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“Your testimonies also are my delight; they are my counselors.” – Psalm 119:24
Scripture alone provides power and authority for counseling and soul care since it is the Word of the living God who created and redeems us. There is nothing we may experience which God does not directly or indirectly address in
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Ministry can be exhausting. We can’t check off “meet spiritual needs of the church” from our to-do list! Instead, the church’s needs pull us in many directions simultaneously, and the ongoing pressure can leave us feeling depleted, running on fumes.
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Three men hung on crosses. Their flesh pierced by nails. Two of them were guilty, one of them was not. One of the guilty ones hurled verbal abuse at the innocent one—mocking His claims to deity—visibly hardened, blinded to his
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Next month, I will have the privilege to teach at the Biblical Soul Care Conference hosted by Faith Christian Church in Kendallville, Indiana. Here is the church’s advertisement: Have you ever wondered how to navigate the struggles, suffering, or conflicts you
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These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life. This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask
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Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that
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Yesterday, I shared the beautiful cover of my forthcoming book to be released in September. This is my second book with P&R Publishing, the ones who produced my bestselling 31-day devotional, Anxiety: Knowing God’s Peace. REMADE: Embracing Your Complete Identity
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A couple months ago, I was privileged to participate in the annual CoRE Conference hosted by Bob Jones University. The theme for this year’s conference was Who Am I? : The Contemporary Assault on Personhood. Here’s my main session on
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Loneliness has become a worldwide epidemic. It can be excruciatingly painful. What’s more, it can be deadly. Research now indicates that persistent loneliness (loneliness that lasts for more than two weeks) may be deadlier than alcohol abuse, obesity, and cigarette
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And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air… But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love
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Ya sea que experimentes una preocupación persistente o un pánico debilitante, la Palabra de Dios te ofrece esperanza y ayuda. En este devocional de 31 días, el pastor y consejero bíblico Paul Tautges profundiza con gentileza en el corazón del
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Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.” – John 6:35 All good gifts, beginning with life itself, come from God. You will
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Recently, our congregation spent time in the Spirit-inspired prayer for revival known as Psalm 85. One of my study resources for this sermon was Revive Us Again: Biblical Principles for Revival Today by Walter Kaiser. In the Introduction to this
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Several weeks ago, I had the privilege to be on The Plumb Line podcast to talk with Jay Rudolph about what the Bible teaches about dishonesty. We discussed the myriad ways dishonesty shows up in our lives, and how the
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Suffering and the Kindness of God is the theme for this year’s Transform Conference hosted by Faith Bible Church in Spokane, Washington. The titles of my main sessions are: There will also be a selection of workshops. Message archives. Print
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It is obvious that sin began in the heart of Eve already before she actually ate the forbidden fruit. One may note the following stages: The first thing that happened was that Satan, through the serpent, aroused doubt in Eve’s
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John 15 is one of the most important passages in the New Testament about the believer’s union with Christ. This union, which is ours by faith, is the basis of our right standing before God the Father and our shared
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Have you seen the television show called Hoarders? If so, you’ve seen the sad, everyday existence of real people held captive by decades of accumulation, most often in the form of piles of trash and clothes. Some even live with
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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.
