By Douglas Wilson Dear Janelle, I received your letter yesterday, and had already heard from your brother and sister-in-law. They confirmed for me the very difficult and challenging situation you are in with your husband, and they said that they had encouraged you to write to me with your question. I was glad to hear […]
Why Men Don’t Change: A Response
A few months ago, someone sent me a link to this article and asked me what I thought. This is my response. There were a couple of good things and one or two Biblically accurate things in this article. They mentioned that sin started in the Garden that sin is sinful and most important for […]
Likewise…Part 4 of 4
This post is the continuation of this, this, and this. I thought it might be helpful to give a more direct and detailed study of 1 Peter 3:1-6. This is part four. Answering some questions that some might be thinking. Questions and Answers that might have arisen from this post: Q: You said, “submit means obey.” Does this mean […]
LIKEWISE… PART 3 OF 4
This post is the continuation of this and this. I thought it might be helpful to give a more direct and detailed study of 1 Peter 3:1-6. This is part three. Before we get to the nuts and bolts of what a wife is supposed to do, let’s talk for a moment about who is […]
LIKEWISE… PART 2 OF 4
This post is the continuation of this first post. I thought it might be helpful to give a more direct and detailed study of 1 Peter 3:1-6. This is part two. Peter then moves on to give a few examples of areas of life where this witness might be exhibited: regular citizens with human […]
Likewise… Part 1 of 4
1 Peter 3:1-6 Does it have anything to do with Us? In response to a blog post I wrote a month or so ago, several people commented that I had twisted Scripture when I applied 1 Peter 3:1-6 to a wife who was living with a husband who was very much less than loving toward […]
Bible Study and Counseling
Counseling sounds like something the professionals do, but how should a Christian think about the relationship between their daily Bible reading and how it is equipping them to counsel those in their life? Right now, our church and others are doing what is called the Bible Reading Challenge. The purpose of this program is to help people get into […]
Upcoming Counseling Training
Faith Bible Church Hello to those interested in Biblical Counseling training: We hope you are doing well, and trust your ministry of the Word is bearing fruit in people’s lives. It has been a privilege to serve you through counseling and shepherding training in the past, either through our classes or the Transform Conference. We […]
Jammed Into The Bones
Hi Sally, Here’s what I think. Four things spring to mind: First, stop thinking about, fretting about, and wringing your hands about George and how he is or isn’t doing. Stop reading your Bible with George in mind. Stop thinking, “Hey, there’s another verse George isn’t doing.” Or, “There’s another verse George is falling short […]