By Lisa Leidenfrost Right now the weather is changing and cold is setting in. The trees are dropping their leaves, the flowers dying, the birds leaving, the animals hibernating and we’re spending more time indoors due to dark, rainy days. We are going into another death pattern descending into the lifeless cold of winter. This […]
God’s To Do List
Have you ever wanted a ‘to do’ list from God to make sure you are pleasing Him? Well, I have good news for you. I actually stumbled across a couple in the Psalms and these lists may be quite different from what you would normally think. Take a look: Psalm 105 Oh give thanks […]
Be Anxious for Nothing
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 […]
My Redeemer gives me songs in the night
Job 35:10 By Charles Spurgeon—part of a sermon on Job 35:10 The text: “My Redeemer gives me songs in the night.” But what does the text mean, when it asserts that God giveth songs in the night? We think we find two answers to the question. The first is, that usually in the night of […]
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 […]
Relate all the Classical Loci of Theology to Counseling.
God I was in a classroom in college, listening to a debate between a local pastor and a profligate philosophy professor. After a particularly exciting exchange between them, the professor finally said, “What makes you so confident in what you are saying about God and the things of God?” The pastor slowly stood up, and […]
Relate all the classical loci of theology to counseling
Holy Scriptures The Scriptures are clear that man has a certain amount of knowledge about God and a kind of knowledge about God which comes from man’s observation of the natural world (Rom. 1:18-20). He also knows the difference between right and wrong because God has written that information on his heart (Rom. 2:15). What […]
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 […]