by Bob | Jun 27, 2011 | Christian Living, Gospel Imperatives, Gospel Indicatives, Salvation, Sanctification
Trust and Obey Note: This is part five in a blog mini-series on the relationship between our salvation and our daily growth in Christ (sanctification). Read part one How We Grow in Grace, part two How to Disagree in an Agreeable Way, part three How People Change, and...
by Bob | Jun 25, 2011 | Biblical Counseling, Christian Living, Gospel Imperatives, Gospel Indicatives, Salvation, Sanctification
Applying Our Complete Salvation Note: This is part four in a mini-series on the relationship between our salvation and our daily growth in Christ (sanctification). Read part one How We Grow in Grace, part two How to Disagree in an Agreeable Way, and part three How...
by Bob | Jun 2, 2011 | God's Healing for Life's Losses, Grief, GriefShare, Salvation
Suicide, Salvation, and Eternal Security Ever since the publication of my book God’s Healing for Life’s Losses: How to Find Hope When You’re Hurting, I receive many emails, phone calls, and questions about grief. One of the most difficult questions I hear is from...
by Bob | Jun 24, 2010 | Christian Living, Regeneration, Salvation, Soul Physicians
Extreme Makeover Note: You can find the following spiritual parable, which is reproduced here with permission, in Soul Physicians. Once upon a time there lived a beautiful Swan. Swan reflected the Creator, related lovingly, ruled humbly over Swandom, and rested...
by Bob | Apr 29, 2010 | Gospel, Salvation, Sanctification, Soul Physicians
Our Father’s Full Provision Too much Christian living is old covenant living. We consume ourselves with trying to become what we already are, when our present task is to be who we already are. Too much Christian ministry is old covenant ministry. We minister to...
by Bob | Mar 17, 2010 | A New Kind of Christianity, Brian McLaren, Salvation, Sanctification
A Conversation about Brian McLaren’s A New Kind of Christianity Responding to Brian McLaren’s Question # 5: The Gospel Question Welcome: You’re reading Part 7 of my blog series responding to Brian McLaren’s book A New Kind of Christianity (read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3,...