The Tension of Walking with God
To walk with God is to live by faith in obedience to His commands. Yet, we are unable to do this in our own strength and power, but in that of the Holy Spirit alone. This is the vital tension
Continue reading“Your testimonies also are my delight; they are my counselors.” – Psalm 119:24
Angry at Death
Two years ago I had known the Bible identified death as the final enemy that will be defeated by the resurrection (1 Cor 15:26), but I did not know this truth experientially. I did not really know death as Enemy.
Continue readingLord, You are My Everything
Lord, You are my Comfort. When hard times come my way, Your presence never leaves me. You are with me all the way. Lord, You are my Strength. When I grow weary in this land, Never will I falter. I’m upheld by Your right
Continue reading20 Things a Husband Could Say to Defuse an Argument with His Wife
If, like me, you are striving to grow in grace as a godly husband then you will be helped by more counsel from Lou Priolo’s helpful book, The Complete Husband: A Practical Guide to Biblical Husbanding. Priolo writes: “Listed below are
Continue readingNuggets…on life in the church [12/6/11]
If you are a regular reader of this blog then you already know that one of our convictions is that counseling is primarily a one-another ministry ideally set within the body life of the local church. With that in mind
Continue readingDoes Our Technology Feed Self-Centered Control?
In yesterday’s post I told you that I would finish up my comments on The Next Story: Life and Faith after the Digital Explosion by telling you what I think is the best page in the book and then relate
Continue readingO Refuge Near
[A pastor friend of mine is going through deep waters of grief this week. As I was praying for him this poem came back to my mind.] O refuge near, our strength in weakness, forever in His hands secure; Emmanuel,
Continue reading4 Tips for Communicating in a Digital World
Today, I again draw your attention to the very helpful book by Tim Challies, The Next Story: Life and Faith after the Digital Explosion. In the application wrap-up for the chapter on Speaking, Truthing, Loving, Living, Tim asks, “How can we ensure
Continue readingDADs 1:13 – Parents, Read “The Next Story”
“No parent would ever put his child into the driver’s seat of a car without first teaching him how to drive,” writes Tim Challies, “Yet far too many parents are sending their children into an increasingly digital reality without proper
Continue readingNuggets – on theology [12/2/11]
As biblical counselors, we often have the bad habit of continually craving after that which is practical. “Let’s get through all this theological stuff so we can get to what’s practical!” is what I once heard come out of one
Continue reading“The Next Story”—Important Highlights
There is so much good to be said about Tim Challies’ new book, The Next Story: Life and Faith after the Digital Explosion. This is not a book review. If that’s what you want you can find one at Covenant
Continue readingTwo Examples of Heart-Searching Homework
Let’s face it, fellow counselors, if we don’t help people get to the heart of their behavior we have done nothing more than rearrange the order of their functional gods or taught them to hang a new variety of plastic
Continue readingDouble Representation
Each Wednesday at 5:30 a.m. my men’s small group meets in a member’s home for prayer, study, accountability, and encouragement. It’s been the intentional strategy of our church’s Men of Iron groups (Prov 27:17) to repeatedly study the practical theology
Continue readingThe Restrained Fury of Jesus
Continuing our study of The Emotional Life of Our Lord, Warfield now moves to “another phase of angry emotion [that] is ascribed to Jesus by Mark, but in this case not by Mark alone.” I will call this expression of
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12 Examples of Harshness in Husbands (Lou Priolo)
The past few months, the Holy Spirit has been convicting my heart in the area of what it means to love my wife and and live with her in an understanding way (Eph 5:25; 1 Pet 3:7). As a result,
Continue readingAnger Lite: Being Annoyed but without Sin
Please excuse me for taking a few days away from B. B. Warfield’s theological essay, The Emotional Life of Our Lord. The long holiday weekend threw my schedule off a bit and I was not able to spend as much
Continue readingFresh Mercies for Today
The LORD’S lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness (Lam 3:22-23). “The Lord’s lovingkindnesses indeed never cease.” The plural form of the Hebrew word chesed is the first word
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How to Prepare for Sunday Worship
When we reflect on Hebrews 12:18-29 it’s obvious that God considers corporate worship a serious matter, not the game that the modern church so often plays. Take a few minutes to open your Bible and read that portion of God’s
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