I was sitting at work when I got the call. A hurting wife, who had left the state to get away from her potentially suicidal husband, was calling desperate. She began to recount to me the last 15 years of marriage that they shared. She told me of his pursuit…
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He had finally worked up enough courage to ask for help. Mark (a pseudonym for the purposes of this story) had heard me speak at a biblical counseling conference on the topic of substance abuse. After listening to the lecture, Mark found me on the ACBC website and contacted me….
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I think many of us have rehearsed passages of Scripture like Romans 8:28-29 or Philippians 4:4-9 to ourselves and others over the last few months to bring comfort in a season of fear. No doubt you have encountered friends, family, or neighbors who have been wrestling with feelings of anxiety…
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“The internet stopped working again. Whose fault was it this time? How am I supposed to get work done when everyone keeps unplugging my internet?” These were the thoughts going through my mind as I was working in my new makeshift basement office. It was already frustrating that I had…
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