By Lisa Leidenfrost “Rejoice in the Lord Always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all […]
2 Chronicles 20 — The King Who Did It Right
By Lisa Liedenfrost Here is an example of a king that did it right when faced with danger and fear. “It happened after this that the people of Moab with the people of Ammon, and others with them besides the Ammonites, came to battle against Jehoshaphat” (vs 1). The king is told of the precarious […]
The Gospel Part 2 —Repairing Relationships
A week later George made another appointment to visit with Pastor Jones. “Hi George, Pastor Jones began. “Before we begin today, let’s pray. Father, thank you for George and for what you’re doing in his life. Please glorify yourself as we talk and bless George with new things to live for and to do for […]
The Gospel Part — Coming to Christ
Pastor Jones was sitting in his office, one Monday morning, trying to get over the previous weekend. Two services in the morning and one in the evening, with guests for lunch really takes it out of a guy. At about half past ten, Pastor Jones’ secretary buzzed him with a message that George wanted to […]
Teenage Sons
Dr. Lawyer, Question – When a teenager (boy) defies the parents here and there, what recourse do they have? Janet Hi Janet, Not knowing the story, I’m going to try to give a shotgun kind of answer. Everything is general, you understand. God’s wisdom will be needed all along the way. First of all, the […]
The Victim
A recent event caused me to think about an area of the Christian life that I don’t hear much about: The need for the sinner to remember that he has harmed the victim of his sin. She has had her heart broken, her spirit crushed, her world rocked. When he confesses his sin to her […]
Taking the Easy Way
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 […]
Falling Into Ditches
Dear Pastor Lawyer, I have an opportunity to visit my non-Christian friend in another city. She isn’t a Christian, and in fact is a pretty pagan non-Christian. She knows I’m a Christian, but invited me anyway. I’m wondering if it would be good for me to go. Can I help her, or will I just […]
How we speak
Hey Dr. Lawyer, I know it’s short notice but could you put together a short presentation on what the Bible says about swearing, why certain words are bad (crap vs. shit, damn vs. darn), and what some techniques are that I could use to reduce my swearing. Thanks, Robert Hi Robert, Before we talk […]