Talking Like a Psalmist – Snapshots from Ps 119
Here are four personal thimblefuls from the ocean of Psalm 119:Confession about God: “You are my hiding place and my shield” (v.114). I want to be like the psalmist who is consciously aware that God is...
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Parking Matters
Does your mind ever park on the “if onlys” of life? Mine does. Sadly, I sometimes also look to the false saviors that promise to deliver me to those ends.“If only I had a different...
View ArticleLively, Attractive, and Compelling Counsel
What makes for lively, attractive, and compelling counsel? David Powlison says the following: “Our counsel becomes lively, attractive, and compelling when we express living faith in Christ, when we...
View ArticleSituations: Not Determinative, but Important
Here are two truths that we need to hold in proper tension when counseling:1) The situation a person is in is NOT determinative.AND2) The situation really matters for knowing a person and...
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Peace and the Uncomfortable Grace of Ladder Kicking
photo credit: broterham via photopin ccI love finding sentences that knock me off my feet. One of those hit me not too long ago while reading David Powlison’s book Seeing with New Eyes. The sentence...
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Anthropology Matters
photo credit: Eva the Weaver via photopin ccHere’s a powerful paragraph from an article called “Understanding the Influences of the Human Heart” by Mike Emlet published in The Journal of Biblical...
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I Can Help You Can Help Me
photo credit: Jose Téllez via photopin ccHere are some helpful words from Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands by Paul Tripp:“I need you in order to really see and know myself. Otherwise, I will listen...
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David Powlison: Establishing Counseling Ministry In Your Church
photo credit: rahuldlucca via photopin ccAlso at the Not Alone conference, David Powlison shared words of wisdom over breakfast for pastors and ministry leaders looking to start (or grow) counseling...
View ArticleRedemption: Twin Cities
Yesterday, the board of directors of Bethlehem Urban Initiatives voted to create a new ministry called Redemption: Twin Cities (R:TC). It’s an honor and a privilege to serve, with God’s help, as the...
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