The longer I serve as a pastor the more I believe that the skill of dealing with criticism is absolutely necessary. Here’s a good word from Mark Altrogge who writes over at The Blazing Center a blog with several contributors that seek connect God’s truth to real life. Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to…
Part 2: Pastor as Counselor. In Part 1 of the Pastor as Counselor, we discussed various responses that sometimes are heard from pastors concerning counseling, as well as a couple passages that speak to the role and responsibility biblical leaders have in coming alongside the church to help them walk with Jesus. In this post I’ll…
I imagine you or someone you know has said or thought one of the following statements regarding the issue of counseling in the life of a pastor: When I signed up to be a pastor I didn’t sign up to be a counselor! I just do not have the time to counsel anyone—I’m busy enough…
This post was taken from Brad Hambrick’s website (originally posted on 9.16.2013), which has a ton of biblical resources for all sorts of issues. His post is an extremely important word and serves as a reminder to that we’re called to live as children of light (Eph 5:8) as we follow the Light of the world…
What follows is a brief summary of “Anger in Marriage” by Winston T. Smith in the book On Anger. Anger is never quite what it seems. It feels powerful, but it weakens you. It feels honest, but it is full of lies. It promises change, but it leaves you stuck. It seems simple, but it…
Works righteousness is a deadly and false variation of godly obedience. Godly obedience is motivated by love for God and trust in his gracious plan and power. Works righteousness is motivated by unbelief; it is a reliance on our abilities and a desire to control outcomes. Works righteousness eventuates in penance: I’ll make it up…
The values of Jesus-followers versus the values of the world as found in The Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5:2-11: Poor in spirit, humble proud, competent, self-reliant Mourn, sad over sin pleasure-seeking, carefree Hungry for God,…
What stops you from changing? Whom or what do you blame for your sin? Do you ever hear yourself thinking or saying one of the following? They provoke me. If they’d only help me or love me more. I take after my family. It’s the way I am. People don’t understand what it’s like for…
Before I continue it is important to remember that anger is not the actual problem; anger is the manifestation or “coming-out” due to a person not receiving something they believe they deserve. So according to Scripture it’s not simply that a person struggles with anger, it’s more biblically accurate to say that a person is…
There have been lots of tools I’ve used to disciple men over the years (books, articles, doctrinal studies, etc.) and some have been better or more effective than others. One downfall of books and articles is that many times they’re weak on Bible reading and discussion. Where else do we come to understand who God…
Theology Along the Way 