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10 Ways to Comfort a Grieving Person – Beautiful counsel from Nancy Guthrie. Social Injustice and the Gospel – John MacArthur nails it. De-Mystifying PTSD – Part 1 of a helpful podcast from the BCC. Pastoring Amid Depression – Helpful
Continue reading“There is ultimately only one reason why people commit suicide. Most of them have not lost their minds, but all of them have lost hope. They have developed tunnel vision and cannot see any other workable options. Suicide is the
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Last week, I was blessed to teach a two-hour seminar in our church’s discipleship counseling training center on the subject of depression. First, I shared my own personal experience with depression and anxiety, and then drew attention to the experiences
Continue reading3 Attributes of the Truly Victorious Christian Life – “Victory in Jesus is not equivalent to an exemption from trouble.” If They Fell, So Can You – “Our sinful weaknesses need not lead us to despair. Instead, they can lead
Continue readingFive Reasons Many Pastors Struggle with Depression – “Too many pastors have been taught that depression is a mark of them being a failure in ministry.” Did You Know Charles Spurgeon Struggled with Depression? – “Spurgeon believed that God had
Continue readingYesterday morning, through my involvement in the training of another pastor who wants to be more effective in the personal ministry of the Word (counseling), I became aware of a wonderful sermon Ligon Duncan preached at Capitol Hills Baptist Church.
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Sometimes discouraged, hurting people in ministry feel like they have no one to talk to and are unsure of whom they can trust. As a veteran ministry couple, Carey and Rynette are called to bless pastors and their wives, missionaries,
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For as long as I can remember, Psalms 42 and 43 have been a refuge for my soul and the souls of brothers and sisters whom I have helped to work through times of spiritual depression. The honesty of the
Continue readingIn his new book Fit for the Master: Glorifying God in a Healthy Body, pastor and physical education enthusiast John Lehman cites a case study illustrating the importance of regular exercise and its benefit as one factor in fighting depressive
Continue readingLast night, a couple brothers and I were discussing the power of empathy when ministering to those who are mentally troubled, that is, the loving ministry of listening to one another and entering each other’s story with genuine compassion. When
Continue readingRecently, I’ve been intrigued by a traffic report from this blog and, consequently, have decided to bring some popular posts to your attention. The following are the 5 most frequently clicked-on posts on the subject of depression: 23 Reasons to
Continue readingTake Halloween Captive – Personally our family has never celebrated Halloween, but David Mathis argues for using the occasion for evangelism, “Halloween is not a threat. It’s an opportunity.” More Than Two-Thirds of Patients on Anti-Depressants Not Depressed – David
Continue readingOne of the blessings of being a blogger is receiving review copies of new resources on discipleship, counseling, and Christian growth. Though I do not have time to read and review all of them, I like to inform you of
Continue reading[The following is adapted from a brief testimony that I shared at my installation service on August 16, 2015 at Cornerstone Community Church in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. I share it with you with the hope that it will encourage you
Continue readingIt has been long understood that Charles Spurgeon, the famed preacher at the Metropolitan Tabernacle in the 1800’s, wrestled against this darkness through much of his pastoral ministry. As a result, many of us who fight this same aspect of
Continue readingAs the counseling book review editor for Books At a Glance, I’m regularly asked to review new books related to one-another ministry. Thus far, the books have been chosen by others for me to review, as it is with the
Continue readingMy WordPress annual report notice has been flashing on my dashboard for a few days, so I finally took a look at it last night. I was immediately surprised by one statistic and yet should not have been. February 3rd
Continue readingGod comforts us in all our afflictions (2 Cor 1:3-8). This is a truth for all believers for all time. However, the life context from which the apostle originally wrote these timeless words is the suffering of a faithful—though flawed—minister
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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.
