Demythologizing Counseling

Biblical counseling – is it just for the pastors and elders? Or for trained professionals? What does it look like to restore counseling to the local church? Church leaders and lay people alike need to broaden their definition of “counseling.” Counseling is found in both the formal and interpersonal interactions and advice we give and […]

If Only…

But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God (Act 20:24).

Constrained by the Spirit

And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there, except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that imprisonment and afflictions await me (Act 20:22-23).

Love of Truth

Dr. Lawyer, Sometimes, when I’m talking about Scriptural issues with some of my friends I tend to allow my passion for making the argument get in the way of communicating in a right spirit. I get so wrapped up in making the case that I sometimes use words or phrases that seem to offend the […]

A Holy People

The Christian life is inescapably corporate. Teaching on Christian holiness has frequently concentrated almost exclusively on the “holy man” or the “holy woman,” to the neglect of the biblical concern for the “holy people” or the “holy church.” (Bruce Milne in Why Small Groups, ed. C. J. Mahaney, p. 5.)

Questions about Sola Fide and Salvation

Dear Pastor, I am struggling to understand Sola Fide and am hoping you can help me in my attempt to gain a better understanding of it.  I am clear on the “dictionary” definition of Sola Fide but where my confusion lies might be best captured in the following questions: 1.  Is sola fide an essential […]

The Death of Pretty

This original article can be found here. by Pat Archbold This post is intended as a lament of sorts, a lament for something in the culture that is dying and may never been seen again. Pretty, pretty is dying. People will define pretty differently.  For the purposes of this piece, I define pretty as a […]

Natural Response To Someone In Sin

“Gentleness should be our natural response when we see a brother or sister ensnared in sin….We are also free to be gentle because we have given up any hope that human pressure, power, or logic can change the heart.  It is never the loudness of our voice, the power of our words, the drama of […]