Books A Review of “A Theology of James” by Christopher Morgan 8 Mar 20218 Mar 2021 The book of James is often misunderstood, even by church people. Whether reading James as a Pauline opponent, or simply reading the text as a string of disconnected paraeneses, readers…
Counseling Jesus’ Rebuke of Spiritual Abusers (Part 7) 3 Mar 2021 This series is in the midst of exploring the characteristics of spiritual abusers through the lens of Jesus' rebuke of the Pharisees in Matthew 23. In this chapter Jesus confronts…
Books A Review of “Messy Grace” by Caleb Kaltenbach 1 Mar 2021 The balance of truth and love remains one of the most challenging aspects of the modern Christian's interaction with the LGBTQ community. How to we love others without losing our…
Counseling Jesus’ Rebuke of Spiritual Abusers (Part 6) 24 Feb 202124 Feb 2021 Spiritual abuse is a prolific problem in the church. It is tempting for many of us in the church to distance ourselves from it by suggesting that this is a…
Books A Review of “A People to Be Loved” by Preston Sprinkle 23 Feb 2021 Books on the Bible's view of homosexuality are a dime a dozen these days. They tend to come from one of two perspectives - gay affirming or non-affirming - and…
Counseling Jesus’ Rebuke of Spiritual Abusers (Part 5) 9 Feb 20219 Feb 2021 "Blind guides." That's what Jesus calls the religious leaders in Matthew 23. They are giving directions to others, without knowing where they themselves are going. It is a fitting description…
Counseling Jesus’ Rebuke of Spiritual Abusers (Part 4) 27 Jan 2021 Spiritual abuse is so devious because it does not merely oppress individuals but it misrepresents God to them. Many victims of a spiritually abusive spouse have struggled to understand God…
Books A Review of “The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self” by Carl Trueman 26 Jan 2021 How did we get to a place culturally where the sentence "I am a woman trapped in a man's body" seems to make sense? That is the question that prompted…
Sex Pornography and the Loss of Faith 21 Jan 202121 Jan 2021 Long-term indulgence in pornography has a deadening effect on the soul. We know generally that sin numbs us to spiritual realities. 1 Thessalonians 5:19 warns us not to "quench the…
Books A Review of “Telling a Better Story” by Joshua Chatraw 11 Jan 2021 Like all things in the modern era, apologetics has changed. The truths are, of course, the same, but the ways in which we help people to see and wrestle with…
Sparrow & Heart Soul Care 