Defuse Anxiety by Meditating on Psalm 18 1.   Read Psalm 18: List the ways you can see God rescuing David from his troubles and terror. (Terror—a cause of panic/anxiety) like when Saul was hunting him down to kill him. … Continue reading →

NOTE: This blog is a chapter of a forthcoming book, The Gospel of Mark: A Fast-Paced How-to Discipleship Model. Projected publication, late spring/early summer. Mark 6 Introduction This chapter provides a compact model of discipleship. Remember that wise men inserted … Continue reading →

Introduction  Some four or five years ago, two men, Bill Hines and Mark Shaw, I had the privilege to mentor, edited a book and honored me by dedicating the work to me. That book was Paul the Counselor. As I … Continue reading →

1. Remember:  This is the Day the Lord has made, and be glad in it (Ps. 118:24); Remember and repent when you have fallen (Rev 3:5) 2. Focus:   Make Jesus the Apple of your eye: Focus on Jesus, the author and finisher of our … Continue reading →

And Parents Parenting Biblically For the Welfare of the Next Generation Introduction I could site two or three counseling cases from an array of about thirty cases spread out over the country through various counselors of my acquaintance. The ten-percentile … Continue reading →

Introduction Well, of course, we rejoice and then go on about our daily lives, right? Wrong! When the Lord answers our prayers, it usually means that we now have new responsibilities. For example, friends prayed for a child to love. … Continue reading →

This is the Day the Lord has made, and be glad in it Ps. 118:24; Remember and repent when you have fallen (Rev 3:5) Make Jesus the Apple of your eye: Focus on Jesus, the author and finisher of our … Continue reading →

In the first two chapters of the book of Hebrews, the writer identifies Jesus as the Messiah. With this framework in mind, he writes chapter three to all who have heard the gospel proclamation (“Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of a … Continue reading →