“My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.” (James 1:2–4) “And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and […]
From Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands, pg. 67.
The question came the other day: How do you counsel someone who says they never pray? Well, a lot of my answer depends on why the person isn’t praying. So, I begin by asking questions. The first question is, “What do you think prayer is?” The word prayer isn’t a word that people, who aren’t Christians, use […]
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
I posted a new podcast last night. You can listen to it here and/or on Spotify.
by Douglas Wilson Affliction can harden us, and affliction can melt us—just as heat hardens clay and melts wax. The same input can cause two completely different results. And you can see this in people. Some people who, when they go through hard times, get hard. Others go through difficulties and it only makes them […]
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.
