A Word from Bob: Welcome to my second post in a blog mini-series on Half Biblical Ministry to the Suffering. In my first post, I asked: When you were hurting, has someone tried to preach truth to your suffering heart without suffering with you? Read more about it at:...
Fully Biblical, Biblical Counseling A number of years ago, I crafted a series of blog posts focused on Half Biblical Biblical Counseling. In those posts, I emphasized the Bible’s call on biblical counselors to: Highlight not only truth, but truth and love, Scripture...
He Is Risen, Indeed! “He is risen!” “He is risen, indeed!” The Fountain of Life Opened Up Just what happened at Easter? What difference does Easter make? Easter changes everything. Easter makes all the difference in the world. John Flavel’s (1671) Easter sermon, The...
It’s Saturday, the day before Easter. On the Christian calendar, we often forget this day. Yesterday was Good Friday. Tomorrow is Easter Sunday. On Friday, Jesus is crucified; dies for our sins. His followers mourn. On Sunday, Jesus is resurrected; He’s risen! He’s...
One of the most powerful practices we can participate in to prepare our hearts for Good Friday and Easter is to reflect on the 7 Last Words of Christ on the Cross. I’ve arranged them below chronologically, as Jesus spoke them. We can allow each word, each sentence,...
