by Bob | Jan 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
Gospel-centered living must center on gospel-centered thinking. There is a question we must ask before we ask, WWJD?—What Would Jesus Do? That question is: WWJT?—What Would Jesus Think? Philippians 2:1-5 teaches us to ask the WWJT question: “Therefore if you have...
by Bob | Jan 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
In my January 1, 2015 post, I shared about my resolution to make 2015: The Year of Gospel-Centered Living. Today, I outline my 8 Gospel-Centered New Year Resolutions for 2015. 1. Resolved: I will seek to discover wisdom for how to live from the wisest person who ever...
by Bob | Dec 20, 2014 | Grief, Healing, Holidays, Hope, Uncategorized
A Holiday Message from Bob The past two years, I’ve posted a several-part blog series entitled Healing for the Holidays. By God’s grace, this has benefited many people. I’ve now made the entire series available as a free 20-page PDF that you can download at Healing...
by Bob | Nov 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
A Conversation with a Deist On my Facebook page, I posted this link to a video from our pastor on Christian literature, in particular on C.S. Lewis. I then received a response from someone named Jack—who I do not know. He is a friend of a Facebook friend. Jack...
by Bob | Oct 1, 2014 | Biblical Counseling, Gospel-Centerd Counseling, Uncategorized
8 Words Describing God’s Grand Vision for the Church As I consult for local churches, I repeatedly hear the concern that “our church seems to be going in a million different directions.” I address that concern in in chapter 13 of Gospel-Centered Counseling: How...
by Bob | Sep 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
4 Reflections: Are We Using the Word “Brokenness” Biblically? We often hear Christians today talking about “brokenness.” Many seem to use “brokenness” to describe the underlying reason they sin. Someone might say, “I struggle with pornography because of the...