I mentioned in my last post that I would talk about a woman looking at her situation with honesty. If you want to catch up with what I’ve said before in this thread, you can read here, here, here, and here. Here we go. Let’s begin with who Suzy isn’t. If you identify as the […]
Okay, let’s suppose that Suzy has been able to control her tongue, hasn’t burned any toast for many months (can’t remember the last time she did it), and has been the kind of joy that everyone around her is noticing it. On the other hand, Johnny is getting worse. He can’t get along with anyone […]
Hi there. Thank you for reading the posts and asking when you think I’ve gone off the rails. Before I get to the scripture, let me explain a bit more about what I mean by “God could release you….” I mentioned that in this post. The simplest way I can say this is that when […]
What do we do when following one passage seems to contradict another passage of Scripture? For example, I’ve read several articles that tell wives of “abusive” husbands to confront them with their sin, and the verse used to justify this is Ephesians 5:11, “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather […]
What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, […]
What does “gave himself” mean in Ephesians 5:25? I ran into this question as I was trying to learn to live with my wife in an understanding way. What does Paul mean when he says to love your wife like Christ loved the church and gave himself? What Jesus did when he gave himself is […]
The letters I answer in this space were made. They are at best a composite of various counseling situations I’ve been involved in over the years. If you recognize yourself in any of these situations, please know that that is most likely because they are very common situations. Dear Pastor Lawyer, Thank you for writing […]
The letters I answer in this space were made. They are at best a composite of various counseling situations I’ve been involved in over the years. If you recognize yourself in any of these situations, please know that that is most likely because they are very common situations. Dear Pastor Lawyer, I’ve been trying […]
The letters I answer in this space were made up. They are at best a composite of various counseling situations I’ve been involved in over the years. If you recognize yourself in any of these situations, please know that that is most likely because they are very common situations. Dear Dr. Lawyer, I ran across […]
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