Episode 24 – Happiness vs. Joy

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 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 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 […]