The Beauty of Old Love Is there anything more beautiful in life than a boy and a girl clasping clean hands and pure hearts in the path of marriage? Can there be anything more beautiful than young love? Yes, there is a more beautiful thing. The sight of an old man and an old woman … Continue reading »
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Before the Morning & an encouragement from my wife
I admitted my struggle with pain, and how I react to it, last Sunday (message: Faith that Cannot Save) to my congregation. The doctor has said that structurally my back looks great for what it has been through, and now the pain is simply the muscles trying to “come on board”. A long process of … Continue reading »
Hush: moving from silence to healing after childhood sexual abuse – Nicole Bromley
One in six boys are sexually abused before age 18. One in three girls are sexually abused before age 18. It is time that the Church break the silence of sexual abuse. It does happen in our homes and churches. Refusing to “speak of the elephant in the room” is only continuing the damage done … Continue reading »
How to Change Your Wife by Faith: Study Her
This is a continuation of a series of posts summarizing James MacDonald’s booklet, “How to: Change your Wife by Faith”. You can find the previous posts here: post 1 and post 2. The entire booklet is centered around one verse written to men, 1 Peter 3:7, which says: Likewise, you husbands, dwell with them with … Continue reading »
Change Your Wife by Faith: Spend Time with Her
This is a short series of posts commenting on the booklet: Change Your Wife by Faith written by James MacDonald of Harvest Bible Chapel & Walk in the Word ministries. It is an examination of 1 Peter 3:7, written to husbands: Likewise, you husbands, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife as … Continue reading »
How to Change Your Wife by Faith – James MacDonald
On the week of February 7-12, 2010 I attended the Biblical Counseling Training Conference at Faith Baptist Church in Lafayette, IN. While there I was browsing the displays and picked up several copies of a two-faced (…will explain that later) booklet entitled, “How to Change Your Wife by Faith“. What I mean by two-faced is … Continue reading »
To Save A Life
Last night I took some 15 or so senior high teens to see “To Save a Life”. A story about friendship, broken relationships, teen suicide, teen temptations & the lure of the world and the grace of God which is powerful enough to break through and permeate every facet of life. It was the second … Continue reading »
Paul Tripp’s latest: What Did You Expect? (Redeeming the Realities of Marriage)
It won’t take long for you to realize that your marriage hasn’t escaped the reality of sin. It’s what you do next that will make all the difference in the character and quality of your marriage. This new book by international conference speaker and pastor Paul David Tripp calls couples to a grace-based lifestyle of … Continue reading »
Grace Dependent Blog: 2010
I have spent the last several weeks contemplating the future of Grace Dependent. I was challenged by the posts of Abraham Piper, Justin Taylor and Tim Challies on how I use the internet in ministry. When gathered together, these thoughts & suggestions seemed to point me in a direction to become very focused in how … Continue reading »
Loving Your Wife as Christ Loves the Church by Larry McCall (book review)
Loving Your Wife as Christ Loves the Church is the latest release from Larry McCall (Walking Like Jesus Did). He not only is an author but conference & leadership seminar speaker, and the Pastor for Preaching and Teaching at Christ’s Covenant Church which is just a short drive from where I live. Published by BMH … Continue reading »
