Many years ago, when our church was just beginning to take ourselves seriously as a real church, the newly formed elder board decided to talk through basic Christian doctrines. One of our first topics was, “What is the Gospel?” It just seemed to make sense that if we were going to be a Bible-believing and […]
It is always interesting to me how once I see something, I seem to see it everywhere. In this case, I see guys riding motorcycles without helmets. It seems to me that riding on a motorcycle without a helmet is a glorious thing. This is true, not necessarily because I could feel the wind rushing […]
We often hear that God wants us to be happy and that blessing is often equated with being happy. But is this what blessed means and does God want us to be happy? And where does joy fit into this scenario? These questions are what Dr. Lawyer will be answering in this episode of Maturing […]
Because of the kinds of relationships the military/police have, the Christian will need to be unusually strong in his faith in order to maintain his faith. He should be prepared to be aggressive in his faith. If he doesn’t let folks know he is a Christian right away, it will be almost impossible to let […]
As I’ve observed folks over the years it occurred to me that people do what they do for glory. And when they don’t get glory, they get really upset and sometimes even go so far as to kill themselves. Let me give me a simple illustration of what I’m talking about. Suppose a two-year-old wants […]
Introduction Back when I was a boy there was a Peanuts cartoon that showed a boy hugging a little puppy and the caption said, “Happiness is a warm puppy.” And I have to say that puppies, even if I’m not close to them, bring a smile to my face. They’re just so, cute—and fuzzy. I […]
This is my response to, one of the major criticisms of Biblical Counseling is that we talk about sin too much. “Someone comes to your office and you almost immediately start talking about confession of sin and repentance and not getting angry and on and on.” “That’s bad,” they say. “You’re so judgmental,” they say. […]
Even after seeing and living in many and various miracles of God, the Israelites still grumbled about and against everyone around them including God himself. People moving to Moscow are tempted to grumble, complain, or simply be dissatisfied with what they find or don’t find when they move here. And in marriage, couples can, even […]
I would like to commend this podcast to you to listen to. It is a conversation between Dale Johnson (Executive Director of ACBC) and Pam Gannon (an ACBC counselor in Bozeman, MT). It is one of those rare interviews, now-a-days, that is genuinely Biblical in response to how to minister to a woman who has gone through […]
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.
