Diary of an Addict
Cruciform Press has done the church a service by publishing a very unusual little e-book, The Book of Mary: Diary of an Addict. The sequence of events by which the diaries of a single mother of one, aborter of at
Continue reading“Your testimonies also are my delight; they are my counselors.” – Psalm 119:24
I was an Eclectic Counselor Yesterday
Yesterday, I had an enjoyable and very helpful discipleship counseling session with a brother in the Lord over the lunch hour. God in His providence linked us up a few months ago because we both tend to struggle with unhealthy
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Does Romans 13:8 Teach It Is a Sin to Borrow Money?
[Last week, I posted a personal testimony about the progress my wife and I are making as we work to eliminate long-standing debt we incurred over a period of many years, which had significantly crippled us. Today, I am publishing
Continue reading7 Reasons to Remember an Unborn Life
[Yesterday morning a man in our church requested a copy of a brief meditation I had given a few years ago at a memorial service for a stillborn child. He is currently ministering to a young woman grieving multiple children
Continue readingFrom a Deacon’s Heart: Just Say It!
[Today’s post is written by a guest—one of the deacons in our church.] Awhile back the men in my small group were discussing the need to be husbands who honor our wives. I don’t remember the context, but I do
Continue readingComfort Food for Mutual Ministry
Last fall I posted a review of Bob Kellemen’s new book, Equipping Counselors for Your Church. You can read that here. Today, I draw your attention to one of the best pages in the book, which calls us to the
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Bye, Bye Debt—Hello, Freedom
Today is a glorious day for my wife and me! After 41 long months of intentional, aggressive debt reduction we are free of credit card debt for the first time in a long, long time (the weary memory is very
Continue reading“Heed the sound of my cry for help, my King and my God”
“Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my groaning. Heed the sound of my cry for help, my King and my God, for to Thee do I pray. In the morning, O LORD, Thou wilt hear my voice; in the
Continue readingJohn Stott on Self-Love
The past few days I’ve been reviewing certain portions of The Cross of Christ by John Stott, which I read last year as part of Tim Challies’s Reading Classics Together initiative. I was again blessed by Stott’s pointed words of
Continue readingBeware of Pharisaism
Few words are surrounded by as much confusion and misunderstanding as legalism. Many modern-day believers carelessly use it to dismiss any strong call to holiness or high standards of conduct that reflect the righteousness of God. However, though the term
Continue readingRefuse to be Crippled by Regret
Irreversible decisions are the hardest to live with. You know you’ve done wrong, but it is too late to undo it. Now you must live with the consequences, whatever they may be. But how? Do you beat yourself up forever?
Continue readingTop 10 Posts for Our 1st Year
Since Counseling One Another was launched this past June we have been blessed exceedingly by the interest and feedback from you—our readers. We are thankful to the Lord for your encouragement. If you are new to the blog then you
Continue readingFighting for Joy when You are Depressed
Depression is debilitating. It is a crippling state that leaves you unwilling to function normally and, sometimes, not even caring that it is so. You may feel sad. You may feel angry. You may not feel at all. You may
Continue readingOur Divine Prayer Warrior
How do you pray when you don’t know what to say? How do you pray when you have lost your Godward perspective, when your hope has been stolen, when you have no joy? How do you pray when you are
Continue readingThe Cart Is Not the Horse
When the Bible speaks of good works in relation to salvation it does so in both a positive and negative manner. Positively, good works are the manifestation of the presence of the indwelling Spirit of God as He produces the
Continue readingApplying My Theology of Guidance
A couple months ago I posted five consecutive articles on a theology of guidance, which included 5 criteria to apply when discerning the will of God: the Word, prayer, providential circumstances, Scripture-informed conscience, and counsel from others . Later, someone
Continue readingThe Saviour
THOU GOD OF ALL GRACE, Thou hast given me a Saviour, produce in me a faith to live by him, to make him all my desire, all my hope, all my glory. May I enter him as my refuge, build
Continue readingCalled to be a God-Boaster & God-Pleaser
Calling is a beautiful word. It speaks of God’s gracious urging of sinners to turn from their wicked ways and return to Him, the “Shepherd and Guardian” of their souls (1 Pet 2:25). It is both common and effectual. The
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