Sanctification Trinitarian Communion and Personal Healing 29 Nov 2017 Is the doctrine of the Trinity of any practical value to the Christian life? While all Evangelical Christians must affirm God's trifold nature, many wrestle to see the relevance of…
Spiritual Gifts The Spiritual Gifts: Tongues (Part 2) 28 Nov 2017 What exactly is the nature of the gift of tongues? This is a massively important question. Does the word "tongues" refer simply to human languages? Can it include a sort…
Books A Review of “Helping Your Family Through PTSD” by Greg Gifford 27 Nov 2017 Biblical counselors believe that the Bible is equipped to speak to the most complex issues of life. Yet, there is something of a paucity of resources and research, from a…
Reading This Week’s Good Reads 25 Nov 2017 Enjoy Thanksgiving weekend by checking out some of these interesting articles from around the web: 1. "Amazon Just Shelled Out a Ton of Money to Bring 'The Lord of the…
Thanksgiving Thanks Be to God: The Salvation of Others 23 Nov 2017 How often do you thank God for the salvation of others? If we often fail to express gratitude for our own salvation we are even more reticent to appreciate the…
Anger The Violence of Silent Anger 22 Nov 201722 Nov 2017 Most of us know what violent anger looks like. It comes with dramatic volume, red face, fists flying, and visible damage done. But what if I told you that all…
Spiritual Gifts The Spiritual Gifts: Tongues 21 Nov 2017 If prophecy is one of the most controversial of the spiritual gifts, tongues is not too far behind. The gift of tongues is often claimed to be the identifying mark…
Books A Review of “Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage” by Jim Newheiser 20 Nov 2017 A host of questions surrounding marriage and divorce have always existed, but they are certainly compounded by our current cultural context. Churches, pastors, counselors, and Christians all wonder if the…
Thanksgiving Thanks Be to God: Our Salvation 16 Nov 2017 There are far too many days when my salvation is simply a fact. It's a good fact, to be sure, but it's just a fact. We all get used to…
Sanctification On Making Law Out of the Gospel 15 Nov 2017 It's the supreme art of the devil that he can make the law out of the gospel - Martin Luther Fred believed the gospel. If you had asked him whether…
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