An Introductory Word from Bob: Biblical Words Related to Biblical Counseling There are many words in the Old Testament and New Testament that relate to one-another ministry, biblical counseling, soul care, pastoral care, shepherding, spiritual friendship, and being a...
In my last post—What Would Jesus Think?— we talked about how we have to think like Christ before we can live like Christ—Philippians 2:5. Today, we talk about the power behind a Christlike life—our desperate need to live through Christ. To see our desperate need to...
14 Sentences That Brought Pastors Joy Thom Rainer asked pastors to summarize in one sentence something very positive that members of their church had said to them. His blog post is here. Here are the 14 sentences, in the order Rainer received them, that brought...
Gospel-Centered Suffering: Clinging to God Our Sustainer Note from Bob: You’re reading Part Three of a new Changing Lives blog mini-series on Gospel-Centered Self-Counsel for Suffering. Read Part One. Read Part Two. In Part Two, I explained that the gospel empowers...
Gospel-Centered Encouragement: Embracing Our Father’s Welcome Home The Big Idea: We must build our mutual encouragement upon the gospel encouragement we already have in Christ. Yesterday I began this two-part blog mini-series discussing Gospel-Centered...
