God is at the center of counseling Commitment to God has epistemological consequences Sin, in all its dimensions is the primary problem counselors must deal with The gospel of Jesus Christ is the answer The biblical change process which counseling must aim at is progressive sanctification The situational difficulties people face are not the random…
Inducement means to motivate counselees to make biblical decisions conducive to change. Here are some steps Wayne Mack states in his chapter from John MacArthur’s book Counseling: How to Counsel Biblically. Help counselees to accept personal responsibility for their desires and motivations, thoughts, attitudes, feelings, words, and actions. Bring counselees to the realization that biblical change involve…
This is a brief summary of Dr. Tony Merida’s words at the Indiana Shepherd’s Conference when he preached I Peter 1:13-2:3. Character is an indispensable part of a preacher’s ministry. God doesn’t call men to exemplify great talent but great character. Spurgeon said, “God will use a fool if he is holy.” Here are seven charges Tony gave from…
The title of this post was Eric Bancroft’s (Castleview Baptist Church) breakout session at the Indiana Shepherd’s Conference in which he discussed reproduction (spiritual parenting), particularly among men. Here are some of the main-points of his session. Expectations: (1) All Christians are disciples. All disciples are Christians. There is no dichotomy between the two. (2) Relational/personal…
This past week I arrived home from a short-term mission trip to SE Asia. And while there I was confronted with the terrifying reality that many of the people I met will not have an opportunity to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ. In fact, the daunting statistic that there is something around 50 believers…
Several years ago several godly men told me one of the most fruitful things I can do in my Christian walk is to saturate myself in the Scriptures and read about the Christ that every page in some capacity attest to. As a result, I’ve made a commitment to read through the Bible every year. Yesterday marked the…
Watch and reflect on your own life concerning the fact that even amid trials (some quite severe as you’ll see in this video) Christ Jesus is our rock. Their story is a great reminder NOT that my life is easier than their’s (though it is) BUT that everything that comes into our lives is a…
If you’ve read any of Paul Tripp’s stuff you know that it’s gold. This post from Desiring God’s blog is yet another example of the rich, gospel-saturated words Paul Tripp seems to incessantly share.
Leadership by Looking in the Mirror – thanks for this helpful post Dr. Rainer.
A Theology of Masturbation Before I delve into this chapter, I want to share that I’ve waivered back and forth whether or not I would comment on this chapter. There are a lot of reasons for my uncertainty. For starters, the issue in and of itself is an awkward one, but one that no doubt…
Theology Along the Way 