by Bob | Sep 5, 2011 | Atheism, Faith
The Bible Is Counter-Cultural: Christ’s Humiliation Humiliates Us In my post, The Psychology of Unbelief, I surmised reasons why we refuse to believe in God. We often hear another reason from the unbeliever. We might call it “the difficult passages” reasons. People...
by Bob | Sep 3, 2011 | Atheism
The Psychology of Unbelief I’ve been pondering a question of late that has several wordings. • “Why do people not believe in God?” • “What is the ‘psychology’ of unbelief?” • “What factors come into play with ‘doubts’ about the existence of God?” As this is simply a...
by Bob | Sep 2, 2011 | 5 to Live By, Forgiveness
Five to Live By Linking you to the top 5 Christian blog posts of the week—posts that provide robust, rich, and relevant insights for living. Grace and Peace Pastor Tullian Tchividjian quotes from Martin Luther’s commentary on Galatians, including: “Grace remits sin,...
by Bob | Sep 1, 2011 | 4E Ministry Training Strategy, Conflict Resolution, Equipping Counselors for Your Church
How to Resolve Conflict—Biblically What do we do when conflict arises in our life, relationships, or ministries? Ken Sande in his excellent book The Peacemaker outlines a “4G” process of biblical reconciliation. • Glorify God (1 Corinthians 10:31): “How can I please...
by Bob | Aug 31, 2011 | 4E Equipping, Conflict Resolution, Pastoral Ministry
Responding Wisely to Conflict in Ministry Nehemiah was doing God’s work, yet many people still resisted his ministry. Like him, when we seek to build up God’s people, we may expect pockets of envy, dishonesty, apathy, fury, mockery, and hostility. Prayerfully, you...
