By luke g. on Jul 23, 2010 in Biblical Counseling, Blog Shelf, Family Life, Healing, Parenting, Practical Theology, Shepherding | 0 Comments
Justin Taylor has recently provided David Powlison’s answers to fifteen important questions related to Christian counseling. I’ve found them extremely helpful, wise, and biblically saturated. If you have an interest in providing Godly counsel and understanding the human heart, I’d encourage you to read through the following links. These questions are taken from Powlison’s essay [...]
By luke g. on Apr 22, 2010 in Evaluations, Family Life, Healing, Leadership | 2 Comments
Every once in awhile, someone will ask me how I am doing. If I’m honest, it doesn’t happen often. In fact, it almost never happens from people in my direct sphere of influence. But there are several good friends, who are also pastors, who will ask me this question. At first, I don’t even know [...]
By luke g. on Apr 15, 2010 in Blog Shelf, Healing, Politics, Worship | 2 Comments
CNN has an interesting article that I think a lot of people should read – The downside of ‘friends with benefits.’ The article, interestingly enough, actually gives some good raw data that shows how foolish it is to have a ‘friends with benefits’ type of relationship. Granted, I’m sure the article is not arguing from [...]
By luke g. on Apr 8, 2009 in Charismatic Issues, Healing, Prayer | 13 Comments
“The trouble is that, nowadays, there are so many who receive the testimony of God only so far as they can satisfactorily account for all the reasons and grounds of His conduct, which means they will accept nothing but that which can be measured in the petty scales of their own limited capacities.” – A.W. [...]