There has been a lot of talk recently about homosexual men living godly Christian lives. They claim to do this by living celibate lives. You can read about a book written on this subject here. I will be the first to acknowledge that I might be missing something here, but I don’t understand how a […]
Knowing Him Better
“Come near to the holy men and women of the past and you will soon feel the heat of their desire after God. They mourned for Him, they prayed and wrestled and sought for Him day and night, in season and out, and when they had found Him the finding was all the sweeter for […]
Demythologizing Counseling
Biblical counseling – is it just for the pastors and elders? Or for trained professionals? What does it look like to restore counseling to the local church? Church leaders and lay people alike need to broaden their definition of “counseling.” Counseling is found in both the formal and interpersonal interactions and advice we give and […]
The Death of Pretty
This original article can be found here. by Pat Archbold This post is intended as a lament of sorts, a lament for something in the culture that is dying and may never been seen again. Pretty, pretty is dying. People will define pretty differently. For the purposes of this piece, I define pretty as a […]
Natural Response To Someone In Sin
“Gentleness should be our natural response when we see a brother or sister ensnared in sin….We are also free to be gentle because we have given up any hope that human pressure, power, or logic can change the heart. It is never the loudness of our voice, the power of our words, the drama of […]
Take Heart
In response to humanity’s deepest, heartfelt questions, God sweetly speaks of his sovereignty. “Take heart, I am in complete control. I am the definition of holiness and love. All of my ways are right and true, all of y decisions are best, and I will not rest until my plan has been completed. Tripp, Instruments […]
Emotions Are…
…Emotions are based on cognitive assessment and belief; they are not simply experienced. An emotion is not an impression—a feeling or a unique sort of internal experience that just happens to a person and then is named and described. Emotions are not merely physiological impulses that can be simply ignored, trivialized, or controlled. Rather, emotions […]
Self-Blame
Self-blaming is a common behavior among victims. As a coping technique and to make sense of the assault, victims make attributions for why the assault occurred. There are two types of self-blame: behavioral and characterological self-blame. Behavioral self-blame reflects the victim’s belief that his or her own behavior led to the assault. Characterological self-blame focuses […]
A Great Plan
“…for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom endures from generation to generation; all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, and he does according to his will among the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand or say to him, “What […]