God designed man to be needy. He created us with different kinds of needs, both physical and needs in the soul. Our physical needs are met by logistical grace that provides all that we need to function in the physical world. Our soulish needs are related to our inner longings for love and relationships. In [...]
Joe was born with a debilitating disease, common to many, that he inherited from his parents. This disease was terminal in time and for many years, without a cure. One day, the cure was found and Joe was totally healed. His excitement and elation was off the scale but to his surprise, short lived. After [...]
This article was prompted by a question I received from a reader
Question: My parents used spanking as their main way of punishing me as a child. I am wondering if spanking is really good for children and how my wife and I should discipline our children.
It is very important to develop an overall plan for [...]
When Christian parents love and train their children the same way God loves and trains His children, I call this
Grace Parenting
The Importance of Parenting
Raising healthy children is one of the most important assignments anyone receives from the Lord. In present day USA, with the number of single parent homes on the rise, good parenting skills [...]
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Resolving Conflict God’s Way
God relates with love and grace. His love motivates Him to forgive all offences and offer reconciliation. He offers His forgiveness as a free gift to all who will accept it by faith. His forgiveness has been made possible by the sacrifice of Christ, who took all the sins of the [...]
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Introduction
Marriage, the union of one man and one woman is the creation of God. In fact it is His greatest creation that He uses to exemplify the intimacy he desires with the human race. God uses marriage to demonstrate the blessings he offers to those who trust in Christ. God’s use of marriage for [...]
Introduction
The amount of money spent in treatment centers for addictions in America is on the rise. Either more people are falling into addictions or more people are educating themselves about addictions and seeking help. I believe the second idea is closer to the truth. Also professional counselors have classified more kinds of behaviors as addictions [...]
These are the study notes from the 2nd internet conference delivered on 3/8/09. Dr. Jim Brettell set up these bible classes using his internet expertise and his network of pastors and believers. Many thanks to Dr. Brettell. These concepts will be rewritten in the Transformation Workbook as it progresses.
Old Man – New Man: Lesson [...]
This post is the tenth in a series titled “Transformation Workbook“.
So far in the TW, we have discussed God’s design of the human soul. What we are doing is preparing ourselves by understand how we built wrong ideas that cause us to be disoriented to God and His plan. Sections 2 and 3 explain [...]
I hold several images in my mind that I use to motivate and guide me every day. My favorite for the moment is Jesus walking on the water, which I will explain momentarily. First let’s talk briefly about images. All of us make and hold images in our minds that we use to evaluate and [...]
