Something I recommended in my recent sermons on the spiritual discipline of prayer was praying through the model prayers of Scripture. I mentioned that I started this practice myself in seminary and that praying this way has reshaped my prayers to be more biblical. Well, the catalyst for my beginning to pray this way was…
Considering Sunday’s sermon, I wanted today to recommend to you one of my favorite Christian books: Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Tedd Tripp. Though I am not yet a parent, I read this book on parenting as part of my biblical counseling training courses at seminary. I was genuinely blown away by the simple wisdom…
One of the most basic human struggles we find both in the Bible and in our Christian lives is the struggle to trust God. Life is hard and full of uncertainty. Moreover, when tragedy does strike, we often cannot discern any good purpose in the terrible event. Our hearts, therefore, are constantly tempted towards worry,…
One of the most profitable spiritual exercises for a Christian is a systematic study of the attributes of God. After all, the Bible reveals that beholding the Lord’s glory both gives us joy and transforms us to be more like him (Ex 33:18; Ps 27:4; 2 Co 3:18). But undertaking such a study of God…
We looked earlier this week at 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 and the importance of fleeing immorality and glorifying God with our bodies. As a follow-up, I wanted to share about a book that has proved useful to me in counseling. Though temptations to immorality appear in various forms in our society, no sexual temptation is probably…