That Dragon, Cancer
Tim Challies Oh my. I had no idea. I had heard of it and even read reviews praising it and describing it as exceptional. But I didn’t know it would be this good, this powerful.
Idols and the Hope of Grace
Paul Tripp "The desire for a good thing that becomes an ultimate thing is a bad thing."
10 Resolutions for Mental Health
John Piper Dr. Clyde Kilby, who had a pastoral heart and a poet's eye, pled with us to stop seeking mental health in the mirror of self-analysis, but instead to drink in the remedies of God in nature.
The Scars That Have Shaped Me: How God Meets Us in Suffering
Vaneetha Rendall Risner
Years in the hospital. Verbal and physical bullying from schoolmates. Multiple miscarriages. Abandonment. Unwanted divorce. She begged God for grace that would deliver her. But God offered something better: his sustaining grace.
Truth in Love Podcast
Association of Certified Biblical Counselors Each 10 minute podcast provides practical solutions for the problems we face in a fallen world.
False Accusations
Paul Tripp If you've ever been falsely accused, you know that your mind and heart swirl with different emotions. Here are 5 reactions that we may experience...
Dealing With Someone Else's Sin
Jared Olivetti How do we (Biblically) deal with someone else's sin? Consider this a cheat sheet - gathered through study of God's Word and more-or-less successful conversations with others.
Let’s Get Serious about the Sacred Mystery of Sleep
Amy Simpson Perhaps sleep is not simply a necessary activity that fuels the work God put us on earth to do. Perhaps it is part of the work God put us here to do.
Sexual Abuse Is Horrible and Should Be Punished…But Some Accusations of Sexual Abuse Are False
Randy Alcorn If I were a judge, there is no sin, no crime on the planet that would prompt me to act with more severe justice than the sexual abuse...BUT if I were that judge, I would need to hear all the evidence from both sides before coming to my conclusion.
Help! I have Breast Cancer
Paul Tautges I want to bring to your attention a unique mini-book for every woman, HELP! I Have Breast Cancer, by Brenda Frields. One of the beauties of God’s wisdom is the way he uses our trials to equip us to counsel one another.
3 Mistakes to Avoid When Helping the Hurting
Dave Furman No one wants to be like Job’s friends. We have hurting people in our lives, and we want to help them, but how do we manage to not make fools of ourselves? And how can we actually help hurting people without discouraging them even more?
America's Most Tolerated Sin: Eight Lessons on Gluttony
Jonathan Bowers Gluttony is perhaps the most tolerated sin in American Christianity. And I think if we’re honest with ourselves, most — if not all — of us have a dysfunctional relationship with food. We love it, and we hate it.
What Does the Bible Say About Self-Pity?
gotQuestions.org When we decide that life has not treated us as we have the right to be treated, self-pity is the result. Self-pity causes us to sulk and obsess over our hurts, real or perceived. At the heart of self-pity is a disagreement with God over how life—and He—has treated us.
Seven A's of Confession
Paul Tautges As God opens our eyes to see how we have sinned against others, He simultaneously offers to us a way to find freedom from our past wrongs. It’s called confession. Many people have never experienced this freedom because they have never learned how to confess their wrongs honestly and unconditionally.
Why Instagram’s Latest Addition Fails at Authenticity
Robin Ham We live in a culture of “social approval, social status, and social expectations.” One particular author acknowledged its personal effect: “I wasn’t loved, for how can anyone love a facade?” The problem with filters and profiles is we never know reality, which means we’re never really known.
The Right Side of Pain
Jill Carattini I think I will always move toward broken communities and I will struggle with the weight of the things I see. I struggle equally with the apathy that makes me want to flee from it all and clear away the troubled crowd. But I am convinced that the right side of pain...