This is a good post by Jonathan Leeman of 9Marks concerning bad and better responses to a poor reason by an individual to leave the church. As a pastor at a church who is attempting, by God’s grace, to elevate what membership means at the church where I serve I appreciate the thoughtfulness, pastoral spirit and insight of Leeman. Enjoy the read.
Justin Taylor has compiled a list of resources for children that will help parents point their kids to Jesus. I have all of them except one and can confirm that his list is spot-on. In addition to his list, he gives some commentary on each resource which should help parents ascertain what particular one would…
According to Thom Rainer, President and CEO of Lifeway, the answer is eight things. Enjoy.
Peter tells us in I Peter 4:1-2 “Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will…
on the family-tension that is inevitable during the holiday season and what a believer in Jesus Christ should/can do about it. Enjoy the word from Dr. Moore.
True to my word almost two years ago concerning my intention to offer resources (blog posts, books, articles, etc.), and comments to men/women who are struggling with pornography I wanted to share this particular link, which has some good words on “escaping pornography.”
Here’s a post I came across that was quite encouraging concerning parenting our kids.
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…
If you don’t subscribe to Relevant Magazine then you’re probably not going to see this short article by Tim Keller, so you can read it here.
Theology Along the Way 