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In the past couple weeks, I have picked up one of Paul Tripp’s devotional books, A Shelter in the Time of Storm, and again my heart has been ministered to in simple, yet deep ways. God has gifted Paul Tripp
Continue readingFollowers of Jesus Christ (myself included) have the habit of taking our eyes off of Him and, specifically, our identity in Christ and the beauty that is ours by virtue of our union with Him. In his book, A Shelter
Continue readingHere’s more God-centered encouragement from Paul Tripp’s book A Shelter in the Time of Storm. [O]ur inability to find security for ourselves is so profound that we’d never find on our own the One who is to be our rock;
Continue readingWhere should my sense of security come from? That’s a vital question. Here’s how Paul Tripp counseled me last evening. If you are God’s child, you are the object of the love of the Person who rules everything that there
Continue reading5 Ways to Minister to Someone with Dementia – “Since graduating seminary in May 2012 with my MDiv, a lot has happened in my life. At the top of that list is the return of my father into my life
Continue readingIf you are a regular reader of this blog then you have already read several posts making mention of Paul Tripp’s highly-diagnostic book for pastors, seminarians, and all those who have given their lives to the gospel ministry. Today’s post
Continue readingAs I continue to work through Paul Tripp’s highly-diagnostic book, Dangerous Calling: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry, the Spirit sheds light on areas of my heart and life where biblical truth needs to be applied. Chapter Seven is
Continue readingIt is true that loneliness is one of the costs of leadership. That has always been true. However, in addition to their own personal struggle with pride and indwelling sin, there is something in the way pastoral ministry functions in
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Welcome to the fourth installment of Counseling One Another’s feature Journey to Biblical Counseling. Here, I interview various pastors, teachers, trainers, authors, and leaders in the biblical counseling movement. What led them to biblical counseling? What were some of the
Continue readingIn the biblical counseling arena we hear and talk a lot about the importance of accountability, especially in the battle for a pure mind. Therefore, I asked Dave Coats, author of the new discipleship workbook Building a Pure Life, to
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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.
