Discipleship… Thy Kingdom Come, Thy will Be Done 8 Mar 20228 Mar 2022 Why does the Lord's will often seem so difficult for us to accept? Most believers are not outright obstinate and rebellious. Generally speaking, we want to obey the Lord, and…
James… Studies in James: The Purpose of the Epistle (Part 1) 24 Feb 202212 Aug 2022 Identifying the specific purpose of a sacred writing is sometimes relatively easy. Some authors, for example, state it outright (like John 20:31). At other times it is obvious from the…
James… Studies in James: James vs Paul 9 Feb 20229 Feb 2022 James has often been read in light of the Apostle Paul. There's obvious reasons for this tendency: (1) Paul is so influential to our understanding of the New Testament. It's…
Counseling… The Foundation of Love 3 Feb 2022 God has created all people to exist within three relationships: (1) relationship with Him; (2) relationship with others; and (3) relationship with ourselves. All three are important and each, in…
Personal A 2022 Reading Challenge 2 Feb 20222 Feb 2022 Krista and I decided to come up with a reading challenge for ourselves this year and we ended up coming up with a list of ten challenges to help us…
James… Studies in James: Influences (Part 2) 31 Jan 2022 In a previous post I mentioned that understanding James' writing well requires that we see the influences that the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus had on him. Previously…
Jesus… For Our Sake He Was Terrified 27 Jan 202227 Jan 2022 As Bible-believing Christians we speak plainly about and believe thoroughly in, the humanity of Christ. Jesus, the divine Son of God, took on flesh and became like us in every…
James… Studies in James: Influences (Part 1) 26 Jan 202226 Jan 2022 The Epistle of James does not arise out of a vacuum. Its author was raised in a religious world, and under the influence of Judaism and its sacred writings. This…
Books A Review of “A Biblical Counseling Process” by Lauren Whitman 25 Jan 202225 Jan 2022 Moving from theory to practice is not a simple task. I had studied under a Biblical counselor in ministry, I had taken my classes, completed my coursework, and read loads…
James… Studies in James: Who Was James? 24 Jan 2022 While the Epistle of James is short and relatively easy to read there is a deep complexity to this letter. The main theme and structure of the letter are hotly…
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