Gospel-Centered Discipline

I’m working my way through Ed Moll and Tim Chester’s small book “Gospel-Centered Family: Becoming the Parents God wants you to be” and I wanted to share some words they have on discipline. Here are some wrong motivations for discipline: The desire for a quiet life The desire for respect or appreciation A fear of…

New Testament Theology Notes

This week I’m taking a class through Alumni Academy at Southern Seminary on New Testament Theology.  A hearty thanks to Southern for the fact that it’s free, as well as Dr. Schreiner who made his New Testament Theology notes available online.  You can access them here.

Christopher Hitchen’s death and what to think about it

Here are several prominent Evangelical Christian’s comments on the passing of Christopher Hitchens: Douglas Wilson (friend of Hitchens’ who ministered to him over the course of many years, as well as co-wrote  a book together) weighs in here. Russell Moore (Dean of the School of Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) weighs in here. Denny Burk…

Adams’ core elements in Biblical Counseling

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…

Biblical Counseling and Inducement

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…

Inspiring, challenging video concerning missions

Everytime I watch this video God stirs in my heart a desire to abandon my comfortable, convenient life here in the states and go to Asia to tell people about Jesus.  Truly, I’d go tomorrow. Enjoy the video.  And if after watching this video there isn’t in some capacity a stirring of passion to tell people…