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The Underestimated God – If you are discouraged, disappointed, or close to throwing in the towel once and for all then you must listen to this sermon from the life of Elijah by Ligon Duncan. I have already listened twice.
Continue readingIn Matthew 6:25-34, Jesus provides extensive teaching on the subject of anxiety. Meditating on this passage of Scripture will renew our minds as we submit to God’s truth and feed our sometimes-feeble faith. We learn seven lessons from this passage.
Continue readingIn moments of anxiety, panic, and dread of both the known and unknown, where do you turn? Who do you cry out to for help? Personally, I have found no better remedy than that of repeating the words of the
Continue reading[The following testimony is written by a new believer at our local church. What a great example of the biblical principle that it is peace with God—through faith in Christ—that produces the peace of God!] For the past twenty years,
Continue readingOne of the aspects of this blog ministry I did not anticipate is the interaction I would have with readers via email or posted comments. This has been a tremendous encouragement to me as we strive together to grow in
Continue readingThe better part of a week has been spent interacting with David Murray’s book Christians Get Depressed Too. If you are new to this blog then you can read the overview post here, the 2nd post on five factors here,
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 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 readingIn yesterday’s post I told you that I would finish up my comments on The Next Story: Life and Faith after the Digital Explosion by telling you what I think is the best page in the book and then relate
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In our Lord’s Day service yesterday morning we studied Luke 17:11-19 together. In this text, Jesus heals ten lepers, but only one returns to give glory to God by thanking Christ. The root reason the one man returned to thank
Continue readingAsking Good Questions – Counseling one another well requires that we learn to ask good, thought-provoking, heart-searching questions. This article gives us some good pointers. The Sin of Insecurity – It may be counterintuitive, but according to the Bible, insecurity
Continue readingMan Up! – “If art reflects culture, then we’re in need of a True Man Revolution. If art shapes culture, then we’re in need of some men exhibiting true masculinity to counter what Hollywood is pumping out.” In this article, Kimberly Wagner gives Christian
Continue reading[If you struggle with panic and anxiety the following true testimony from a young lady will be an encouragement to you.] “I have often struggled with worry, anxiety and fear. When I was younger, my anxiety focused on what others
Continue readingSome comments were posted on the blog over the weekend concerning last week’s depression posts. These reminded me of a great tool that is on my list of essential reading for biblical counselors.” Blame It on the Brain?, written by Dr.
Continue readingThe other evening, in His kind providence, the Lord brought to me a gentle, empathetic counselor in the form of a small booklet that I had purchased at the Shepherds’ Conference this past spring. Facing Depression Together, from Matthias Media, is
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I’ve been thinking about our conversation the other day and have a few more thoughts for you to consider. In your present state of indecision, which we identified as being caused by fear in your heart—fear that perhaps God will
Continue readingThankfulness is the attitude of prayer. “Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving” (Col 4:2). Thankfulness is a mindset. As such, it is a remedy for worry. Phil 4:6-7 tells us we need to
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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.
