How to Hate the Sin We Love

Sin is fun.  It is is exciting and may even be exhilarating.  Sin promises happiness, escape, and pleasure, and its promises are even true!  Well, just for a little while.  If sin was boring or didn’t offer any “rewards”, no …

The Black & White Thinking Christian

Here’s Part 8 of the Black & White Thinking (BWT) Series.  I would encourage you, at minimum, to read BWT Intro, BWT Thinking (OT & NT Thinkers), BWT through a Biblical Lens, and Grace & the BWT before reading this blog.  Part …

Black & White Thinking in Depression

The following blog is Part 5 in the Black & White Thinking Series.  Click on the links for Part 1 (Introduction), Part 1b (Introduction), Part 2 (Biblical Lens), Part 3 (Grace), and Part 4 (Mental Illness?). According to the Mayo Clinic, …

Grace & the Black & White Thinker

This is part three of the Black & White Thinker Series.  Click for The Introduction (Part 1),  Introduction (Part 2) or Black & White Thinking Through a Biblical Lens (Part 2). Today, I wanted to look at the most important …

Black & White Thinkers vs Relational Thinkers (an Introduction)

As I look back at my counseling throughout the years, I have noticed that there has been a certain population I have a difficult time connecting with and counseling.  It’s not that the counsel was bad, per se, but that …

Is this the Real Peace of God?

Godly Peace ... is not looking at any possible outcomes, but at the One who will turn the outcome into our good, and for His glory.

Encouraging Words

Our teen years may have been pretty tough…From internal pressures to being accepted and liked, fears of rejection, hormones, desires, demands, etc…All of it was a bit much…but we got through it. What helped you get through those years?  Was …