by Toby Sumpter “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 Jn. 1:9). This promise is staggering. It’s a business deal that makes no sense. We confess the sins we know about, and God forgives us and cleanses us from all […]
Faith Bible Church Hello to those interested in Biblical Counseling training: We hope you are doing well, and trust your ministry of the Word is bearing fruit in people’s lives. It has been a privilege to serve you through counseling and shepherding training in the past, either through our classes or the Transform Conference. We […]
by Lisa Leidenfrost Have you ever, in a place of hardship, looked at another and envied or coveted their lack of trials or good health? It is easy to do as if this type of coveting somehow belonged in a separate category than the usual ten commandment list of, “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house, […]
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 […]
By Lisa Leidenfrost “My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials” (James 1:2). There is an odd connection between joy and trials, even to the point that God is asking us to count it all joy when the trials come. But how can this connection be possible? Trials don’t usually cause […]
“It is my opinion that tens of thousands of people, if not millions, have been brought into some kind of religious experience by “accepting” Christ, and they have not been saved. If your Christian conversion did not reverse the direction of your life, if it did not transform it then you are not converted at […]
By Kevin DeYoung It is difficult to exaggerate how seriously the Bible treats the sin of sexual immorality. Sexual sin is never considered adiaphora, a matter of indifference, an agree-to-disagree issue like food laws or holy days (Rom. 14:1-15:7). To the contrary, sexual immorality is precisely the sort of sin that characterizes those who will not […]
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.
