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“Your testimonies also are my delight; they are my counselors.” – Psalm 119:24
This morning, I found myself stirred to take off my shelf a copy of my favorite R.C. Sproul book, One Holy Passion: The Consuming Thirst to Know God. I remember buying this book in the fall of 1988 at our
Continue readingMy WordPress annual report notice has been flashing on my dashboard for a few days, so I finally took a look at it last night. I was immediately surprised by one statistic and yet should not have been. February 3rd
Continue readingThis morning, I awoke with the desire to page through a Moleskine journal that I recently filled up; my soul needed to feed upon the workings of the Spirit in my mind and heart in the past—taking in, again, spiritual
Continue readingAs a new year rapidly approaches, we think and hear non-stop messages about cranking up our motivation to change. We have a resolution for this and that, for everything except what we need most, that is, to think biblically about
Continue readingVirtually every December, I take off the shelf my favorite Christmas book; God with Us: The Miracle of Christmas by John MacArthur. I still remember where I was when I first saw and purchased the book. I was standing in
Continue reading[The following testimony was submitted by a woman in the state of Georgia whose pastor, Kevin Hurt, gave her biblical hope and counsel in her time of trial.] As I think about my journey of being diagnosed with breast cancer,
Continue readingIn his excellent mini-book, HELP! My Friend Is Suicidal, police chaplain and pastor Bruce Ray, writes, “There is ultimately only one reason why people commit suicide. Most of them have not lost their minds, but all of them have lost
Continue readingFaith battles are fought in the mind. In other words, what we say to ourselves controls much of what we do, whether right or wrong, true or false, which is the fruit of what we believe. Therefore, counseling ourselves with
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“There are plenty of stories about the Christian woman who has an unconverted husband, one who hasn’t put his trust in Christ as Savior. But what about the marriages in which it’s the other way around? Too often we neglect
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Here’s another recommended Resource List as you minister grace and truth. There are many more list links in the right-hand margin of this homepage. BOOKS/BOOKLETS A Hope Deferred: Adoption and the Fatherhood of God (Stephen Yuille) After They Are Yours:
Continue readingWhile spending time in Psalm 104, this morning, the study notes in the ESV Study Bible directed me to the Gospel of Mark. In verse 7 of the psalm, the songwriter says, “At your rebuke they fled [the waters after
Continue readingIn a previous post, I passed on biblical encouragement and counsel from Larry McCall’s book Loving Your Wife as Christ Loves the Church. Today, I pass on another portion in which he gives to us four reasons we should persevere
Continue readingThe following biblical encouragement and exhortation is from a fellow husband striving to grow in Christ, Larry McCall, in his book Loving Your Wife as Christ Loves the Church. As I read through it a second time, I am reflecting
Continue readingGod knows we are forgetful people, even as Christians. Therefore, He is gracious to bring to our minds—over and over again—the abundance of His grace toward us in Jesus Christ, our Lord. The other day, when I returned home from
Continue readingOne of the beauties of God’s wisdom is the way he uses our trials to equip us to counsel one another—just as it says in 2 Corinthians 1:3-4. As a result, many times the best counselors are those who’ve “been
Continue readingSince I am a biblical counselor and reviewer of books, I often receive copies of new resources from publishers. Last week, Baker Books sent to me a copy of Keith Miller’s new resource Quick Scripture Reference for Counseling Men. This
Continue readingThe American Academy of Biblical Counselors invites you to attend their annual conference November 6-8 at Calvary Theological Seminary in Kansas City. “Counseling in a Post-Modern World” is the theme of the conference. Speakers include James Clark, David Tyler, Howard
Continue readingThe society we live in expects life to be trouble-free; there is an assumption that we somehow have a right to an easy life. This mindset is reflected in the answer to a typical question. “What is the number-one question
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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.
