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Like our Wisconsin geese, I am presently flying south to a warmer climate for the annual leadership retreat for the Biblical Counseling Coalition which begins this evening. There will be 39 of us gathering to discuss current issues in biblical
Continue readingPeople are looking for the hope that there are answers for their hurts, their difficulties, and the challenges they face. For over 25 years, the Biblical Counseling Training Conference has been equipping ministry professionals and lay leaders to skillfully, confidently,
Continue readingIn a previous post I expressed appreciation for Michael Beates’ new book, which I received at Desiring God’s recent conference, The Works of God: God’s Good Design in Disability. Beates’ book, Disability and the Gospel, is a very worthwhile read.
Continue readingAs believers in Jesus Christ, we are justified before the Judge of Heaven. We have received the imputed righteousness of Christ as a gift of God’s grace. As a result, nothing can ever separate us from Him. However, though our
Continue readingDear fellow lover of Jesus, The instant you repented and believed in the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior a great exchange took place. By faith, you traded your sin for his righteousness. That is what 2 Corinthians 5:21 means
Continue readingJust as the high priest in the Temple of ancient Israel could relate to and thus represent his people before God while in the physical holy of holies, our high priest in the heavens took on flesh and lived on
Continue readingOne of the most curious verses in the New Testament is Jude’s imperative, “keep yourselves in the love of God” (Jude 21). As part of God’s prescribed protection from the spiritual dangers warned against throughout this little letter, we are
Continue readingOne of the highlights of Desiring God’s recent conference, God’s Good Design in Disability, was the 10-minute testimony of Krista Horning. From her life’s painful and shameful experiences with multiple disabilities flows a beauty and grace that can only be
Continue readingThe past few days we have received instruction from the Lord as to how to battle against worry. The apostle Paul’s words to the Philippian believers have taught us to worry about nothing and pray about everything in order that
Continue readingHow does praying with thanksgiving combat our anxiety? That’s the subject of today’s post. Philippians 4:6-7 has been teaching us God’s prescription for anxiety. In the first post we observed the command “Do not be anxious.” Step 1 in fighting
Continue readingIn yesterday’s post, we began to consider God’s prescription for anxiety provided in Philippians 4:6-7, which involves two steps for the immediate war against worry. The first step is to worry about nothing. STEP 2: Pray about everything (6b-7). The second
Continue readingAnxiety is an aspect of our fallen, sinful condition that every one of us battles to one degree or another. Some, like me, struggle in a very significant way. But we are not alone. It is estimated that 23 million
Continue readingWhy do we celebrate Christmas? Most children do not know the true answer to that question or why God sent Jesus to live on earth. Why Christmas? is a helpful devotional that I received in the mail this week from
Continue readingDear fellow worrier, If you are a regular reader of this blog then you know that one of my ongoing battles with indwelling sin is in the area of anxiety. As I continue to seek the Lord for sanctifying help
Continue readingOne of the fundamental convictions of biblical counseling is belief in the power of the Holy Spirit to change us into the image of Christ by means of the Word of God. Among many Scriptures testifying of this truth is
Continue readingOne of my deepest concerns about the state of the church today is the absence of a truly authentic ecclesiology. In our love affair with Madison Avenue marketing and consumer-driven pragmatism we have failed to follow the New Testament’s example
Continue readingApart from the suffering of Jesus on the cross of Calvary the book of Job is the best biblical illustration of human suffering. In a few moments’ time Job, a great man of the east, lost all of his wealth
Continue readingGod’s leadership principles are the complete opposite of man’s. Consider just one. If a man wants to go up then he goes up. If he wants to climb the corporate ladder then he climbs (often stepping on a good number
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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.
