By: Justin Duran Dear Eric, Grace and peace to you in our Lord Christ Jesus. It has been a long time since we last spoke but thank you for sharing your heart and the struggles you’re currently facing. I imagine that the pain you are experiencing is intense, and I am honored that you decided […]
Cancer and Coals
This is a quick update. I still look to the hills for my help. Nothing new there. When I received the news about my cancer not showing up on the PET scan the nurse who shared that news wasn’t as excited about the information as I thought she should have been. So, last week I […]
Radiation and Beyond
“Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men! Let them exalt Him also in the assembly of the people, And praise Him in the company of the elders” (Ps 107:31–32). This is a wonderful psalm. As usual, whenever anyone quotes a passage like […]
Men: Pay Attention
“O Lord, You have searched me and known me. You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether. You […]
HIGHER THAN I
Hear my cry, O God; Attend to my prayer.From the end of the earth I will cry to You,When my heart is overwhelmed;Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.For You have been a shelter for me,A strong tower from the enemy.I will abide in Your tabernacle forever;I will trust in the shelter […]
Depression…
Depression is the physical/emotional reaction you experience when you forget that God, the glorious, loving, merciful, and rejoicing God has you right where he wants you, in exactly the situation that is best for you and most glorious for him…and it is bad. Mike Lawyer
Episode 24 – Happiness vs. Joy
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 […]
Fake Glory
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 […]
Episode 16 – Disagreeing Agreeably
We put up another Podcast. You can find it here. We live in a world of differences: opinions, looks, ideas, thoughts, behaviors, etc. We often run into one another and don’t have all that great a time doing it. Today Dr. Lawyer us going to talk about how to disagree with folks agreeably.