Your Tears in His Bottle
You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book. Psalm 56:8 NLT Your tears are important to God. They must be. He collects them in
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Author: Paul Tautges
Help! My Loved One Had a Stroke (Sue Nicewander Delaney)
In December 2013, my husband Jim had a debilitating stroke that took away the use of his left side, leaving him wheelchair-bound and in need of significant assistance with just about everything. My husband’s sudden disability overturned our lives in
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Ten Common Masks People Wear When Coming for Counseling (But Don’t Usually Know It)
In recent months, I’ve been reviewing my well-worn copy of Paul Tripp’s classic counseling training and one-anothering book, Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands. Reading and re-reading certain chapters and underlined portions has been challenging and reaffirming, as I seek ongoing
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NUGGETS OF WISDOM – Three Podcast Episodes to Consider Listening to this Weekend
Help! Someone I Love Has Alzheimer’s Disease – Dave Jenkins interviews hospice nurse and author, Deborah Howard. Together they discuss many ways to minister grace to family members during the journey through dementia. Honesty – Alasdair Groves talks about the
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Help! I’m Being Manipulated (Brian Sayers)
Manipulation is a painful and destructive relational dynamic. As a pastor and counselor, I’ve tried to help people work through these confusing and turbulent waters. Today, much of the current literature and counsel on the topic focuses on establishing “boundaries”
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RESOURCES: Alzheimer’s & Dementia
Here’s another recommended Resource List as you minister grace and truth. There are many more list links in the right-hand margin of this homepage. MINI-BOOKS BOOKS BLOG POSTS/ARTICLES AUDIO/VIDEO Print this entry
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Your Child Doesn’t Have to Fit In to Belong (Stephanie Hubach)
I’m really excited about a new 31-day devotional for parents of kids with disabilities, from P&R Publishing, written by Stephanie Hubach. Today’s post is Day 22. For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not
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Help! I Have Parkinson’s Disease (Matt Mumma)
“I want to give you a few minutes to catch your breath. I’m sure that a Parkinson’s diagnosis was not what you were expecting to receive today.” After an hour-long examination, the same doctor who had diagnosed my father with
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Gospel-Empowered Forgiveness: Use the Letter of Philemon to Disciple those with an Unforgiving Spirit (Pt. 2)
Anger and bitterness over hurts and slights tend to grow in our hearts when they’re left unchecked. Many of us have made the mistake of simply ignoring these sinful attitudes and hoping they fade over time, but God has a
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Ten Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health
Last week, our church’s men’s and women’s ministries kicked off a new ministry year with their first monthly meetings. Spiritual disciplines is the theme the ministry leaders chose as this year’s focus. One of the key resources being used to
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NUGGETS OF WISDOM (September 9)
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). FREE AUDIO BOOK FOR
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Help Your Child Appreciate Being Made in God’s Image
God Made Me in His Image is a new hardcover children’s book from Justin and Lindsey Holcomb and another discipleship tool for parents from New Growth Press. The subtitle, Helping Children Appreciate Their Bodies, adequately explains their goal. Because bodies
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Six New LifeLine Mini-Books Available for Pre-Order
As the series editor for the LifeLine mini-books, it’s a joy to let you know that six more titles are now available for pre-order from Shepherd Press. 10:00 A.M. UPDATE: Shepherd Press just notified me that they have extended their
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From Slavery to Sonship
The Christian has undergone a radical change. It is a movement from slavery to sonship (Gal. 4:7; cf. Rom. 8:16; Gal. 3:26). It is a change in status—from being children of wrath to being adopted “children of God” (1 John
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A Recent Interview on the Janet Mefferd Show
Earlier this week, it was a joy to talk to Janet Mefferd about my newest book When Disability Hits Home. You may listen to the archived program below (interview starts about 22 minutes in). When Disability Hits Home is available
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Gospel-Empowered Forgiveness: Use the Letter of Philemon to Disciple those with an Unforgiving Spirit
Anger and bitterness over hurts and slights tend to grow in our hearts when they’re left unchecked. Many of us have made the mistake of simply ignoring these sinful attitudes and hoping they fade over time, but God has a
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NUGGETS OF WISDOM (August 31)
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). What Does the Bible
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We Are Called to Believe and Obey God’s Word Before Our Emotions Agree
Too often we worship at the throne of our feelings. We are far more prone to say, “This is how I feel, therefore, I will do…,” rather than, “This is what I think because the Bible says…” Today’s emotion-driven Christianity
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