Books A Review of ESV Scripture Journal 8 Apr 2019 Like most Christians, and certainly most pastors, I have many different Bibles. There are some that I use regularly and some that I rarely pull off the shelf, but Crossway…
Counseling When Good Things Become Bad: Sleep 28 Mar 2019 Is it possible to get too much sleep? At this stage in life, with all its busyness and stress, my body tells me that this is a ludicrous question. Yet,…
Jesus Man of Sorrows: Jesus Knows Our Suffering 27 Mar 2019 Jesus is able to "sympathize with our weakness" (Heb. 4:15). Think about that statement from the Scriptures. The supreme and omnipotent God of the universe is able to sympathize with…
Counseling When Good Things Become Bad: Technology 20 Mar 2019 A number of years ago, after leaving an unhealthy church situation, I was invited to serve on staff at a larger church that, despite not really needing another pastor, wanted…
Eating Disorders When Good Things Become Bad: Food 15 Mar 2019 You'd never know it from looking at me, but I love to eat. In fact I love food so much that I do have to often evaluate how I am…
Books A Review of “Cutting: A Healing Response” by Jeremy Lelek 11 Mar 2019 Narrative has the potential to put conceptual issues into real-life contexts in a meaningful way. It's easy in training to grasp concepts and then to think that you know how…
Personal What’s Up With My NBA Love? 6 Mar 2019 There is a scene in an episode of The Big Bang Theory, in which resident nerd Leonard Hofstadter is trying to win points with his girlfriend by pretending to care…
Eating Disorders When Good Things Go Bad: Compulsive Exercise 28 Feb 2019 Too much of a good thing is a real possibility. Physical fitness and general health are important qualities, and in our current cultural climate they are celebrated hobbies. Yet, as…
Books A Review of “God’s Forever Family” by Larry Eskridge 27 Feb 2019 For many years now I have been obsessed with the Jesus People Movement of the late 60s and early 70s. It was a revival of Evangelical convictions among youth, following…
Counseling… Common Motives Behind Self-Harm 26 Feb 201926 Feb 2019 Self-harm has a logic all its own. What may seem strange to those outside the struggle, makes sense to those who indulge in the habit. Self-harm does something for those…
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