My Only Living Book
There are many books in my library, both at home and church, but only one of them is alive. For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and
Continue reading“Your testimonies also are my delight; they are my counselors.” – Psalm 119:24
NUGGETS (for Pastors & Church Members)
The Plague of Lazy Pastors – “Survey after survey reports modern man fears public speaking more than anything else, including death. Add to that the weight of speaking, in the context of worship, on behalf of God.” 4 Reasons You
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6 Reasons to Avoid Divisive People – “Divisive people should be avoided because of the problems they cause.” A Better Mom Is a Broken Mom – “Moms, everything within you will tell you that you need certain “gains” to get through
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Suffering In 3-D
As Christians, we are not to walk alone in our suffering, or inadvertently force others to deal with personal suffering on their own. The church, as a spiritual hospital, the family of God, and a discipleship culture, is to be
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Health Update from David Powlison – Our dear brother and friend has been greatly used by the Lord to further the convictions of biblical counseling as the compassionate, Christ-centered ministry of the Word. Please read this recent update on his
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10 Distinctives of Biblical Soul Care (Counseling)
People often ask me how biblical counseling differs from other approaches to soul care. Here’s a summary I’ve been teaching for almost two decades, which I hope will help you grow in understanding sanctification. This week, look up the Scriptures
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Why We Grumble—and How to Fight Back – “Grumbling is the hum of the fallen human heart, and often a hallmark of Christians’ indwelling sin.” Overcoming a Critical Spirit – “A critical spirit creates blind spots in a person’s heart
Continue readingHow Does a Biblical Understanding of “the Heart” Help Our Relationships?
In the Bible, the “heart” means your inner immaterial person that is made up of your thought life, your emotions, and your will. This means that your thought life reveals your heart. Your decisions (your will) reveal your heart. And
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HELP! My Grandchild Has a Disability
The day your first grandchild was born you were not invited to consider grandparenting; suddenly you were a grandparent. That’s because grandparenting is a calling. Callings are not freely chosen. In the truest sense, callings are imposed on us. They
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How to Love Your Muslim Neighbor – How is the Lord inviting you to share His heart for the Muslim world? Personality Traits – A Truth in Love podcast with Jeremy Pierre. Porn Is Not Ultimately About Sex – “The
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Together Forever
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.”
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Yesterday, a faithful servant of God, Warren W. Wiersbe, entered the presence of his precious Savior. In the early 1980s, I was a spiritual infant when I first heard Dr. Wiersbe’s voice on the Back to the Bible radio program
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The Liberating Truth of Romans 6
Many Christians live defeated spiritual lives. They may not want to live this way, but they have not been able to overcome issues in their lives that impede their spiritual growth. Many are crippled by fears, consumed with worries, quick
Continue readingTWO ADAMS – Which One Are You “In”?
To go to heaven we must have more than forgiveness. We must also possess righteousness. But where does this righteousness come from? Romans 5:12-21 simply and clearly communicates the bad news of Adam, and the good news of Jesus Christ.
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Comfort Others
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any
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Grieve with Hope
But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. (1 Thessalonians 4:13) All people grieve, but Christians grieve differently. All people experience
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Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that good and bad come? (Lamentations 3:38) Most people find it pretty easy to accept that the good things which happen are from the hand of a good God. But
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Is Early Retirement Biblical? – “I don’t think working to achieve financial independence is wrong; but the problem may lie with the motivation.” The Worst Consequence of Skipping Church – “Every Christian has a place within a local church. Every
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