We often hear that God wants us to be happy and that blessing is often equated with being happy. But is this what blessed means and does God want us to be happy? And where does joy fit into this scenario? These questions are what Dr. Lawyer will be answering in this episode of Maturing […]
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Because of the kinds of relationships the military/police have, the Christian will need to be unusually strong in his faith in order to maintain his faith. He should be prepared to be aggressive in his faith. If he doesn’t let folks know he is a Christian right away, it will be almost impossible to let […]
Episode 23—Talking About Sin
This is my response to, one of the major criticisms of Biblical Counseling is that we talk about sin too much. “Someone comes to your office and you almost immediately start talking about confession of sin and repentance and not getting angry and on and on.” “That’s bad,” they say. “You’re so judgmental,” they say. […]
Episode 22—Grumpy Israelites
Even after seeing and living in many and various miracles of God, the Israelites still grumbled about and against everyone around them including God himself. People moving to Moscow are tempted to grumble, complain, or simply be dissatisfied with what they find or don’t find when they move here. And in marriage, couples can, even […]
Episode 21—Context is Everything
The text of the letter to the Colossians has a lot to tell us about how to create and maintain a context where we are constantly reminded that we live in the Kingdom of the Lord Jesus. Paul begins his letter by encouraging the Colossians with grace and peace and continues as he tells them […]
Episode 17 – The Godness of God
Sometimes, maybe often, when presented with people and their problems, we are tempted to be sucked into the problem with them and to try to “help” them by resolving what we see right in front of us. But what we forget is that the problem is really a problem with their relationship with God. Sometimes […]
Episode 20 – How To Have A Fight
This week Pastor Mike explains how to think about one another before you get into a fight so that you can fight the right way. If you need to fight at all. You can find it here and here.
Episode 19 – The Second Counseling Session
We put up another Podcast. You can find it here. You can also see it as a video here. This week Doctor Lawyer talks about how to structure the second counseling session. Books referred to in this session: Reforming Marriage, Douglas Wilson Strengthening Your Marriage, Wayne Mack When Sinners Say I Do, Dave Harvey Shame Interrupted, Ed […]
Episode 16 – Disagreeing Agreeably
We put up another Podcast. You can find it here. We live in a world of differences: opinions, looks, ideas, thoughts, behaviors, etc. We often run into one another and don’t have all that great a time doing it. Today Dr. Lawyer us going to talk about how to disagree with folks agreeably.