by Lisa Leidenfrost But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow […]
Counseling-In-A-Week
In case you or someone you know is going to be in the area in July, you won’t want to miss this grand event. Here’s what others have said about it: “I was very impressed with the teaching and content of Biblical Counseling in a Week. Every Christian should know how to use these techniques […]
Where Is Your Focus?
by Lisa Leidenfrost It is helpful, when you find everything to be confusing and you can’t make sense of your situation or God, to always go back to what you do know. Stand on things that are fact and can never change. These things will give you an anchor for interpreting the confusion around you. […]
Complaint: A Lament for Your Loss
Many people find that the hardest part of the grief journey is simply getting started. Stepping on the trail by facing the pain and the hurt can be terrifying. All manner of questions arise. “What will I feel? Will I be able to handle whatever I feel? What if my thoughts consume me and my […]
Sustaining In Suffering: Drawing a Line In The Sand Of Retreat
Caring Christians throughout church history have recognized the tendencies toward isolation, escape, and retreat. To combat them, they have practiced sustaining. In sustaining, we refuse to allow one another to suffer alone. We come alongside one another to grieve together. We understand that shared sorrow is endurable sorrow. I picture sustaining with the rather macabre […]
An Ugly Covetousness
The worship of Jason’s heart was completely wrong. He idolized pleasure and personal comfort to the point that he was willing to sinfully indulge his sexual fantasies to escape his unpleasant circumstances. At the very core of his sexual lust was a heart of greed. His heart had become stubborn and demanding. It sought images […]
Counseling-In-A-Week Coming in July
Everyone has a story. And everyone enjoys talking about their story. Stories are fun because they tell us about one another. We share our lives through our stories and we love one another through our stories — both listening and telling. But our stories do a lot more than share life events. They also reveal […]
God Loves Cliffhangers
by Douglas Wilson This post can be found here. As we deal — as we all must do — with troubles, affliction, difficulties and so on, the toughest thing to remember is that God is handstitching these problems for us, and He is doing this so that they will fit us perfectly. We don’t grasp this […]
Faith, Not Feeling
by Lisa Leidenfrost Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all (as it […]