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I intended to wrap up the series interacting with David Murray’s book on depression with one final post today. However, the brain fog has not yet cleared from the weekend and today I begin a week teaching a graduate studies
Continue readingMatt Smethurst has posted an interesting article, “How Much Is a Homemaker Worth?” Guys, it’s pretty obvious we could never afford to hire our wives! He writes: The Story: A study conducted by the financial service company Investopedia found that the sum value of different homemaking
Continue readingHere’s a handful of family-related links for you to check out this weekend. Watch Your Conjunctions in Parenting – Jeremy Pierre points us to Christ-centered parenting that values the high priority of loving discipline. Sex and the Mystery of Marriage
Continue readingContinuing our interaction with David Murray’s valuable little book Christians Get Depressed Too, the most convicting and, thereby, helpful chapter to me personally is one in which the author identifies 10 false patterns of thinking that are often characteristic of
Continue readingOn this day, in the year 1700, the Dutch Reformer Wilhelmus à Brakel penned a letter to his congregation that served as the Preface to the second edition of his magnum opus, The Christian’s Reasonable Service. Under the leadership of
Continue readingIn yesterday’s post I introduced you to David Murray’s helpful little book, Christians Get Depressed Too, by giving you a bit of an overview. Today, let’s take a look at the fourth chapter, The Causes. My own experience with depression-anxiety
Continue readingToday, I begin a 4-part series interacting with David Murray’s little book, Christians Get Depressed Too, which I have read over the past 8 months not once, not twice, but three times. Why I Read the Book 3x – The first reading
Continue readingAt my request—as part of our Dads Are Disciplers strategy (DADs)—the following testimony was submitted by Daniel Schilling, a young husband and father who is thankful for the example and training he received from his father concerning money management. At the
Continue readingAs the most popular social networking site Facebook boasts over 800 million active users, with 50% logging in at least once per day. Think of it! Over 400 million people checking up on friends and family, growing in their knowledge
Continue readingAfter reading 1 John 5:16, “There is a sin leading to death; I do not say that he should make request for this,” it is logical to ask, “What is the sin leading to death?” To understand this difficult verse
Continue readingA person’s view of God shapes his thinking in every area of life. Of course, this is true for each section of what theologians call Theology Proper, or the study of God, primarily His numerous attributes. But for the sake
Continue readingFather, you know the utter self-centeredness of my nature inherited from Adam. You know that even when I have examined my heart for hidden motives, which bend me toward self-exaltation, my innate blindness may also prevent me from seeing truth,
Continue readingAs believers in Jesus Christ we are not only created in the image of God–the first worker–but also redeemed by Him in order to reflect the glory of God as that damaged image is renewed through the work of the
Continue readingThe difference between mere religion and supernatural conversion is the transformation of the inner being of the sinner by the regenerating, sanctifying Spirit of God and the subsequent ruling government of Christ within us. This is the mystery and the
Continue readingGod is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. – Psalm 46:1 God is our “refuge,” which means that He is a place of shelter, a place of safety. He is the One to whom we must
Continue readingOne of the really neat features of the Biblical Counseling Coalition website is its Author Interview Q&As. Today they interview Rick Thomas, author of HELP! My Marriage Has Grown Cold. BCC: “Rick, this is your first book in the Day One Living
Continue readingIn one of yesterday’s posts, we noted the atrocious counsel of Job’s friends and learned how not to counsel others who are in the valley of suffering. Today, let’s look for a moment at the one thing these three men
Continue readingSince posting a testimony of the progress we’ve made to reduce financial debt in our personal life, I’ve had a handful of interchanges with people that have been mutually encouraging. Honestly, I’ve been very surprised to receive not one word
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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.
