One of the most hopeful passages of Scripture is in I Cor. 6:9-11: “Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will…
Recently, I took my fam to see the second Chronicles of Narnia film based on the book by C.S. Lewis. There are several great themes in the movie, but one of them was about rushing in AHEAD of Christ. The Christ-like figure was Aslan, the lion, and the main characters were tempted to solve problems in…
I find that some people can pray and trust God for a “physical healing” better than they can for an “emotional healing” for an emotional problem (as it is called by secular psychologists). BOTH types of “healing” require the spiritual power of Christ and we should have the faith in Him for both. In fact, did…
Now that I’ve gotten your attention, let’s talk about idolatry! Idolatry is a foreign concept to many Christians today who think it is merely the worship of a wooden statue. Idolatry is the worship of anything other than Christ. In fact, the best way to illustrate it right now is the Brett Favre saga of…
II Corinthians 1:3-4 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by…
How does the biblical model provide real hope and help? How does it work? Philippians 2:13 tells: “for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.” God provides the POWER to will – or, to want to do the right thing – and that same power provides…
Do you believe Christ can overcome any problem in your life? Has He done so? Share your testimony with us on this blog: it will encourage us all. I believe. I see it many times when we counsel others. We see them come in down and discouraged and leave with confidence and hope in Christ….
“Don’t trade our love for tea and sympathy” are the lyrics to a song by the Christian group: Jars of Clay. I love that song because it applies to this topic of real hope vs. just coping with your problems (Rom. 12:1-2). God has given us answers for our relationship with Him, our marriages, families,…
Colossians 2:8 states: “See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.” The idea that “mental illness” and “addiction” are diseases to be coped with is a worldly idea – and not biblical –…
I hate the worldly concepts about “addiction” that tell people that they cannot ever overcome their addiction because it is a supposed “lifelong illness with no cure.” It’s a supposed “disease” that they must cope with for the remainder of their lives. What’s true about in this worldly approach to “addiction” is that there is…
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