The Solutions to the Noisy Soul: A Response to Jim Berg (Part 2)
Jim Berg claims that this nouthetic counseling program Quieting a Noisy Soul presents the solutions to anxiety, despair, obsessive compulsive behavior, panic attacks, anorexia, bulimia, and other problems. Part 1 of this series covered the Problem (the noisy soul) and...“The Unbelieving Spouse Is Sanctified by the Believer”? Examining 1 Corinthians 7:13-16 (Part Two)
Yesterday I posted Part One of this study of some Scriptures that can be hard to understand, in response to a heartfelt letter from a reader. The questions I said I wanted to address were: If any unbelieving spouse wants to keep living in the house, does that mean the...“The Unbelieving Spouse Is Sanctified by the Believer”? Examining 1 Corinthians 7:13-16 (Part One)
Some time ago I received this letter from a reader: The scripture that caused more pain, confusion and hopelessness in my two-decade bondage in an abusive marriage was this one from 1 Cor.7:13-16. “If you’re a woman married to an unbeliever and he wants...Are You the Prodigal Son or the Older Brother?
That was a trick question. In the teaching of logic it’s called a false dilemma. Because you really don’t have to be either one. The prodigal son and the older brother are characters in a parable Jesus told in Luke 15. The prodigal son got his inheritance early, left...5 Reasons For Church Small Groups to Replace “Transparency” With “Integrity”
1. There are no Biblical guidelines for “transparency,” but there are for integrity Transparency is an extra-Biblical concept. In church small group it usually seems to mean “being willing to tell us about your sin,” and I think it’s based on James 5:16, which...
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