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“Your testimonies also are my delight; they are my counselors.” – Psalm 119:24
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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When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, Your comfort delights my soul. Psalm 94:19 NASB Because there’s trouble in this world, we have good reasons to be anxious. In the midst of trouble our hearts forget God, and we get
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This month, Focus on the Family asked me to write an article on the sanctity of human life. In it, I share the personal story of the brief life of Isabelle, our sixth grandchild. I also open up Psalm 139
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Fishing on Cowboy Lake with my grandpa is a cherished boyhood memory. He intuitively knew where the crappy, bluegill, and lake perch were hiding at any given time. As we neared one of those areas, Grandpa would turn off his
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If you are looking for biblical counseling and discipleship resources in Spanish, check out these links. They are listed in alphabetical order. As always, remember there are many topical resource lists in the right-hand margin of this homepage. Print this
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One of the books I read in 2022 is a new one from Ed Welch, entitled, “I Have a Psychiatric Disorder: What Does the Bible Say?” I found this helpful to my personal growth as a pastor and counselor. I
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“Grandpa died,” my mom said when her phone call from Grandma ended. I was a sophomore in high school. After retiring from his career as an assembler of woody station wagons at the Ford Motor Company, my maternal grandfather spent
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This year was an encouraging year as far as the number of books I was able to finish reading—some continued from previous years, while others I started and finished in 2022. So, this morning, I perused my Goodreads account and
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Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. And everyone who thus hopes
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When Christ came into the world, he said, “Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body have you prepared for me.” (Hebrews 10:5) Essential to Christ’s redeeming work for His people is the union of the divine and
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Every December, while growing up in snowy Wisconsin, Andy Williams helped our family decorate the Christmas tree. We strung the lights and garland with dad, and helped mom carefully hang the ornaments, all the while Andy hummed through the stereo,
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Understanding how all the varied parts of Scripture tie together in the promise of redemption through Jesus Christ is an essential remedy to Bible ignorance. In his book, God’s Big Picture, Vaughan Roberts tells the following story. A police inspector
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The key to overcoming anger is what you say to your own heart (Proverbs 4:23), especially in seasons when your anger might be provoked. Instead of merely counting to ten, or to a thousand, an angry person needs to stop
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This morning, in our weekly staff meeting, I read the following entry from Charles Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening. It was delivered to my inbox by Truth for Life. It is a good reminder of how we need to remember that
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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.
