Friendship A Theology of Friendship: Building a Framework 20 Nov 2024 We are finally making a turn to a constructive look at friendship. We have spent many posts deconstructing our culture’s understanding of friendship, but we can’t move forward by simply…
Church Hurt Church Hurt and Hypocrisy 18 Nov 2024 Hypocrisy is one of the most frequently cited reasons that people leave a church. It is, of course, everywhere, but it is worth unpacking what exactly the term means and…
Friendship A Theology of Friendship: Challenges for Men 13 Nov 2024 It is well know that men are less likely than women to have close friends. Men have some unique struggles when it comes to building friendships and these are worth…
Church Hurt Types of Church Hurt 11 Nov 2024 When we speak about church hurt, we are really referring to church hurts, plural. That is to say there are several different types of church hurt. All church hurt is…
Common Grace 2025 Study Project: Common Grace 6 Nov 2024 I have landed on the doctrine of Common Grace as my study project for 2025. I feel that so many theological, ecclesiological, and counseling debates in the modern age revolve…
Friendship A Theology of Friendship: Friendship with God, Part 3 4 Nov 2024 We have been discussing friendship with God over the last few posts. We have seen how the Old Testament develops the idea and how the New Testament, through the person…
Friendship A Theology of Friendship: Friendship with God, Part 2 31 Oct 2024 We have been exploring the Bible's teaching on the friendship of God. Ultimately all friendships point to this deep relational reality. We saw last week how the Old Testament develops…
Church Hurt Building Healing Communities 28 Oct 2024 That we should have to write about or discuss the dynamics of church hurt at all is a tragedy. There are few things as painful and disorienting as being hurt…
Friendship A Theology of Friendship: The Friendship of God 21 Oct 202421 Oct 2024 We've been exploring the examples of friendship that the Bible offers us. And we have learned some very helpful principles in that study. Ultimately, however, all of these examples reflect…
Counseling Porn & Anger 16 Oct 2024 It's not uncommon for young men to come to counseling with anger issues. Sometimes they have a clear idea of why they struggle, but often they feel uncertain. There are,…
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