by Bob | May 23, 2012 | Grace
Raucous Joy! Yesterday I was invited by close family friends to attend their son’s elementary school talent contest. Since our children are young adults and since our first grandchild will not arrive until this summer, it has been quite some time since I have been at...
by Bob | May 10, 2012 | Biblical Counseling, Grace, Spiritual Friendship
5 Biblical Counseling Sustaining Skills: GRACE, Part 1 Note: I’ve developed the follow post from my book Spiritual Friends. In Spiritual Friends, I equip readers for the four-fold one-another ministry of: • Sustaining: It’s Normal to Hurt—Climbing in the Casket •...
by Bob | May 5, 2012 | Christ, Cross, Gospel, Grace, Praise, Prayer
A Prayer for Peace by Grace and Not Performance “Father, thank You that I exist by grace, I live by grace, I am ‘measured’ by grace—and the ‘measure’ of grace is as wide as the outstretched arms of Christ on the cross, and as infinite as the love that sent the Son...
by Bob | Apr 15, 2012 | Faith, Forgiveness, Gospel, Grace, Prayer, Repentance, Sunday Worship
A Prayer for Sunday Worship: Forgiveness “Heavenly Father, instead of endless drips of guilt, I trust that You bathe us in Christ with forgiveness. I ask that Your promises of daily grace cascade upon me like an invigorating waterfall. I pray that Your personal...
by Bob | Mar 22, 2012 | Grace, Paul Tripp, Sin
What Every Person Must Hear and Confess Paul Tripp at The Gospel Coalition offers a scathing rebuke to our self-centeredness in What Every Pastor Must Hear and Confess. While Dr. Tripp wrote it focused on pastors, you’ll notice that I’ve tweaked the title from...
