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“I want happiness,” a friend told me. He’s one of many people I know who want to be happy and yet often look for happiness in the wrong places. As I write this chapter, Amazon’s search engine produces over fifty
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“I want happiness,” a friend told me. He’s one of many people I know who want to be happy and yet often look for happiness in the wrong places. As I write this chapter, Amazon’s search engine produces over fifty
Continue readingWhat Pastors and Congregations Need to Know About Suicide – “Pastors and congregants must both work together against this tide as this story becomes more and more common.” Is Suicide a Brain Issue or a Heart Issue? – “In the
Continue readingAs dark as life gets when you lose someone to suicide, you can truly experience hope. You may have serious doubts today, and wonder how you can possibly go on, but you will survive. Your life will never be the
Continue readingWhat do you do when you fear a friend or family member may be suicidal? How do you assess the seriousness of your suspicion or their suicidal comments? The following assessment tool is from the mini-book HELP! My Friend Is
Continue readingPsalm 119 has been a personal favorite of mine since the early days of my Christian life, studying it was instrumental to my growth. Then, while helping to plant a church in Kansas in the late 1980’s, the Psalm became
Continue readingOnce Abused by the Church, Now I Love the Church – “I must not allow my painful story to inform me about Christ or his church. Instead, my painful story has to be informed by Christ’s good character and by
Continue readingIT’S ALMOST HERE! One of the writing projects that you’ve been praying about is currently at the printer, and I’m super excited about it. ANXIETY: Knowing God’s Peace (31-Day Devotional) is a 31-day devotional from P&R Publishing. I wrote this
Continue readingIf you’ve ever driven on the turnpike across Pennsylvania then you have driven through the Allegheny Mountains. You’ve admired their constant beauty, no matter the time of day. Whether the morning fog is lifting, the sun is shining, or dark
Continue reading“I can accept God’s forgiveness, but I just can’t forgive myself.” How often do we hear this in today’s world? Yet, is this a biblically correct way to think about forgiveness? This week, I helped a counselor-in-training think through this
Continue readingToday, I spent a couple of hours cleaning my desk and office, and found a booklet that I picked up at a conference in early 2016. Immediately, I remembered how much my heart was moved to worship the Savior while
Continue readingBut you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. (Jude 20–21)
Continue readingI’m thrilled to introduce you to the three newest members of the LifeLine mini-book family. I’m certain you will want to get a handful of each title for your personal one-another ministry, as well as your church or counseling resource
Continue readingJesus and His work of redeeming sinners is the red thread that runs through the Bible, from Genesis through Revelation. Years ago, someone captured this centrality of Christ in the Bible by identifying the reflection of His image in each
Continue readingIt’s Saturday evening, so I hope you are preparing your heart to worship the boundless God, tomorrow, in the gathering of your church family. Understanding God as being without bounds should fill our worship with a measure of awe. “Canst
Continue reading4 Lies that Cause Pastors to Neglect Their Families – I found these reminders helpful to me, personally. You Can Trust God to Write Your Story – A new resource from Robert Wolgemuth and Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth that will challenge
Continue readingLast night, I was drawn back into Ed Welch’s excellent (and convicting) little book, which I had read when it first came out. Paging through A Small Book about a Big Problem, I reviewed all of the sentences that I
Continue readingSince the time that Jesus ascended into heaven, there have been people who have predicted the month, year, or even the day that He will return. But no knows when Jesus will come again. Jesus himself said, “But concerning that
Continue readingA Biblical Understanding of Psychotropic Medication – “We should be well-informed medically. But as Christians, we also need a biblically-based philosophy to guide the use or non-use of psychoactive medications.” When Medication is Helpful in the Life of a Counselee
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