by Bob | Mar 25, 2016 | Cross, Easter, Good Friday
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,...
by Bob | Feb 28, 2016 | Black History Month
It’s my privilege to serve at Crossroads Bible College as the VP of Institutional Development and the Chair of the Biblical Counseling department. Crossroads is a wonderful school with an ethnically-diverse student body. Our diversity is not accidental. It is a...
by Bob | Feb 23, 2016 | Gospel-Centered Counseling
In the first part of this two-part blog post, Gospel-Centered Life Questions, I began by quoting Michael Horton, in his fine work, The Gospel-Driven Life, where he notes that: “… we typically introduce the Bible as the ‘answer to life’s questions.’ This is where the...
by Bob | Feb 21, 2016 | Gospel-Centerd Counseling, Gospel-Centered
As a reader of my Changing Lives blog, you know that I often discuss what I call 8 ultimate life questions. Perhaps you have wondered: “Why don’t you call them 8 ultimate life answers”? Michael Horton, in his fine work, The Gospel-Driven Life, notes that: “… we...
by Bob | Feb 10, 2016 | Black History Month, Lemuel Haynes
A Word from Bob: This post for Black History Month is excerpted from my book, Beyond the Suffering: Embracing the Legacy of African American Soul Care. To learn more and to read a sample chapter visit Beyond the Suffering. 1. A Gospel-Centered Ministry: “The Black...