Episode 22—Grumpy Israelites
Even after seeing and living in many and various miracles of God, the Israelites still grumbled about and against everyone around them including God himself. People moving to Moscow are tempted to grumble, complain, or simply be dissatisfied with what they find or don’t find when they move here. And in marriage, couples can, even […]
Respect: Part 3
I’ve written about what respect looks like here and here. Today I would like to recommend a book that does a great job of describing what respect looks like and how to do it. It really is a great book on the topic. Here it is Love & Respect, by Emerson Eggerichs. You can find it here. As is often […]
Respect: Part 2
Yesterday I posted a few Biblical principles regarding how a wife might respect and show honor to her husband. Here are a few practical ideas: Remember that all of this comes in the context of walking with God. You should remember that what you’re trying to do with your husband is to make him the most […]
Respect: Part 1
I chatted with a lady the other day who was having difficulties living with her husband. I gave her some really good advice, but after she left, I realized I hadn’t given her anything concrete to think about and practical thins she could do. So, here are some thoughts on what wives respecting their husbands […]
Like Christ Loved the Church
Mike, A few months ago in counseling my wife brought up some examples of ‘what I say and how I say it’ hurtful things. In that instance you said if I were a member of your church, you would ask me to leave the communion table. Did I hear that right and can you explain […]
Transform: Biblical Counseling Conference
I recently attended and spoke at (one of the breakout sessions) a conference in Spokane, WA. The main speaker was Dr. Stuart Scott. His main topic was God’s Will and Biblical Decision Making. You can hear all the talks and see all the notes here. You can find my talk here. Topics of other talks include: Diagnosis: […]
What Now?
My last post talked about owning our sin, particularly the sin of adultery. But I didn’t have space to talk about what someone who has sinned does now. That’s what this post is about. The status is that the person has confessed his (I know women commit adultery too, it just gets crazy to say, […]
They Were Big And It Was Dark
It’s interesting how often sins seem to come in bunches. In the past couple of weeks I’ve heard several stories of men biting the dust in the area of adultery. I live in a college town and so porn problems are pretty common, but actual adultery is, thankfully, pretty rare. The reason I’m writing on […]