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The key to overcoming anger is what you say to your own heart (Proverbs 4:23), especially in seasons when your anger might be provoked. Instead of merely counting to ten, or to a thousand, an angry person needs to stop
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How about you? Do you experience thoughts you don’t want? Like me, do you ruminate on beliefs about yourself, the world, or God that feel true even though you know they are not? Like many people I meet, do you
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I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by
Continue readingThe steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. (Lamentation 3:22-23) As a child, I didn’t mind eating leftovers. Mom’s spaghetti or chili tasted even
Continue readingPsalm 1 testifies of the immeasurable value of mediating on Scripture. The person who habitually ponders the truths of God will be like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf
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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 readingContinuing from yesterday, we need to take heed to the command given to us in Philippians 4:8, “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is
Continue readingPhilippians 4:8 is a key verse for every Christian to meditate upon, since it describes what we should meditate upon. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable,
Continue readingA critical part of the sanctification process is putting off the old self and putting on the new, “which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth” (Eph. 4:24). However, this transformation requires
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For some time now, having been encouraged by a sister in the Lord in our church, I have been forming a “My God Is” list. The purpose of this list is to intentionally place the focus of my mind and
Continue readingSome of us are more prone to negative thinking patterns than others and, therefore, must constantly discipline ourselves to think on positive things that exalt and glorify God. So when a sister in Christ in our church recently shared what
Continue readingDear brothers and sisters in Christ, Deliberately remember these truths from Psalm 103. He pardons all your iniquities. He heals all your diseases (if not immediately, He will when He returns). He redeems your life—not only your soul—from the pit
Continue readingYesterday, I shared with you some of the truths, or biblical concepts, that the Lord has been impressing upon me in recent weeks and months. Most importantly, that I must consciously think on things that are true of God, and
Continue readingThe late Martyn Lloyd-Jones has been counseling me the past few days through the re-publication of his sermons on Psalm 73 by Christian Focus entitled Faith On Trial. If you are a regular reader of this blog then you know
Continue readingTim Challies has just released his fourth “Visual Theology,” which is going to be a great resource for anyone who cares about biblical discipleship counseling. “Think on these Things” is a visual depiction of Philippians 4:8, which is not only
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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.
