by Bob | Feb 19, 2024 | Elizabeth Keckley
Who Do You Turn To? Picture the scene. It’s Civil War America. Women have no right to vote. Across the South, blacks have no rights whatsoever. President Lincoln is assassinated. His widow, Mary Lincoln, is devastated. To whom does she turn? To a black woman. To...
by Bob | Feb 18, 2024 | Depression, Spurgeon
11 Reasons Spurgeon Was Depressed The Spurgeon Center at Midwestern Seminary has a fascinating article about Spurgeon’s depression: 11 Reasons Spurgeon Was Depressed. I’d encourage you to read the original article. I’ll highlight a few thoughts and quotes, especially...
by Bob | Feb 7, 2024 | Suffering
A Crystal Clear Image of God Paul uses the Greek word for “comfort” ten times in 2 Corinthians 1:3-7—do you think this may be the theme of these verses? He begins developing his theme by presenting a crystal clear image of God. “Praise be to the God and Father of our...
by Bob | Jan 29, 2024 | Common Grace, Heath Lambert
Heath Lambert and Shepherd Press recently released Heath’s booklet, Biblical Counseling and Common Grace. Already, I’ve seen two very different reviews of Heath’s booklet. His booklet, and the review by Dr. Nate Brooks and the review by Francine Tan, each address a...
by Bob | Jan 23, 2024 | Common Grace
What’s the Issue? The London Lyceum just published Dr. Nate Brooks’s review of Heath Lambert’s book Biblical Counseling and Common Grace. You can read Dr. Brooks’s full review here: Biblical Counseling and Common Grace: A Review by Nate Brooks. You can learn about...