Truth & Love Blog
Suffering and God’s Affectionate Sovereignty
“The greatest good suffering can do for me is to increase my capacity for God.”—Joni Eareckson Tada
Should Counselors Talk about Themselves?
A biblical model of counseling would suggest an intense level of soul-to-soul connection, including incarnational ministry, personal vulnerability, and careful, wise, purposeful “counselor self-disclosure.”
How to Empathize with Your Friends
You will be empathetic with others to the degree that you are facing your struggles face-to-face with God.
Developing the Biblical Counseling Skill of Empathy
Sometimes we think that because the world uses a word like “empathy,” therefore, we can’t use that word in biblical counseling. However, many biblical passages urge rich soul empathizing.
5 Top Blog Posts of the Week: 5 to Live By
5 top Christian blog posts of the week—suffering, small groups, church planting, parenting, book banning, and more.
Heaven Is for Real…But the Preaching and Pastoral Care Were Not
I will reflect on the movie’s depiction of: The Pastor as a Person, The Pastor as a Preacher, and The Pastor as a Pastoral Care Giver
Easter, Jesus’ Death on the Cross, and the Old Testament
Hebrews 8-10 tell us that the Old Testament sanctuary sacrificial system pictures and foreshadows Christ’s perfect sacrifice for us. Picture with me what Old Testament believer’s experience as they journey to and into the sanctuary of God—the temple of God—and how it points us to the cross.
5 Top Easter Blog Posts of the Week: 5 to Live By
5 top Christian blog posts of the week—this week we focus on blogs related to Good Friday and Easter.
REST
“Let’s get some ‘rest’ by having a meeting.” Normally, we would never make that statement, would we? “Rest” and “meetings” can and should go hand-in-hand. Learn how.
7 Sermons on the Psalms: Free 75-Page PDF
How easy or hard is it for you to have an honest conversation with God?
