Counseled by William Ames
Since someone gifted me a copy of the newly released A Puritan Theology, by Joel Beeke and Mark Jones, my goal is to read 1.5 chapters a week so that I can complete all 60 chapters by the end of
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Journey to Biblical Counseling: An Interview with David Powlison (Part 2)
In yesterday’s post, we introduced you to Dr. David Powlison of the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation, a key leader in the present day, church-based counseling movement. Here’s the continuation of David’s 35-year journey in the world of biblical counseling.
Continue readingComing Tomorrow: Interview with David Powlison
Early December, while at the Biblical Counseling Coalition leadership retreat in Atlanta, GA, I had the unique privilege to interview David Powlison, a long-time leader in the biblical counseling movement. Dr. Powlison has mentored me for almost two decades through
Continue readingWhen God Hides His Smiling Face
When your faith is paper-thin and you wonder how it is that God could possibly be doing good in the midst of your present storm, consider the humbling truth set forth by William Cowper in his famous hymn God Moves
Continue reading6 Considerations of the Evil of Sin
Matthew Henry’s A Way to Pray again has a wonderful section instructing us how to pray biblically-informed prayers, specifically, how to plead with the Holy Spirit to convict us of sin’s cancerous nature, and the constant havoc it works in
Continue readingNuggets [1/4/13]
Take time to glean biblically-informed wisdom from the following helpful articles: The Christian Introvert – Tim Challies, through personal testimony to which I totally relate, provides one of the best, balanced, and concise explanations of why the term “introvert” can
Continue readingAnchor Yourself to the Immovable Rock
“For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love
Continue readingWhen in the Grip of Panic
Pray to God, and speak to your own soul, like this… Be gracious to me, O God, for man has trampled upon me; Fighting all day long he oppresses me. My foes have trampled upon me all day long, For
Continue reading“Brass Heavens” Releases Today
For several months you have been reading bits and pieces of my new book, Brass Heavens: Reasons for Unanswered Prayer. Today it is officially released by Cruciform Press. Here is what some gracious ministry friends have said about Brass Heavens.
Continue readingTop 10 Resource Lists
Since everyone else is posting “Top” lists I thought I’d add mine to the mix. Here are the top clicked-on resources posted this year. If you received Amazon gift cards this year you should consider building your counseling one another
Continue reading23 Reasons to Rejoice (Philippians)
The book of Philippians has been my food for the past month, or so, in response to the encouragement of a faithful brother of mine. Having struggled my whole life with negative thought patterns, which come so easily—without any conscious
Continue readingBorn to Give Us Second Birth
I will never forget the first time I sang Hark! the Herald Angels Sing as a genuine believer in Jesus Christ. It was Christmas 1984. I had been saved about seven months. For the first time, I understood the words
Continue readingMary’s Savior
The Gospel according to Luke contains the famous passage known as The Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55). This title is Latin for the first word in Mary’s song of praise. In 1723, Johann Sebastian Bach composed a musical score for this Scripture,
Continue readingMove Forward Into Hope
When you need hope in the midst of your hopelessness what you need is the comfort and assurance of God mediated to you through someone who has “been there” (2 Cor 1:3-5). The God of all comfort ministers His never-ending
Continue readingHope for Newtown’s Parents and Others like Them
“You may not feel very much like reading right now. No words can take away the pain, bring people back or make everything right. But sometimes information can change our perspective and provide what we need to know.” I know
Continue readingRun to God
Where do you run to when the storms of life beat upon you with unrelenting persistence? Where do you hide when trouble chases you like a hound pursuing a fox? Where do you find peace when fear overtakes you and
Continue readingThe Omni-Adaptable Word
It’s impossible to over-value the Scriptures for the purpose of counseling our souls. Truly they are more valuable than fine gold and, therefore, much more to be desired than any and all earthly treasure (Ps 19:10). What an indescribable wealth
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RESOURCES: Anger
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. BOOKS/MINI-BOOKS A Small Book about a Big Problem (Ed Welch) Anger: Calming Your Heart (31-day devotional
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