Don’t Be Ashamed to Hide in God
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. – Psalm 46:1 God is our “refuge,” which means that He is a place of shelter, a place of safety. He is the One to whom we must
Continue reading“Your testimonies also are my delight; they are my counselors.” – Psalm 119:24
BCC Interviews Author of “HELP! My Marriage has Grown Cold”
One of the really neat features of the Biblical Counseling Coalition website is its Author Interview Q&As. Today they interview Rick Thomas, author of HELP! My Marriage Has Grown Cold. BCC: “Rick, this is your first book in the Day One Living
Continue readingThe Comforting Power of Quiet Presence
In one of yesterday’s posts, we noted the atrocious counsel of Job’s friends and learned how not to counsel others who are in the valley of suffering. Today, let’s look for a moment at the one thing these three men
Continue readingMore Thoughts on Reducing $$$ Debt
Since posting a testimony of the progress we’ve made to reduce financial debt in our personal life, I’ve had a handful of interchanges with people that have been mutually encouraging. Honestly, I’ve been very surprised to receive not one word
Continue readingHow to Be a Miserable Comforter
Apart from the suffering of Jesus on the cross of Calvary the book of Job is the best biblical illustration of human suffering. In a few moments’ time Job, a great man of the east, lost all of his wealth
Continue readingRepent and Believe
The authority of Jesus Christ given to us as disciple-makers is to be employed to evangelize “all the nations” (Matt 28:18-20). “Go therefore” is the translation of a participle meaning “in your going,” which clearly implies continual responsibility to take
Continue readingWhen Satan Tempts Me to Despair
We sang one of my favorite modern hymns in worship this morning, Before the Throne of God Above. The second verse grabbed me, as this week I found myself turned inward at times, rather than upward. When this happens it’s
Continue reading6 Ways to Pray for Gospel Preachers
Prayer is a significant aspect of your involvement in your local church’s worship every Lord’s Day. As you spend time today, preparing for tomorrow’s assembly, remember to pray for your pastor’s preaching. Take some time to look up the following
Continue readingGod Is Working so that You will Ooze Grace
Dear suffering brother or sister in the Lord, I’ve been thinking about you a lot lately and praying the Lord will continue to strengthen and comfort you in your present trial and bless you with the eyes of childlike faith
Continue readingGrace in Miscarriage
[The Lord has recently brought to mind a letter I had written to my congregation at the end of 2006, three days after my wife and I experienced miscarriage. A recent post, 7 Reasons to Remember an Unborn Life, made
Continue readingDADs 2:1 – Let’s Pray for Our Children
I do not doubt that my dad was in the words spoken to Daniel “a man greatly beloved” of the Lord. He walked with God. He communed with God. He spent hours in prayer interceding for the cause of Christ.
Continue readingDiary of an Addict
Cruciform Press has done the church a service by publishing a very unusual little e-book, The Book of Mary: Diary of an Addict. The sequence of events by which the diaries of a single mother of one, aborter of at
Continue readingI was an Eclectic Counselor Yesterday
Yesterday, I had an enjoyable and very helpful discipleship counseling session with a brother in the Lord over the lunch hour. God in His providence linked us up a few months ago because we both tend to struggle with unhealthy
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Does Romans 13:8 Teach It Is a Sin to Borrow Money?
[Last week, I posted a personal testimony about the progress my wife and I are making as we work to eliminate long-standing debt we incurred over a period of many years, which had significantly crippled us. Today, I am publishing
Continue reading7 Reasons to Remember an Unborn Life
[Yesterday morning a man in our church requested a copy of a brief meditation I had given a few years ago at a memorial service for a stillborn child. He is currently ministering to a young woman grieving multiple children
Continue readingFrom a Deacon’s Heart: Just Say It!
[Today’s post is written by a guest—one of the deacons in our church.] Awhile back the men in my small group were discussing the need to be husbands who honor our wives. I don’t remember the context, but I do
Continue readingComfort Food for Mutual Ministry
Last fall I posted a review of Bob Kellemen’s new book, Equipping Counselors for Your Church. You can read that here. Today, I draw your attention to one of the best pages in the book, which calls us to the
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Bye, Bye Debt—Hello, Freedom
Today is a glorious day for my wife and me! After 41 long months of intentional, aggressive debt reduction we are free of credit card debt for the first time in a long, long time (the weary memory is very
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