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…
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…
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