When folks come for counsel and it appears that they have a goofy view of who they are, I often give them homework that consists of a couple of pages with hundreds of scripture references that talk about who God says they are. They/we need to get our identity about who we are by reading […]
This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it. (Ps 118:24) When I first became a Christian in the Navy, this verse made up one of my favorite songs. It had parts. The guys sang, “this is the day.” And the women followed with, “this is the day.” And so […]
Yesterday I posted a list of things that can make change difficult. You can read it here. Today, I have another list of things that often make change hard. Sometimes the fear of failing can make change difficult. We may have tried that before and things went well for a few weeks, but then the wheels […]
I think it’s rather easy to agree that a heterosexual man who commits adultery with a woman has sinned — they both have. We get that. A homosexual man, acting on that impulse with another man, has sinned — they both have. Moving back one step, to the level of desire, a heterosexual man desiring […]
I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace (Eph 4:1–3). In chapter four of his letter to […]
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, […]
By Steve Hemmeke This past Saturday 4 of my nephews and nieces were in a tragic and fatal car accident. My 22-year-old niece was driving and died of internal injuries, and my 13-year-old nephew has skull fractures and they still don’t know if he’ll make it. Another niece and nephew, younger, escaped with only bruises […]
Introduction We live in a world consumed with worry, anxiety, and strife. Everywhere we look we see people driven by the “what if’s.” What if this happens? What if this doesn’t happen? What will we do if this doesn’t happen? What will we do if? Much of what we call depression, is actually the physical […]
“After trauma the world becomes sharply divided between those who know and those who don’t. People who have not shared the traumatic experience cannot be trusted, because they can’t understand it. Sadly, this often includes spouses, children, and coworkers” The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, Bessel van der […]
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