Grieve and Worship
Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. And he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has
Continue reading“Your testimonies also are my delight; they are my counselors.” – Psalm 119:24
Overcoming Depression – WORKBOOK
In 2015, around 16.1 million adults aged 18 years or older in the U.S. had experienced at least one major depressive episode in the last year, which represented 6.7 percent of all American adults. Depression is the leading cause of
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Five Indicators of a Healthy and Transforming Soul Care Ministry – “No church is perfect, and this is a long road. A healthy soul care ministry takes time and energy. It is okay to have a lot of room to
Continue readingHow the Gospel Transforms Disability: 1-Day Conference in Torrance, CA
So many of us know all too well the challenging realities of disability, but God desires that we also know the incredible hope that he promises in the midst of disability. Over the course of this 1-day conference, we’ll explore
Continue readingOvercoming Depression: Help for Christians who Struggle
Depression can be debilitating. Chances are very good that you already know this, personally, or know someone who struggles. Serious depression is a crippling state which may leave you unable to function normally and, sometimes, not even caring that it
Continue readingHow Long Does Grieving Take?
How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day? (Ps. 13:1-2) Loss is
Continue readingJesus Has Authority to Forgive Sin
Jesus is the friend of sinners to all who come to Him in the humility of repentant faith. In other words, when sinners like you and me come to Jesus in the humility of faith we find Him to be
Continue readingCome See Me At the Shepherds’ Conference
If you are attending the Shepherds’ Conference at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, CA, please come visit me at the Shepherd Press table. I’m in the Campus Bookstore next to the fountain in front of the seminary building (NOT
Continue readingDisability and the Error of Remaking God
If our conception of God is that He is only—or predominantly—love, and by that we mean only doing what we perceive as being good; i.e. whatever does not involve pain, then irrational suffering tempts us to change our view of
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Do You Have an Epaphras? – I love this call to the priority of prayer, and its connection to true church growth and health. Real Men Pray – David Murray continues his short videos, as part of the Christian Man
Continue readingDisability and the Temptation to Blame Someone
For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen. (Rom. 11:36) In the most basic sense, the word theology refers to how we think about God. In light of that, and
Continue readingA Heart Check-Up on Credit Card Dependency
On Sunday afternoons, I’m leading a 4-week discussion on financial freedom. Last Sunday, our group of about twenty “personal freedom fighters” discussed five of the most common causes of unjustifiable debt. Wrong priorities Idolatry Covetousness Lack of contentment Lack of
Continue readingWhen Is Anger at Death Sinful?
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. (James 1:19-20) Anger is one of the required “stages of
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Jesus Was a Gospel Preacher
Jesus was the only preacher who could announce good news from God, and then say, “Here I am. Look to Me. Hope has arrived.” Every other faithful gospel preacher since has pointed others to Jesus, never to himself. But what
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Three Common Excuses We Make for Not Meditating on Scripture
Last week, I finished reading God’s Battle Plan for the Mind: The Puritan Practice of Biblical Meditation. Essentially, what the author David Saxton has done is collect and organize what many Puritan pastors and theologians believed and taught in regard
Continue readingWhen Is Anger at Death Righteous?
Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil. (Ephesians 4:26-27) Is it acceptable to be angry at death? The sinless example of Jesus, which we
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The Indispensable Discipline of Meditation
You are what you think, believe, and desire. That’s a truism we all need to understand. It’s true, not because we have observed it to be so, but because it is the way God designed us to function. Proverbs 4:23
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Jesus Got Angry At Death
When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled. And he said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and
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