An Exhortation We live in a world where everywhere we turn, our passions and desires are being enticed. It happens so often we may not even notice it much of the time. Think about all the billboards you see, or don’t see, along the road. Or think about all the signs in the windows of […]
Context: Bob works for a boss who is very strident in wanting his employees to be very very precise in what they do. He is what some would call a perfectionist. What he requires is not impossible to do, but the working environment is very difficult. Bob is wondering how he can do a good […]
by Lisa Leidenfrost “I have set the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved” (Psalm 16:8). Here is some encouragement to seasoned warriors, for people who have lived long enough in this life to have had their struggles, learned from them, and are still standing to […]
Bob had a fight with his wife and was angry. He decided to go for a walk to cool off. While on his walk he wandered past the local bar. Outside the bar was a woman who, as he got closer, he realized was his old high school girlfriend, Mabel. She looked as good as […]
I’ll be teaching and preaching near Portland in Oregon this weekend. I’ll be at Reformation Covenant Church. You can contact the church to get more information. Here are the topics: Conflict Resolution, and Communication on Saturday. I’ll be preaching on Restoring One Another (Gal. 6:1) and talking about Guilt and Forgiveness on Sunday after church.
Dear Pastor Lawyer, How do you battle loneliness? Particularly in ministry. I often feel desperately lonely. George in Alabama Hi George, Your question is a very common one for people in your situation. This is especially true when you are the only pastor and the church is too small to have even a secretary. I’ve […]
by Julie Ganschow Heath Lambert: One of the topics that has overtaken our cultural consciousness in the aftermath of the Planned Parenthood scandal is the issue of caring for women who are considering an abortion or who have had an abortion. This is a topic that is dear and precious to my heart because […]
By Lisa Leidenfrost “Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there. But the boat […]
“The Bible gives a surprising take on our emotions: because we are created in God’s image, we are made to respond from the depths of our heart to his creation, as He does.” I’ll be one of the break-out speakers at this conference tomorrow and Saturday. My talk will be about emotions and temptation.
The Center for Biblical Counseling (CBC), a reformed and evangelical ministry, empowers God’s people to support, encourage, and disciple those facing life’s challenges through the ministry of the gospel.
