paul’s ministry offers an ideal model for today’s
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NUGGETS OF WISDOM (November 29)
Here are some nuggets of wisdom to help you grow in grace and truth as you minister God’s Word to one another. “Wisdom is worth more than silver; it brings more profit than gold” (Prov. 3:14). Satan will be Crushed
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Ten Warnings Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease
According to Alzheimer’s Awareness website, more than 6 million people in the United States and 50 million worldwide are currently living with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Since November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness month, I want to make sure you are aware
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Six Benefits of Giving Thanks in Everything
“In everything give thanks” (1 Thessalonians 5:18). We must be told this because by nature we are not thankful people. It is more natural for sinners like us to complain and to be ungrateful. Regrettably, Jerry Bridges is correct when
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A Dad Reflects On Having Three Boys On the Autism Spectrum
Meet a friend of mind: Greg Hubert of Torrance, CA, who is an executive at Joni & Friends, the Christian Global Disability Ministry and father of three boys on the Autism spectrum. Greg and his wife, Gina, have been married
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An Appetite for the Word of God
Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. 1 Peter 2:2-3 Every one of our ten babies loved to eat. If
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Jesus Is Empathetic Toward Us Because He Knows and Understands Our Weaknesses
Jesus Christ, fully God and fully man, is the one whose perfect life and sin-atoning death serves as the only possible bridge between sinful man and a holy God. Accordingly, all our prayers must go “through” him. As Our Savior,
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NUGGETS OF WISDOM (November 15th)
Here are some nuggets of wisdom to help you grow in grace and truth as you minister God’s Word to one another. “Wisdom is worth more than silver; it brings more profit than gold” (Prov. 3:14). Beholding Beauty Devotional: Isaiah
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Rescue Plan and Rescue Skills for Helping Prisoners to Pornography
Too many of the counseling cases I oversee, in my role as a trainer of counselors, involve pornography. I’m sad to have to say that, but it is true. So, I’m always open to learning from other biblical counselors who
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NUGGETS OF WISDOM (November 9th)
Here are some nuggets of wisdom to help you grow in grace and truth as you minister God’s Word to one another. “Wisdom is worth more than silver; it brings more profit than gold” (Prov. 3:14). Parenting Teens with Anxiety
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You Can Approach the Unapproachable God Because of the Finished Work of Christ
He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords; who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen or can see (1 Tim. 6:15-16). Let us draw near
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Why Is Biblical Repentance Necessary for Christians?
Biblical repentance is an important discipline of the Christian life, but it can only be properly understood within the larger work of sanctification. God’s goal is to remake us in the image of Christ (Rom. 8:29). In Christ, we died
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Ten Quotes from “Saints, Sufferers, & Sinners” by Mike Emlet
I’m a slow reader. On top of that I have the terrible habit of reading well over a dozen books at the same time on various topics and in various genres. This means that it takes me awhile to work
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NUGGETS OF WISDOM (October 28)
Here are some nuggets of wisdom to help you grow in grace and truth as you minister God’s Word to one another. “Wisdom is worth more than silver; it brings more profit than gold” (Prov. 3:14). The Strong and Gentle
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The Holy Spirit Is Always Remodeling
Yesterday, while skimming over quotes from some of my reading in years past, these paragraphs from D. A. Carson’s book, Praying with Paul: A Call to Spiritual Reformation, jumped out and encouraged me. Picture a couple carefully marshaling enough resources
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