Text Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me (Ps 23:4) Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever. […]
I recently attended and spoke at (one of the breakout sessions) a conference in Spokane, WA. The main speaker was Dr. Stuart Scott. His main topic was God’s Will and Biblical Decision Making. You can hear all the talks and see all the notes here. You can find my talk here. Topics of other talks include: Diagnosis: […]
My last post talked about owning our sin, particularly the sin of adultery. But I didn’t have space to talk about what someone who has sinned does now. That’s what this post is about. The status is that the person has confessed his (I know women commit adultery too, it just gets crazy to say, […]
It’s interesting how often sins seem to come in bunches. In the past couple of weeks I’ve heard several stories of men biting the dust in the area of adultery. I live in a college town and so porn problems are pretty common, but actual adultery is, thankfully, pretty rare. The reason I’m writing on […]
Dear Dr. Lawyer, So what am I doing wrong if I’m drawing closer to Christ in every way I know how (Bible reading, church, Bible study, Christian friends), and I do feel fulfilled as a mother, but I wouldn’t call myself joyful? It’s more 90% of an ‘I made it through another day’ type of […]
By Steve Hemmeke This past Saturday 4 of my nephews and nieces were in a tragic and fatal car accident. My 22-year-old niece was driving and died of internal injuries, and my 13-year-old nephew has skull fractures and they still don’t know if he’ll make it. Another niece and nephew, younger, escaped with only bruises […]
Introduction We live in a world consumed with worry, anxiety, and strife. Everywhere we look we see people driven by the “what if’s.” What if this happens? What if this doesn’t happen? What will we do if this doesn’t happen? What will we do if? Much of what we call depression, is actually the physical […]
“After trauma the world becomes sharply divided between those who know and those who don’t. People who have not shared the traumatic experience cannot be trusted, because they can’t understand it. Sadly, this often includes spouses, children, and coworkers” The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, Bessel van der […]
I was listening to an interview with Rosaria Butterfield and she said some things that got me to thinking. You can listen to her interview here. She just published a book called The Gospel Comes With A House Key. I now have it on my audible but haven’t listened to it yet. But, I digress. She said […]
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