I read this fascinating article at the FoxNews website. I’ve highlighted some things that stand out to me: Millions of healthy people – including shy or defiant children, grieving relatives and people with fetishes – may be wrongly labeled mentally ill by a new international diagnostic manual, specialists said on Thursday. In a damning analysis … Continue reading »
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Pure Life Ministries Offer eBooks Now
Pure Life Ministries is an excellent source of counsel and assistance to those struggling with the enslaving power of sexual sin. They are now offering several of their resources as eBooks. I would encourage you to check out this ministry! Don’t know much about Pure Life? Here is their information from their website: This has … Continue reading »
Get a Life! Why Pastors Need a Day of Rest
Many of us know our job descriptions and what is expected of us at our place of employment. Few of us have that job description spelled out clearly for us in Scripture. Qualifications of a pastor-shepherd are clearly given in several texts in the Bible. I don’t know of any pastors who got into the … Continue reading »
Christian Collision: Conflict in the Church
If there is anything that is certain in life, it is that broken people have conflict with one another. We are all broken people. Sin has affected every area of life and we all experience conflict from time to time. The Church, made up of broken people, is not exempt from conflict. An observation and … Continue reading »
Chronic Pain: Expect to Groan in this Life; pt.3
I have learned a lot from CCEF‘s mini-booklet on Chronic Pain. I suggest if you are suffering from Chronic Pain, or know someone who is, purchase this valuable resource. Today we look at what we can expect in this life. Expect to Groan in This Life As a believer suffering from Chronic Pain, a reading … Continue reading »
Top 3 Posts of the First Week in 2012 at Grace Dependent
Here is the top three posts that blog readers have clicked on and read at Grace Dependent. Maybe you missed them or know someone else who would benefit from reading them. Take some time and read through the posts to see if they can benefit you. Thank you for stopping by! Top Three Posts – … Continue reading »
Chronic Pain: Living Your Faith When Your Body Hurts, pt.2
Chronic Pain: Living Your Faith When Your Body Hurts, pt.1 Now that we are gaining an understanding for ourselves of what pain is and what factors influence our understanding of pain, we need to move forward. We must realize that we are more than just physical beings, that we are spiritual beings as well. (Genesis … Continue reading »
Chronic Pain: Living by Faith When Your Body Hurts
There are a number of great resources to share with those of us who suffer with Chronic Pain. Sometimes the resources are great in length they become impractical to the person who is suffering. Not so with this mini-book from CCEF. Less than 25 pages, it packs practical theology on every page. I highly recommend … Continue reading »
Counselor’s Tools: Using H.A.L.T. as a Guide
Identifying Key Risk Factors in Your Counselee’s Life: I believe that part of Biblical Counseling should be the educating of your counselee so that they no longer need your constant “services”. In other words, equip your counselee to be able to make wise decisions in their time away from you. Give them the tools they … Continue reading »
Right Idea – Wrong Words
Yesterday I blogged a post entitled, “Top Ten Mistakes Made by Suffering Pastors“. This post kind of dovetails with that one. Regardless of position in church, when one individual desires to comfort another, often they communicate something correct using the “wrong” words. Let me give you my top five: Right Idea, Wrong Words: “God’s Sovereign” … Continue reading »
