by Bob | May 26, 2016 | Grief, Martin Luther
I’ve started working on book 14: Martin Luther’s Pastoral Counseling: Counseling Under the Cross. I thought I’d share a snippet from chapter 5, “Gospel-Centered Comfort for Suffering.” We often think of Luther applying the gospel to our sin—which he certainly does....
by Bob | May 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
“Do not put your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish” (Psalm 146:3-4). Naïve at 21 It was November 1980. I had just turned 21 three months earlier. (Yes,...
by Bob | May 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
Most evangelical Christians in America see involvement in the electoral process as a moral/spiritual obligation. So, what is an American Christian to do when presented with a choice between two prominent presidential candidates where choosing either is morally...
by Bob | Apr 29, 2016 | Pastoral Ministry
5 top Christian blog posts of the week—by Kevin DeYoung, Brian Croft, Mark Dever, Ed Welch/CCEF, and Paul Tautges. 9 Marks of a Christian Family Pastor Paul Tautges asks and answers the question, “What makes a Christian family distinct from a non-Christian one?” Read...
by Bob | Apr 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
God calls us to speak the truth in love to one another. We call that biblical counseling or gospel-centered counseling, or gospel conversations—helping one another to joyfully and powerfully live out the gospel. There’s nothing I enjoy more than equipping God’s people...
