The following post is an excerpt from Mobilizing Church-Based Counseling, the first book in the Church-Based Counseling series which provides a framework for guiding churches through the process of building a volunteer-led counseling ministry. Many churches would like to start a counseling ministry, but they don’t know where to start. Mobilizing Church-Based Counseling offers direction to...
A few years ago, as I read through the Bible, I discovered some interesting animal facts that I’d never noticed before. Do you know, for example, which animals were present when Jesus was tempted in the wilderness? We all know Satan was there to tempt Jesus, and you might know that angels were there to comfort him. But Mark adds a twist to his gospel by including animals in his description. “The...
Right from the very beginning, God has used all races and ethnicities in his plan of redemption. It’s important to learn the history behind the spreading of the gospel message and the men and women who often risked their lives to tell others about Jesus, but few resources tell these powerful stories, especially for children. However, a new book from pastor and The Urban Perspective founder Jerome...
The first step in getting past decision anxiety is to stop using the old ways we’ve tried to find rest. Sometimes the things we lean on cannot hold us. In 2 Kings 18:21 we read these surprisingly wise words spoken by an enemy of God’s people: “Look, I know you are depending on Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff, which pierces the hand of anyone who leans on it! Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt...
How do we deal with the devastating disappointments that infidelity brings? One response is vengeful anger, mirroring the country song about a woman who dug her keys into the sides of the man’s car and carved up its leather seats. Sadly, that song reflects not merely understandable anger but calculated revenge. For other sinned-against spouses, the response remains more inward. Some are crushed...
