In January of each new year, I craft my list of the most important biblical counseling books published the previous year. They may be books about biblical counseling, or by biblical counselors, or they may be books that serve as important resources for biblical counselors. I list them in alphabetical order…the first ten today, and the second ten in my next post.
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Discouragement and disappointment are normal emotions we all experience even as Christians, but it’s important to know how to make sure those debilitating emotions don’t get the best of us. First, let’s look at four reasons why we get discouraged and disappointed.
We tend to categorize things in black and white, right and wrong, good and bad, and biblical and unbiblical, but I think some things aren’t always so clear. James 3:2 tells us that we all stumble in many ways.
I was sitting in a prison cell in Oklahoma somewhere around 1993 or 1994 when I read Jay Adams write that the hope of the gospel isn't like the fisherman's hope--who, for example, says, "I hope I'll catch one today." The hope of the gospel is sure and certain. It's sure because it's based on the character of God. It's certain because it's based on His Word. It means that users and abusers may be transformed into godly examples and givers. I know because I was the worst of the former and continue to learn all the time what it means to be the latter. As the saying goes, "I'm not yet who I ought to be but I sure ain't who I used to be." Praise God!
Tis the season to be jolly. And tis the season for Christians to be mad in the midst of so much mirth. I get the critiques. I understand that Christmas is about Christ and not about Santa.
My wife and I recently took our grandson to see the movie Wreck-It-Ralph. For those unfamiliar with the plot, the movie takes place inside a video game where Wreck-It-Ralph is the “bad guy” whose character is programmed to wreck the building and home of the Nicelanders, who, at least to Ralph, aren’t very nice. Fix-it-Felix is the hero of the game who fixes what Ralph breaks with just a touch from his golden hammer.
Hospitality Have you ever been to someone’s home and from the minute you
The holiday season is often a time of stress for many, including Christians. One contributing factor to holiday stress is that parents may forget whom they are serving. This is a post to share with parents that you interact with to help them reorient themselves to the beauty of serving Christ. Little children are dependent upon their parents for everything. This includes more
How on earth I'm going to encapsulate in a few short paragraphs the depth of the riches and wisdom and grace and mercy of God as distilled by Luther/Forde on pages 107-110, I don't know. When practically the entire passage has been underlined (more than once) and I've got my personal notes scribbled in margins and exclamation points everywhere...how can I distil this for you? I feel what Forde must have felt as he wrestled and finally gave up and said,
Apart from an active faith in God’s sovereignty and grace, it’s easy to throw up our hands and adopt a “What’s the use?” mentality. If it’s going to be so hard to make really significant