When a Spiritual Leader Falls
In this article, Sam Crabtree from Bethlehem College and Seminary (John Piper’s home base) talks to Christians who are wondering how to respond to the news that a church leader has experienced moral failure. He writes, “Most of us know the shock, disbelief, sadness, and perhaps even fury of discovering that a beloved and respected […]
A Warning From Within the Secular Worldview About the Secular Worldview
There are many secular people who truly want to help those in need, but so many today are unaware of the misleading information common within our society regarding the advice, counsel, and help given to those who have very real and serious needs. This article outlines 14 books, written from a secular viewpoint, yet giving […]
MacArthur’s Perspective on Submission to an Anti-God Government
All of the following are direct quotes from the John MacArthur Commentary set regarding his teaching on government, submission, respect, and relationship to unbelievers and unbelieving civil leadership. Sadly, it seems over the past 3 years, much of this has been set aside or ignored or a new belief has developed based on actions and words […]
Thanking God for our friend, Kris Goertzen
(Some helpful links are at the end of this post). God miraculously made a way for us to move to Los Angles, California in 1988, and for me to attend The Master’s Seminary (TMS). Our family was able to be a part of Grace Community Church, where John MacArthur is Senior Pastor. We experienced so […]
It’s Past Time to Stop Calling Evolution “Science”
The theory of evolution is just that – a theory. However, evolutionists, for decades, have been presenting it, in literature, in media, in elementary, secondary, and post-secondary schools – everywhere – as fact, as scientific fact. Yet it isn’t. It is simply a theory. Always has been, always will be. It cannot be proven, people […]
Dog-Fights and Discernment Regarding Social Media
A GCC pastor’s wife wrote a great blog entry with some Biblical and balanced wisdom about some of the conflict and fighting that happens on social media by Christians. She talks about how she made a choice to get off of social media, to choose not to participate anymore, not even reading them – just […]
Chemical Imbalances and Depression: Some Crucial Information
Below is an article that was recently published by The Biblical Counseling Coalition regarding some new research in the area of Chemical Imbalances and Depression, that we think is very helpful to those struggling with these issues. The National Post also released an article on this same topic (click here). There are many good, biblical […]
This Strange New World: Resources
In Part 1 of our series “This Strange New World”, I shared my summary of the ten realities defining the expressive individual (the psychological self) of our culture. I have included some Bible verses with each one that would talk to the truth of God’s Word about these areas of reality. Psychological me – No […]
The Four Rules of Communication
Our sermon last weekend was out of Ephesians 4:25-32, “The Four Rules of Communication”. As I mentioned in our sermon, we received the application of these “Four Rules” from another source within the biblical counselling community, and while we can’t remember exactly where we got it from, it is widely used with ACBC, IBCD, etc. […]
Thinking Biblically About Identity
Please see the links below for resources on the topic of “Identity”. https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/articles/identity-language-in-counseling/ https://ibcd.org/Series/identity-crisis-ti19/ https://rodandstaffministries.org/2020/ 10/30/what-do-you-need-most-when-treated-worst/ https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/conference-messages/counseling-and-our-union-with-christ/ https://ibcd.org/who-am-i/