by Bob | Dec 23, 2010 | Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Santa, Santa Claus
Who Is St. Nicholas? The origin of the Santa Claus myth begins with the real-life Nicholas (270-346 AD), who was born during the third century in the village of Patara. At the time, the area was in Greece and is now on the southern coast of Turkey. His wealthy...
by Bob | Dec 22, 2010 | Christmas, Christmas Eve, Jesus, Santa, Santa Claus
Why Jesus Is Infinitely Better Than Santa Claus Source: My good friend and sister in Christ, Krista McKenzie McElwain, sent me the following comparisons. Many thanks for such a wonderful Christmas gift and Christ-reminder. Santa lives at the North Pole … JESUS is...
by Bob | Dec 21, 2010 | Christmas, Santa, Soul Physicians
God Is a Rewarder, Not a Hoarder Nothing is more important about us than our image of who God is. Satan understood this from the beginning of creation. His seductive scheme with Eve focused on tempting her to believe that God was a Shalt-Not-God. Satan as the Grinch...
by Bob | Dec 20, 2010 | 4E Equipping, 4E Ministry Training Strategy, Biblical Counseling, Equipping Counselors for the Local Church
Resources for Equipping Counselors in the Church For my upcoming book Equipping Counselors for the Local Church, I invited two dozen best-practice churches to complete a 4E Ministry Training Strategy Questionnaire. As part of the questionnaire, they responded to the...
by Bob | Dec 18, 2010 | The Best of the Best, Trevin Wax, Tullian Tchividjian
The Best of the Best Around the Christian Net: This Week’s Top 5 Linking you to the top 5 Christian blog posts of the week—posts that provide robust, rich, and relevant insights for living. The Word Became Flesh In the spirit of the Christmas season, Trevin Wax posts...
