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Continuing yesterday’s post on the privileges of adoption in Christ let’s think for a moment about the fellowship with Christ that we experience as adopted children of God and siblings of Jesus (what John Owen called ‘communion with the Son’).
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The doctrine of the believer’s adoption into God’s family is rich with assurance of the continuing love and commitment of the Heavenly Father. We may define adoption this way: Adoption is the gracious act of God by which He places
Continue readingLast night’s sizeable snowfall brings back memories of growing up in Wisconsin. As a boy, my brothers, neighborhood friends, and I literally spent hours a day outside having snowball fights, playing ‘King of the Hill,’ and building snow forts with
Continue readingI began my day this morning in my men’s Bible reading group. Four Christian brothers and I reflected on the apostle John’s teaching on the love of God for us and the work of His love in us (1 John
Continue readingPsalm 23 is comfort food for the weary soul. Read it, meditate on it, and rest in these simple truths. My Shepherd adequately supplies all of my needs. My Shepherd is the only sure cause of contentment. My Shepherd leads
Continue reading25 Years of Evangelizing My Husband – Paula Hendricks writes, “Looking at the negative aspects of my marriage had only produced despair—twenty-five years of whining to God about my righteousness in journals that I have since destroyed. Even Christian therapy
Continue readingThe recent death of the highly-acclaimed and dearly-loved Bible teacher, Howard Hendricks, caused me to reflect on one particular book of his that impacted me many years ago. As I reviewed the 7 Laws of Learning, from his classic book
Continue readingOne of the most important, yet most neglected, biblical principles to remember when counseling others—especially married couples or others who are experiencing conflict—is found in Proverbs 18:17, “The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes
Continue readingYesterday, in our evening service, a ministry team from Northland International University led our congregational singing and introduced us to a new hymn. I Run to Christ, written by Chris Anderson, is a treasure! 1. I run to Christ when
Continue readingThis morning, my heart was drawn into John 10…again. How often the Spirit brings comfort and assurance to my sometimes-frail faith through meditating on the love of Jesus Christ for sinners like me. He is not only my Lord and
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Welcome to the fourth installment of Counseling One Another’s feature Journey to Biblical Counseling. Here, I interview various pastors, teachers, trainers, authors, and leaders in the biblical counseling movement. What led them to biblical counseling? What were some of the
Continue readingIn the biblical counseling arena we hear and talk a lot about the importance of accountability, especially in the battle for a pure mind. Therefore, I asked Dave Coats, author of the new discipleship workbook Building a Pure Life, to
Continue readingThe Word of God calls us to the ongoing discipline of putting off the old self and putting on the new self, “who is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created him” (Colossians
Continue readingBy purist definition, “no one is good except God alone” (Luke 18:19). As creatures made in His image all mankind is the recipient of His goodness (Mark 5:45). However, it is only believers in Jesus Christ who fully experience It.
Continue readingMan was created to be the glory of God. He was made in the image of God. And he was made for the purpose of imaging God, to accurately represent His beauty and majesty. But sin entered our world and that
Continue readingYesterday, I posted the first part of this interview with pastor, author, and counselor Dave Coats. Dave’s new book, Building a Pure Life, is a unique contribution to the biblical counseling resource arsenal. Paul: I see that you have included
Continue readingToday, and tomorrow, it is a joy for me to interview my friend and fellow pastor and biblical counselor Dave Coats on the subject of personal purity. Day One Publications has just released Dave’s new book, Building a Pure Life,
Continue reading“As the deer pants for the water so my soul longs after you. You alone are my heart’s desire and I long to worship you.” This song is commonly sung without realizing that it is based on a Psalm describing
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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.
