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Book Review of Suffering in 3-D: Connecting the Church to Disease, Disability, and Disorder by John C. Kwasny

Book Review of Suffering in 3-D: Connecting the Church to Disease, Disability, and Disorder by John C. Kwasny

Posted by | Jan 12, 2021 | |

Suffering. We all seek to avoid it, yet invariably we all must deal with it in some form or fashion. For some, suffering ebbs and flows through the various chapters of life, coloring discreet aspects of their experience. For others, suffering is a constant, an inescapable thread running through the entire fabric of their life. In both cases, help is needed to navigate the suffering that adorns life this side of heaven. John Kwasny’s book, Suffering in 3-D, offers such help. Continue Reading →

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Last Words: Seven Sayings from the Heart of Christ on the Cross by Robert J. Nash

Last Words: Seven Sayings from the Heart of Christ on the Cross by Robert J. Nash

Posted by | Dec 8, 2020 | |

Last words matter. They color our experience and can rewrite our understanding of a person’s life. The final words chosen reveal deep truths about a person’s heart and hope. Very rarely does a person know when they are speaking their final words. In such cases, the words carry a weight perhaps surpassing the sum total of all the words they have previously spoken. They are worthy of acute attention and careful consideration. In Last Words: Seven Sayings from the Heart of Christ on the Cross, Robert J. Nash devotes his literary skill to exploring, explaining, and applying the final words of Jesus during His crucifixion. Continue Reading →

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Facing Resistance

Facing Resistance

Posted by | Oct 26, 2020 | |

At times, counseling biblically will put us at odds with our counselees. Some will not want to hear the truths of Scripture. Ears that have been tuned to follow the melodies moving our culture will be set on edge by the counter song sung throughout Scripture. We should not be surprised when our counselees are offended by what we offer. It is, perhaps, one of the more salient evidences that we are being like Christ as He both comforted and confronted in His ministry and was ultimately put to death as a result. Continue Reading →

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