By Lisa Leidenfrost “Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: “He is like a man building a house, who laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock“ (Luke 6:47,48). A rock […]
The letters I answer in this space were made. They are at best a composite of various counseling situations I’ve been involved in over the years. If you recognize yourself in any of these situations, please know that that is most likely because they are very common situations. Dear Pastor Lawyer, I’ve been trying […]
By Heath Lambert After Darkness, Light: Christians and Counseling in the Twenty-First Century Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, in October 1517. He was concerned that the Roman Catholic practice of indulgences undermined Scripture and its teaching on grace and genuine repentance. His act would […]
Have you ever heard anyone say anything like this? “If your brother sins against you, you need to confront him and tell him where he’s wrong.” Or, “if your husband sins or is abusive, you need to confront him and expose his sin.” Or, “The Bible tells us to confront those who sin, or they […]
Bakw Mission Update from Leidenfrosts We finished the New Testament! Csaba told me that this afternoon they would be finishing up with the last chapter of Matthew. This finishes off the checking of the New Testament which is to us a milestone of a life’s work. As they were coming into the finish, one of […]
by Lisa Leidenfrost Have you ever, in a place of hardship, looked at another and envied or coveted their lack of trials or good health? It is easy to do as if this type of coveting somehow belonged in a separate category than the usual ten commandment list of, “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house, […]
Dear Pastor Lawyer, Thank you for writing back to me so quickly. I’ve been praying about the things you wrote about and even looking things up in the Bible. I decided that things were horrible enough that unless I gave my life to Jesus, I would be lonely and miserable no matter what happens between […]
Everyone who does counseling knows that there are 1,000s of things that happen in a session that can be interpreted in any number of ways. When a person recounts a situation, he must leave out things and also include things. If the event being recounted took an hour to occur and the story teller only […]
Because of some confusion on how dangerous Roy might be, and because of some helpful comments, I’ve edited this post a bit. I hope it helps. Dear Pastor, You’ll never believe the terrible state of my marriage. I was raised in a Christian family. My father and mother never fought. I wasn’t rebellious as a […]
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