Counseling Grace Blockers: Introduction 23 Jun 2016 Jim (not his real name) had done everything that I had asked him to do, and still his personal spiritual growth was frustrated. He seemed legitimately stuck, unable to get…
Recovery Ministry Helping My Addict: Don’t Minimize Their Consequences 22 Jun 2016 Unless you're a psychopath, nobody likes to see others suffer. This is especially true when the "other" is someone we love dearly. One of the hardest things I've had to…
Books A Review of “You Are What You Love” by James K.A. Smith 20 Jun 2016 The idea of James K.A. Smith’s book You Are What You Love, is as old as the Old Testament. The Psalmist, many centuries ago, declared that despite having features such…
Reading This Week’s Good Reads 19 Jun 2016 Every week I compile a list of interesting articles from around the web. Check out this week's list. 1. "The Subversive Act of Friendship" by Karina Kreminski This is a…
Uncategorized Next Week 17 Jun 2016 Check back next week for these posts and more: 1) A review of You Are What You Love by James K.A. Smith This is an amazing book. Thought-provoking, insightful, accessible, and…
New Testament Studies in Titus: Conclusion 16 Jun 2016 The ministry of the gospel is a team effort. Our focus on "the minister" in contemporary Evangelicalism is not Biblical. The New Testament model depicts the whole church, all Christians,…
Recovery The Addict in Us: Conclusion 15 Jun 201615 Jun 2016 Addicts are all around us. Christian theology teaches that we are all sinners and we are all prone to all kinds of failures, problems, and sins. While we may not…
Recovery Ministry Helping My Addict: Don’t Take Responsibility For Their Sin 14 Jun 2016 False guilt can be debilitating. By “false guilt,” I mean those feelings of condemnation and responsibility for sins and failures that are not yours for which to take ownership. These…
Books Reviewing Booklets on Sin and Temptation 13 Jun 2016 There is an unbelievable spiritual war within the human heart. All Christians can cry out with the apostle Paul, “For I do not understand my own actions. For I do…
Reading This Week’s Good Reads 11 Jun 2016 Every week I compile a collection of articles from around the web. The list is usually random and it's clearly a subjective list of things I find interesting, but there's…
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