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 […]
Dr. Lawyer Do you do ever counseling via, let say Skype or something like that program? Good Christian lady 42 years, married to drug edict, has two children (girl 13 and son 6 y.o.), annoying thoughts, irrational fears, panic attacks, insomnia. Became very psychotic: doubt her faith. If you can help to do counseling through […]
When he saw them come into the room, Bob hated John almost immediately. John came with Courtney: tall, blond, legs that went all the way down to the ground. On top of that, she was tan and had really nice teeth. What did John have, other than Courtney, that Bob didn’t? Bob had a really […]
There is a lot of talk in the world and the church about making, having, maintaining, and pursuing peace. Hebrews 12:14 tells the readers to “pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord….” What I want to talk about here is peace and how to pursue it. Peace […]
When I was in seminary, I found myself in an odd discussion with a fellow student about whether anything objective or real happened inside or to an individual when he becomes a Christian. I think it is odd because how could anyone think that nothing happens to a person when they believe. I suppose he […]
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