BCC Annual Retreat Report
The Biblical Counseling Coalition met this week for its fifth annual leadership retreat at...
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HOPE in the midst of TERROR
Hope. Isn’t hope a great word? Are you like me and many times you need a little hope or lots of hope? This is one of those weeks. Terrorists killing fellow citizens in San Bernardino drive home the fact that the world is broken...
Read MoreGiving Thanks with Contentment
Have you ever had a year when you thought Thanksgiving holiday didn’t fit it very well? Tragedies. Job loss. Recession. Natural disasters. Politics. Add to this the times people have sinned against you through reckless gossip,...
Read MoreThe Christian Conundrum: What Do We Do with the Syrian Refugees?
(Revised version 9:00 PM) I hate politics. However as a Christian, we live in a nation with a political system. As citizens of Heaven and the United States, it is both necessary and appropriate to engage in this conversation. We...
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Perspective: A Thanksgiving Reflection
I can see you, kind of. As I write, I am flying at 30,000 feet above the Ozarks. I can see Table...
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Thank You Veterans!
Veteran, we owe you so much. Thank you. From your perspective, you simply served. Many people in...
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Start November Right…Begin Here
Happy November! November provides an opportunity on the calendar to stop and remember the many...
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Before you minister to a same-sex couple …
Are you prepared to minister to a homosexual? Can God use you to help someone committed to a...
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YOU can’t be neutral! What’s your choice?
For most issues in life – and on social media – I find that I can be neutral. Time after time I...
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#LoveWins What’s Love Got To Do With It?
Stop Your Hating and Start Your Loving! We can disagree in humility and love. We cannot assume that someone else is hating just because they say something with which we disagree.
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Memorial Day: A Teaching Opportunity
Memorial Day is much more than just the start of summer vacation season. Memorial Day is for...
Read MoreA Thank You Note To Moms
A Thank You Note to Mothers A mere “Thank you” doesn’t seem adequate to cover the depth of our gratitude for mothers in God’s gracious plan for humanity. This blog is for you, mom. However, the space is inadequate to describe...
Read MoreThanksgiving Reflections
How today can we be thankful in light of the recent events? Ferguson Because of Ferguson, we are reminded of the depth of our own depravity as a people. Pressures surround this issue. The justice system cannot and will not...
Read MoreMy 100% GUARANTEE on This Election
There are so many questions still related to what is ultimately going to happen in this election. Who knows what will happen today? I hear many on both sides of the isle say what they “think” – which in most cases is no more...
Read MoreYou and sin must quarrel if you and God are going to be friends. J.C. Ryle
You and sin must quarrel if you and God are going to be friends. – J.C. Ryle Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Like this:Like...
Read MoreTake heed to yourselves…
Take heed to yourselves, lest you live in those sins which you preach against in others, and lest you be guilty of that which you daily condemn. -Richard Baxter Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share...
Read MoreWhen you pen your sermons…
When you pen your sermons, little do you think that you are drawing up indictments against your own souls! – Richard Baxter Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X...
Read MoreMy Report: From the Cheap Seats #CCEF14 #ACBC2014
I’ve always chuckled a bit whenever someone recognizes his viewpoint is from the cheap seats; however, I think that works this time. I’m not on the board at either the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF @ccef)...
Read MoreNotes from “When Your Counselee Wants To Quit” by Tim Keeter and Kevin Carson
Here is the PDF file from Kevin Carson’s PowerPoint file for Tim Keeter’s session, “When Your Counselee Wants To Quit” presented at the Association of Certified Biblical Counseling annual conference...
Read MoreSession Notes for “Prayer as part of Spiritual Warfare”
These are the notes for the session “Prayer as part of Spiritual Warfare: A Consideration of Ephesians 6:10-20” for the Association of Biblical Counselors 2014 annual conference at Grace Community Church, Sun Valley,...
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