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Charles Spurgeon wrote, “Prayer does not fit us for the greater works; prayer is the greater work.” Like many Christians, I sometimes struggle in my prayer life. There are times I am so distracted, that I must get on my knees and place my head to the floor so that the uncomfortable physical position helps […]

I am very non-confrontational. And over the past few years I’ve determined that is mostly fear of man. God’s Word has challenged me that I must love people more than I fear them or risk being a poor shepherd and counselor. It has taken me many years of ministry to learn how to confront, admonish, […]

Go ahead and roll your eyes at my title if you want, but this doubt-filled question is lurking in the hearts of those you know, see at church, and sit with in the counseling room. We may guffaw when we hear of the high percentage of adults and adolescents labeled with Nomophobia (the fear of […]

I returned last month from an outstanding ACBC annual conference. One of the things that was mentioned, and I don’t even remember the context, was that we used to give “simple” cases to candidates going through supervision, yet these days there seem to be no simple or easy cases. That comment reminded me of 2 […]

What God told believers in Christ to do for others involves counseling. A person cannot be faithful doing what God wants each of us to do for others and not be involved in counseling to some extent. “We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to […]