The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him. -Proverbs 18:17 I’m not an expert counselor. But I hope I am growing. Early on in my ministry I dealt almost exclusively with counseling… Continue Reading
There are few things worse in counseling settings (read—”helping friends out”) than to assume that you really know what is going on. After hearing a persons story and struggle it is quite easy to jump to conclusions from our own… Continue Reading
Does God wound thy spirit, does he make it sick, and dost thou seek to unlawful means for help? Dost thou go to thy company, to music, to good cheer, to relieve thee? Oh this provokes God against thee!…those that… Continue Reading
Timmy Brister considers Structuring the Church for Maximum Edification. Really good thoughts here and an article that I’m going to read and think through a little more today. Another article to mull over is this one by Bobby Jamieson: Pastors,… Continue Reading