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Any conversation with your children about sex and marriage would be incomplete without discussing sexual attraction. This topic often lacks biblical clarity for Christians because it is most commonly discussed outside its biblical context. The Bible is clear: sex is
Continue readingLast week, while reading Owen Strachan’s latest book, my heart was affirmed that our upcoming conference on biblical sexuality is being planned under the Holy Spirit’s direction. Strachan, president of the Council on Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, writes in The
Continue readingChristians are crashing and burning on the runways of life. Through the TV, Internet, cell phones, newspapers, books, and magazines we are bombarded by the world’s temptations and attractions. The response of choosing isolation from the world doesn’t work: we fail to reach the
Continue readingWhen the Detour Becomes Your New Road – A wonderful post at Desiring God: “The old road often seems like it was more relaxing and easy to drive. The new road can be bumpy and twisty, narrow with sharp curves.
Continue readingHere are 5 resources that I found profitable this week: Grieving Pastor Speaks Out about Wife’s Murder Investigation (Fox News) – Beautiful! Let’s continue to pray for Davey Blackburn. When You Indulge in Pornography, You Participate in Sex Slavery (Andy
Continue readingThe public scandal of marital unfaithfulness in another high-profile pastor has brought the question of sexual purity to the forefront of our minds, and people are asking how much it really matters anyway. Some ask, what’s the big deal? While
Continue readingIt is not uncommon for Christians to wrongly conclude that God cares only for our souls and not for our bodies. This false conclusion is not entirely without reason. We live in a world preoccupied by the physical (nothing new
Continue readingThe best-selling book Fifty Shades of Grey dispels the old myth that women do not use pornography, that it’s a “man’s problem.” Forever we’ve heard the claim that women are “not turned on by sight.” But the popularity of Fifty
Continue readingGrowing Up Gothard – I’m not a prophet, nor the son of a prophet, but I saw this coming when first exposed to homeschool guru Bill Gothard in Kansas City almost three decades ago. 8 Things Healthy Couples Don’t Do
Continue readingI encourage you to take 15 minutes this weekend to read these three articles. How the Ayers Family Buried their Eight Children – “When I first discovered the Ayres family story in Fairview Cemetery, I was heartbroken as I realized
Continue readingThank you, Jonathan Holmes, for these important counseling-related links: Conservative Christianity and the Transgender Question – Russell Moore on transgender issues. A Glut of Antidepressants – From the NY Times, “Over the past two decades, the use of antidepressants has
Continue readingDescribe a Person Well and You Win that Person – Ed Welch confesses that “secular counselors, on average, might do a little better at describing people’s hardships than biblical counselors. This is a problem.” 5 Reasons to Confront Even if
Continue readingHere are three resources to help you, or someone you are counseling, win the war against lust. F.L.E.E. – A Strategy for Sexual Purity – “It is good news that we are not condemned in Christ, and it is good news
Continue reading25 Years of Evangelizing My Husband – Paula Hendricks writes, “Looking at the negative aspects of my marriage had only produced despair—twenty-five years of whining to God about my righteousness in journals that I have since destroyed. Even Christian therapy
Continue readingIn the biblical counseling arena we hear and talk a lot about the importance of accountability, especially in the battle for a pure mind. Therefore, I asked Dave Coats, author of the new discipleship workbook Building a Pure Life, to
Continue readingYesterday, I posted the first part of this interview with pastor, author, and counselor Dave Coats. Dave’s new book, Building a Pure Life, is a unique contribution to the biblical counseling resource arsenal. Paul: I see that you have included
Continue readingToday, and tomorrow, it is a joy for me to interview my friend and fellow pastor and biblical counselor Dave Coats on the subject of personal purity. Day One Publications has just released Dave’s new book, Building a Pure Life,
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Many solid resources address the issue of habits of avoidance and spiritual enslavement. Here are just a few to consider for personal study, one-to-one discipleship counseling, and your small group. MINI-BOOKS Breaking the Addictive Cycle (David Powlison) Freedom from Addiction:
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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.
