Life offers up some lonely places at times. Our family has moved so many times, I refuse to count anymore. With each tearing up of roots comes new growth opportunities, but it does take time to build new friendships. It also takes intention. As I read the story of Jonathan and David yesterday, I was …
Jesus and the Social Gospel
I have been doing a lot of reading for an upcoming research paper, which includes objectively addressing the opposition to my topic of abortion. Surprisingly, I have found that many Christian denominations support abortion because it can alleviate poverty. As I have read their Biblical arguments, one author quoted a verse that Jesus used to …
Grateful
The pages of the small New Testament rustled in the hands of the man next to me on the flight home yesterday. In a heavily accented voice, he asked me if I knew what he held. I smiled and nodded, as I looked up from my book. He explained that he had been jailed in …
Intentionally Thinking on Jesus
Do your thoughts ever seem to get locked in the negative? Critical, anxious, painful thoughts that swirl over and over in your mind? It takes intentionality to redirect those thought patterns. I was listening to a podcast about a woman who lost her daughter as a teenager. She and her family knew the Lord, but …
Another Wakeful Night
Another wakeful night Rocking restless babe, Quieting toddler’s fears, Shushing back to sleep. Another wakeful night Waiting for the teen, Praying that they walk In all they have been trained. Another wakeful night Weeping on her knees. Begging God to find The lost to intervene. Another wakeful night Searching out His Word, Listening for His …
Capturing the Rebels
A Biblical Counseling Study #6 Photo by Horacio Lander on Pexels.com A friend and I were discussing depression and anxiety thisweek. We acknowledged that truly, the feelings of depression and anxiety are asymptom of another problem. No one chooses to feel panicky and sleepless orweepy and exhausted. If our bodies were a car, the symptoms …
Pro-Life Ministry in the Church
Women who go to church seek abortions. Is this a shocking statement to you? It shouldn’t be. All church attendees are imperfect people. Everyone is a sinner in need of a Savior. Some sins, such as gossip or backbiting, are less shocking, but temptation beckons everyone into its trap. Where does a pastor’s daughter go …
When All I Have is Jesus
A Biblical Counseling Series # 5 Rejection cuts deep whether it is a child, a spouse, a parent, or a love interest. Elisabeth Elliot writes of George Matheson in her book, “A Path Through Loneliness.” When George became blind, his fiancée broke off their engagement. Instead of becoming bitter, however, he lifted his blind eyes …
Stewarding Well the Plan B Path
A Biblical Counseling Series #4 “It is not supposed to be this way.” Right now I see many believers walking difficult paths on my social media feed. A teenage Pastor’s daughter died in a random accident. A young girl is on her journey toward Heaven from a brain tumor. A family is dealing with the …
Robbed or Rewarded
A Biblical Counseling Series #3 Have you ever been left home by your parents with a list of chores to do before they return? I remember one Saturday morning when my parents went grocery shopping. Each of my siblings and I had a room to clean, but we knew we had several hours. We spent …
His Song in the Night 