Truth & Love Blog
A Gospel-Centered Approach to Growth in Grace, Part 2
When you’re longing to become more like Christ, is sanctification simply trying harder to obey the commands of Christ?
A Gospel-Centered Approach to the Christian Life
You and I struggle to live and love like Christ. In our struggle, God has implanted in our heart a desire to be more like Christ. But how does this occur?
Free Discussion Guide for Gospel-Centered Counseling
Gospel-Centered Counseling just became even more user-friendly. You can now download for free a 55-page GCC Discussion Guide.
Is Mental Illness Actually Biblical?
I believe the church should lead the way in comprehensive and compassionate care for all people facing intense mental and emotional struggles.
God’s Nouthetic Confrontation of Uncaring Shepherds
Will God say to us and our churches, “Well done, thou good and faithful shepherds of the weak and sick”? Or, will God nouthetically confront us and our churches saying, “I am against you false shepherds who refuse to minister compassionately to my weak and sick sheep”?
Martin Luther Rocked Compassion! Who Knew?
It wasn’t in the medical doctors of the day where the mentally ill found compassionate care. It was in Luther. And how did Luther care like Christ?
Black Church History: Lemuel Haynes: “The Black Puritan”
The Rev. Lemuel Haynes pointed not to himself, but to Christ. He understood that, “It’s all about Him!” His trust was solely in Christ and his focus was solely on Christ.
More History of the Civil Rights Movement
“Here was the beginning and rise of the first African church in America.” Rev. Richard Allen
Mental Illness and the Church
How do we cultivate a gospel-centered culture of grace in our churches as we respond to sufferers struggling with deep, ongoing emotional distress?
Learn the True History of the Civil Rights Movement
We can trace the history of the modern Civil Rights Movement from the prophet Daniel, to Daniel Alexander Payne’s father, to Daniel Alexander Payne, to Rosa Parks, to Martin Luther King, Jr.