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…
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…
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