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We live in a time we could legitimately call “The Age of Discontentment.” People are striving, climbing, grabbing, stepping on others to get more—all the while being ungrateful for the amazing ways God has blessed them, and is blessing them.
Continue readingNew Online Bookstore for Counselors – Steven Yu has just launched a new online bookstore. “Here at Biblical Counseling Books it is our desire to serve our brothers and sisters in Christ by providing a one-stop shop for counseling resources.”
Continue readingWhile “it has never been easy being a guy, today the challenges to guys who want to be holy, who want to honor God with their minds and bodies, are tougher than ever.” For this reason, Tim Challies was compelled
Continue reading“Hope sometimes proves elusive when we experience tough times. We tend to feel that our situation will never improve. But hope will get us through the darkest times. Hope is what keeps us from being overwhelmed by sorrow,” writes registered
Continue readingWhat Does “The Shack” Really Teach? – Paul Young’s new book exposes his heretical doctrine and, thus, his denial of true Christianity. Christian Unity in the Essentials of the Gospel – “Grounded in the essentials of the gospel, we are
Continue reading“I hear it so often: ‘Help! My kids are looking at porn!’ Not long ago, one mom wrote to say that she and her husband had allowed their preteen boys access to the Internet to play a video game, thinking
Continue reading“Restore Hope” is the theme for the 1st Annual Biblical Counseling Conference hosted by the Biblical Counseling Center on Saturday, April 29th. This conference will equip and encourage you to restore hope to the hurting in your church and community.
Continue readingYesterday, I was reading about the tenderness of the Lord Jesus in A Puritan Theology. The particular Puritan, whose writings were the basis of the chapter, is Thomas Goodwin. Goodwin (1600-1680) was an English Puritan theologian and preacher who also
Continue readingSix Ways the Church Can Stand with Women – “Do you know what women need more than anything, though? What everyone needs. We desperately need to know, and be reminded, that Jesus came, died, and rose again so that all
Continue readingAccording to a 2015 article in Christian Women Today, more than 50 percent of the adult population (older than age 16) is single. And yet, when you are the one who is single, it can feel like you are the
Continue readingCourage, conviction, compassion. These are the words that come to mind as I think about biblical ministry in this age. We live in a day that is increasingly hostile to the authority of Scripture, a time in which speaking God’s
Continue readingThe Antidote for Apathy – “The moment our salvation becomes ordinary, we open the door for something else to captivate our hearts. Apathy toward God is a perilous position.” 22 Problems with Multi-Site Churches – “I love my gospel-loving friends
Continue readingIt is a pleasure to inform you that all 8 sessions from our recent conference with Tim Challies and Jay Younts are available for FREE. Here’s what you will hear: The Glory and Goodness of God in Creation (Paul Tautges)
Continue readingThe Kindness of Reasonable Expectations – “As if the expectations of Scripture aren’t daunting enough, today’s church culture often adds intense pressure on pastors to see their churches grow, to enlist more people in programs, to raise more funds and
Continue readingWhen you are in the midst of a whirlwind of calamity that could only have been sovereignly overseen by God, it is hard to believe that anything good may ever come out of it. But it can. Satan’s diabolical agenda,
Continue reading7 Writing Tips from Charles Spurgeon – “He can make you laugh, cry, and become awestruck with God with the stroke of his pen and eloquent prose.” 5 Ways Porn Lies to You – Having Tim Challies speak at our
Continue readingLast week, I had the joy of attending a regional EFCA gathering at which Greg Strand gave us a wonderful refresher on the doctrine of Christ. While reviewing the deity of Jesus Christ, we discussed how often the divine title
Continue readingWe are privileged to live in a day in which there is an abundance of excellent resources to encourage biblical ministry. However, one gap that remains is in the area of small books to use with curious unbelievers or brand
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By God’s grace, I’m a husband, dad, grandpa, and pastor at Cornerstone Community Church in Mayfield Hts, OH. I love Christ because He first loved me.
