First of all, I’m not saying I’m totally consistent in this, but this is what I think, and I think I’m mostly consistent in it. Much cultural style comes from a spirit of rebellion and selfishness. It is often “hidden” behind the notion of just trying to be different. Cultural style always seems to take […]
Dear Pastor Lawyer, We’ve been married for 15 years and my wife hates me. Before we were married, I led her into some ugly sin. I abused her, beat her, slept with her, got her drunk and we used a lot of drugs. I’m not saying that for most of this she didn’t enjoy herself, […]
Context: Bob works for a boss who is very strident in wanting his employees to be very very precise in what they do. He is what some would call a perfectionist. What he requires is not impossible to do, but the working environment is very difficult. Bob is wondering how he can do a good […]
Bob had a fight with his wife and was angry. He decided to go for a walk to cool off. While on his walk he wandered past the local bar. Outside the bar was a woman who, as he got closer, he realized was his old high school girlfriend, Mabel. She looked as good as […]
Trouble happens. People are used and abused. Folks find themselves in various kinds of trouble. Parents don’t know how to help Johnny be a thriving joyful three-year-old. Teens feel lost and lack purpose. Many Christians feel uncertain and ill-equipped to give comfort, counsel and to help others grow in Christ (who holds the solutions to […]
Without Holiness, no one will see the Lord (Heb. 12:14) Some say holiness comes as a gift from God and therefore we don’t need to do anything with our lives. Some combine this with the passage that says, “we are not under law but under grace” (Rom. 6:14). On the other hand, others say, the […]
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 […]
Yet the number of the children of Israel Shall be as the sand of the sea, Which cannot be measured or numbered. And it shall come to pass In the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ There it shall be said to them, ‘You are sons of the living […]
Pastor Lawyer, Please tell me in 3 easy steps how to strike an agreement with God where we both get what we want. George Hi George, Here you go: Step 1: Notice that capital ‘G’ in front of the word God. That means something. It means that God is bigger than you, more important than […]
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