“Ho! Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; And you who have no money, Come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk Without money and without price. Why do you spend money for what is not bread, And your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is […]
Put Off, Put On
I found this cool page this morning and thought I should share it. I know it looks like we’re throwing verses at problem, but I assure you that any Biblical counselor worth his/her salt would not use these verses in isolation from a full-bodied relationship with the living God.
Do Not Be Wise…
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer; distributing to the needs of […]
Unplanned Irony
Irony: noun. Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs. Irony is very often funny. Most of our favorite jokes depend upon the witty incongruities displayed by this literary device. But sometimes the disparity between what we expect and what actually occurs is just plain sickening. Allow me to illustrate: On March 29, […]
First Things First
Christianity focuses on one thing really—glory. God’s glory Everything God has ever done has been for his glory. He made us to be the crowning jewel in glory, but we are here, not to get glory, but to reflect his glory. We reflect it back to him and to everyone and everything around us. We […]
A Different Attitude
I’m glad it helped you. I’m glad things are much better now. You’re saying all the right things in this note. Another thing I suggest you do is to think about everything in a positive way. As you read your Bible, notice the situations that God’s people are in when they are praising God, rejoicing in […]
On Loving Her, On Respecting Him
By Douglas Wilson You can read this post on his blog here. Dear Allen and Carol, I am writing both of you together because I believe we need to tie this up into one bundle. Carol, you have been corresponding with Nancy for a number of weeks now, and Allen, you and I have been […]
25 Theses on Common Grace, Natural Revelation, and Pastoral Care
by Douglas Wilson You can read this in all its original glory here. One of the most common areas where syncretism—an attempt to marry two incompatible worldviews—is making massive inroads into Christian faith and practice is in the area of counseling and therapy. In the conviction that this is a very bad development, as well […]
Helping Him See the Back of His Head Part 3
I mentioned in my last post that I would talk about a woman looking at her situation with honesty. If you want to catch up with what I’ve said before in this thread, you can read here, here, here, and here. Here we go. Let’s begin with who Suzy isn’t. If you identify as the […]