Discipleship Godliness and Perfectionism (Part 3) 10 Oct 201211 Oct 2012 Is all your righteousness really like filthy rags? I know the prophet Isaiah, said it, but is it really true? Don't misunderstand the intent of that question. I am an…
Discipleship Godliness and Perfectionism (Part 2) 3 Oct 20124 Oct 2012 What you believe about yourself can reveal what you believe about God. For the Christian this is important as we stop to consider the doctrine of sanctification. There is a…
Discipleship Godliness and Perfectionism (Part 1) 27 Sep 201228 Sep 2012 Sometimes it does feel impossible. We fail, we fall apart, and we fail again. In fact for many Christians there are times where it feels like it's just not worth…
Discipleship Paraenesis on Wisdom 26 Sep 201227 Sep 2012 Are you wise or are you wise, there's a difference. That is to say Biblically speaking there are two distinct kinds of wisdom. Like many of the dichotomies of Scripture the…
Discipleship… Idol Factory: Family 20 Sep 201221 Sep 2012 This is a dangerous post to write. I know, I am going where even angels fear to tread. After all, if there is one area of life that is off-limits to…
Discipleship… Idol Factory: Comfort 19 Sep 201220 Sep 2012 God is far more concerned with your holiness than your happiness. It’s not, of course, that God doesn’t care about our happiness. He most certainly does. But he doesn’t avoid…
Counseling… Idol Factory: Money and Posessions 13 Sep 201214 Sep 2012 "The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil" - 1 Timothy 6:10 Some sin is so subtle in our lives that we don't even know it's eating…
Counseling… Idol Factory: Power 6 Sep 20127 Sep 2012 No season seems more fitting to address the idol of power than does political season. Inevitably this is a season where we think about power and particularly where we want…
Counseling… Idol Factory: Recognition 5 Sep 20126 Sep 2012 The worship of God can be used to feed an idol. That is to say, if your idol is recognition or fame then we can turn even something like singing…
Discipleship… Idol Factory: Sex 30 Aug 201231 Aug 2012 Sex isn't that big of a deal in our culture. Or rather, it's a huge deal in our culture and because the demand for sex is so high the value…