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Counseling from Psalm 77
I once sat with a new Christian who had recently lost many close family members in a short amount of time. Her grief overwhelmed her, and her background before converting to Christ taught her to never question the Lord. But, here she was, crushed by the weight of her grief,…
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When Image Comes Before Duty
Texas is full of powerful symbolism. An oil derrick which stretches into twilight skies showcases energy history and potential. The Alamo building, to which defiant resistors of government overreach look for inspiration. Or the longhorn, which although not a native species, has been adopted as one of the most used…
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A God-Centered Approach in the Counseling Room
But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. -Acts 20:24 The book of Acts tells an…
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What Made Jesus Happy?
After spending the past year working through the collected works of Thomas Goodwin, one treatise which particularly caught my attention was The Heart of Christ Toward Sinners. I know that I am not alone- it is one of Goodwin’s pieces which made the cut into the Puritan Paperbacks series, and…
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What Did The Reformers Want?
A Review of Matthew Barrett’s The Reformation as Renewal, Retrieving the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. I am a father of three young children. One of their greatest joys as they begin to learn to speak is the perpetual use of the word “no.” Whether it comes to trying…
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Welcome to These Things
It is not presumptuous to state that we live lives that are congested and contested, in more ways than one. Our cultural milieu constantly produces material for consumption, meaning we often live frantic lives of making or taking in content of all types. One can easily marvel at the wonders…
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