Throughout the last 21 years that I’ve been a pastor’s wife, people have asked me how Mike and I met. It is a fairy-tale story that didn’t begin until I was thirty. And, like most fairy-tale stories, there are bad parts and good parts woven together, and my story is no different. Here’s how it […]
Dear Dr. Lawyer, Thank you for reminding me how proud of I am and quick to judge. I’m realizing how often I judge others and the level of my self-righteousness is dreadful. I never really recognized it until the last year or so and I’m wondering if it is any connection to the folks I’ve […]
I ran across an article this morning and thought I would write a little something about it. So, this isn’t going to start out like a post about the article, but I’ll get back to it eventually. The thing that sparked my interest is the idea that being a people pleaser is a personality type. […]
“O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water. So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory” (Ps 63:1–2). That’s a funny question, isn’t […]
For we walk by faith, not by sight. We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him (2 Cor 5:7–9) We use this passage in Biblical counseling a […]
“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 […]
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
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.
