[3 min. read—church resource] The apostle Paul insists and encourages believers to be thankful. Giving thanks or being grateful is foundational to the Christian life. Paul sprinkles thankfulness through most of his letters to the churches and does so frequently that...
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Grief & Loss
Identity
Infidelity
Lust
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Sexual Harassment, Sowing and Reaping, and Christian Integrity
As we have recently seen in the news and witnessed a firestorm on social media, much attention has been drawn to the longstanding issue in our country around sexual harassment, particularly sexual misconduct in the work place. Women primarily but also men has...
Biblical Maturity is Never Just About What You Know
Counselors Reflect on Dangerous Calling by Paul Tripp A Series to Care for the Care Takers of God’s People “Biblical maturity is never just about what you know; it’s always about how grace has employed what you have come to know to transform the way you...
More than Incantations: A Relational Approach to Learning & Change
Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it...
Reclaiming Holiness: Part 3
Counselors Reflect on Dangerous Calling by Paul Tripp A Series to Care for the Care Takers of God’s People Well we are at the end of our journey as we have been discussing maturity in Christ or holiness. Last we looked at three areas that describe holiness and...
Reclaiming Holiness: Part 2
Counselors Reflect on Dangerous Calling by Paul Tripp A Series to Care for the Care Takers of God’s People In the previous post I introduced the subject of holiness and contended that Dr. Paul Tripp’s central theme of his book Dangerous Calling was a call to living a...
Reclaiming Holiness: Part 1
Counselors Reflect on Dangerous Calling by Paul Tripp A Series to Care for the Care Takers of God’s People “Maturity is a vertical thing that will have a wide variety of horizontal expressions. Maturity is about relationship to God that results in wise and humble...
The Definition of Christian Maturity
Counselors Reflect on Dangerous Calling by Paul Tripp A Series to Care for the Care Takers of God’s People “The ultimate purpose of the Word of God is not theological information but heart and life transformation.” (p. 51) We often confuse knowledge with obedience. ...
Knowing Christ
Counselors Reflect on Dangerous Calling by Paul Tripp A Series to Care for the Care Takers of God’s People “Maturity is not merely something you do with your mind (although that is an important element of spiritual maturity). It is about how you live your life. It is...