by Bob | Feb 3, 2019 | Black Church History, Black History Month
In American culture, we tend to be taught the history of Caucasian leaders—especially white male historical figures. Sadly, it is less typical that we learn from the legacy of the heroes of Black Church history. I presented on this topic at Bethel Church in Gary,...
by Bob | Feb 1, 2019 | 5 to Live By, Uncategorized
5 top Christian blog posts of the week—posts on anxiety, suffering in ministry, pro-life arguments, and more by Justin Taylor, Desiring God, David Powlison, and more. God’s Purposes for Suffering in Ministry Biblical counselors normally focus on helping others who...
by Bob | Jan 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
A Word from Bob: I’ve taken today’s blog post from The Annual Guide to Biblical Counseling Resources—which includes 100s of resources on scores of biblical counseling and Christian living topics. The entire 115-page resource document is available here. Cancer Support ...
by Bob | Jan 28, 2019 | Biblical Counseling
I just finished teaching a one-week biblical counseling small group lab class (BC 611) at Faith Bible Seminary. I asked my students to craft a 25-word response to the question: What makes biblical counseling truly biblical? We each had about 10 minutes to develop...
by Bob | Jan 22, 2019 | Pastoral Leadership, Pastoral Ministry, Uncategorized
Yesterday, at The Gospel Coalition, Sam Allbery wrote an important blog entitled How Do Churches End Up with Domineering Bullies for Pastors? As I reflected on Sam’s post, it hit me that Sam is talking about image. What is our image of the pastor? From where do we...
