by Bob | Dec 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
It’s a Wonderful Life Just about everyone has seen the classic Christmas movie It’s a Wonderful Life. Jimmy Stewart plays the lead character, George Bailey, who is so despondent on Christmas Eve that he intends to take his life. He’s rescued by the angel Clarence, who...
by Bob | Dec 3, 2011 | Christmas, God's Healing for Life's Losses, Healing for the Holidays, Uncategorized
Healing for the Holidays: Part 5—Tidings of Comfort and Joy Note: This is the fifth in a series of posts on Healing for the Holidays. Read Part 1: A Promise, Part 2: Give Sorrow Words, Part 3: Holiday Healing Q/A, and Part 4: A Lament for Your Loss. Comfort and Joy...
by Bob | Nov 29, 2011 | Christmas, God's Healing for Life's Losses, Healing for the Holidays, Uncategorized
Healing for the Holidays: Part 1—A Promise Holidays… They’re “supposed” to make us think of words like thankful, merry, and happy. We’re “supposed” to associate holidays with a phrase like “Home for the Holidays!” But… what if a loved one is not coming home this...
by Bob | Nov 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
Humilitas On the looooong plane ride from Chicago to San Francisco (on my way to speak at the Evangelical Theological Society), I had more than enough time to read all of John Dickson’s new book Humilitas. It’s a treatise on humility: a lost key to life, love, and...
by Bob | Nov 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
Too Much Nittany Lyin’ Rick Morrissey is a sports’ columnist for the Chicago Sun Times. Yesterday he penned one of the most powerful responses yet to the horrible child-sex scandal at Penn State. You don’t have to be a football fan to appreciate Morrissey’s insights....
by Bob | Sep 27, 2011 | 4E Ministry Training Strategy, Biblical Counseling, Equipping Counselors for Your Church, Quotes, Uncategorized
Quotes of Note: My First Priority in Ministry The following “Quotes of Note” are from Chapter Five of Equipping Counselors for Your Church. This chapter focuses on relational change management and biblical conflict resolution. For quotes from Chapter One, read God’s...
