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“Your testimonies also are my delight; they are my counselors.” – Psalm 119:24
READ Philippians 1:3-11 — I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, 4 always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day
Continue readingYesterday, I taught a breakout session at the 40th annual ACBC Conference in Indianapolis. My session was entitled Joseph’s Theology of Providence. I’ve put it into outline form for your personal or small group study. What Is Providence? The providence
Continue readingAsking Too Much from Your Children – “No spouse, no child can provide comfort that can only be found in God. God will have no other gods before him. Your first loyalty must be to God and God alone.” 3
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It’s 4:00 a.m. and I’m awake, my body still recovering from jet lag. This is to be expected after teaching Common Issues Addressed in Biblical Counseling in Ukraine, last week. Unexpectedly, however, counseling people with sleep problems generated more class
Continue readingHere’s a few articles I think are important for you to read: Therapeutic Praise – I was working on an article on this very subject. Now I don’t have to write it. Here’s why emotionally honest people love the Psalms.
Continue readingThe Struggle of Rejoicing with Those who Rejoice – “You may not think of opening your mail as a prime time for temptation, but it can be if your life has not panned out exactly the way you hoped it
Continue readingIt’s the third day of teaching here at Kiev Theological Seminary and we just finished up our class notes on anger. We learned how to biblically define anger, as well as the difference between righteous anger (which is extremely rare
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What is sin? One definition is that sin is anything within me, or an action produced by me, which fails to bring glory to God (Romans 3:23). Whenever the Holy Spirit opens the eyes of your heart to see your
Continue readingHere’s a few links. Some have been around for a while, but I finally had a chance to read through a pile of articles while sitting in airports. Is Your Church Messy Enough? – “What if one of the marks
Continue reading[Here’s a flashback from 2011.] Here at the blog we have been thinking much the past week about forgiveness and the root of bitterness that grows in its absence. Today, let’s think about what may be the two most important
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My week has been pretty crazy as I prepare for a teaching trip to Ukraine. So, I trust you will pardon me for cutting and pasting from my class notes. The following is a bite-sized portion from the lesson entitled
Continue readingHere’s a couple links I found encouraging.. Eye-Rolling Is Not Discipleship – “A good shepherd leads the sheep to good food. He doesn’t drive them there. He doesn’t browbeat them there. He coaxes them forward.” Emotions Are a Language –
Continue readingHere’s a few links I found encouraging: 7 Health Benefits of Walking Just 20-Minutes a Day – “Whether you wake up a bit earlier, fit in a lunch break during work, or go on an evening stroll, taking a brief
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A passport is a powerful document. It certifies a person’s citizenship and carries authority to travel to foreign countries. While visiting other countries as a guest, your citizenship remains, along with a certain amount of protection that your country’s government
Continue readingHere’s a few links that I found helpful… Lion or Lamb: Which Do You Need? – “Have you ever considered reading the book of Revelation when you needed some encouragement?” Pastoral Ministry and the Struggle to Sleep – “We need
Continue reading“Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.” Now, of course, we know that’s not true. The Bible warns us that our words have power. They can either destroy or nourish. There is one whose
Continue readingYesterday, as I was reviewing notes from a workshop I’ve taught on trials and suffering, I was again counseled by these words from Jerry Bridges: “As we watch tragic events unfolding, or more particularly as we experience adversity ourselves, we
Continue readingI’m pleased to let you know of a valuable conference taking place in late-October at the The Biblical Counseling Training Center of Arizona. The theme for their 11th annual conference is “Discerning God’s Will – How to Make Biblically Informed
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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.
