A Word from Bob: As I craft today’s post, the United States and the world are in the midst of the COVID-19 virus pandemic. In addition to health and safety concerns, the world’s financial markets have been in a freefall. Clearly, these are times of suffering and...
A Word from Bob This series became my book, Consider Your Counsel: Addressing Ten Mistakes in Our Biblical Counseling. For free resources related to the book, and to purchase a copy on sale, go here. You’re reading Part 4 of a 10-part blog series on 10 Common Mistakes...
A Crystal Clear Image of God Paul uses the Greek word for “comfort” ten times in 2 Corinthians 1:3-7—do you think this may be the theme of these verses? He begins developing his theme by presenting a crystal clear image of God. “Praise be to the God and Father of our...
The Lost Art of Lament Grief. Loss. Suffering. Pain. We live in a fallen world and it often falls on us. How can our soul respond? With lament. Lament is a lost soul-art in the Western Church. Pastor and author, Mark Vroegop, longs to see a rebirth of biblical lament....
5 top Christian blog posts of the week—posts on anxiety, suffering in ministry, pro-life arguments, and more by Justin Taylor, Desiring God, David Powlison, and more. God’s Purposes for Suffering in Ministry Biblical counselors normally focus on helping others who...