Books A Review of “Untangling Emotions” by Alasdair Groves and Winston Smith 13 May 2019 Emotions are some of the most powerful influencers in existence. What we do is often driven by how we feel, and God has designed our emotions to be those powerful…
self-harm Self-Harm and Addiction 10 May 201914 May 2019 The language of addiction has been going through an expansion in its application in more recent years. What was once a term applied specifically to alcoholism, and then to general…
Depression The Bible and Depression: Sorrow 9 May 2019 Depression, I have suggested, has many potential causes. While some in the Christian community are quick to trace all causation back to some personal sin, the Bible does not. In…
Depression The Bible and Depression: Sin 3 May 2019 Not all depression is sin! There's a huge misunderstanding about this within Christian circles and it makes a difference for how well we care for one another when we assume…
Worship On Mocking Your Idols 2 May 2019 The Bible can be really funny at times. I can't help but laugh, for example, whenever I read the account of Elijah and the prophets of Baal. When Baal doesn't…
Counseling Don’t Settle For Simple Explanations 30 Apr 2019 In order to fix my problem it is usually very important to know what caused it. So, if my car is making a funny noise I want to find the…
Books A Review of “Unstuck” by Tim Lane 29 Apr 20191 May 2019 I am usually leery of anyone who suggests that change is a matter of following some steps. Change is, of course, a process and so it does involve, in a…
suffering God’s Compassion on Our Doubts 17 Apr 2019 Suffering and hardship bring with it a host of related challenges. Beyond the emotional pain suffering particularly targets our faith, and invites us to call into question the God we…
Discipleship When Good Things Become Bad: Intelligence 10 Apr 201910 Apr 2019 "Too smart for his own good" is a strange phrase. What exactly does it mean to be so smart that it causes one harm? The general idea behind the phrase…
Counseling Using Anchors in Battling Anxiety 9 Apr 20199 Apr 2019 Anxiety is often like a snowball rolling down a mountain. It starts out as one small thought, but as it rolls it picks up more snow and rather quickly becomes…
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