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When God’s Protection Feels Like a Prison
Have you ever experienced God's grace but felt like you were still paying a price? Maybe you've been forgiven for something, but the consequences keep following you around. Your relationship with God is restored, but your reputation is shot. You're saved, but you're...
Feminine Appeal: Seven Virtues of a Godly Wife and Mother
You hold in your hands a guide to spiritual maturity and an opportunity to embrace God’s plan for you as a woman, a wife, a mentor, and a mother. In this book of instruction for women of all ages, Carolyn Mahaney explores seven virtues from Titus 2 that have...
When Assumptions Lead Us Astray
Understanding Autism in Marriage Through Joshua 22:10-34 Have you ever realized you were completely wrong about someone you love? For ten years, I watched my wife spend what seemed like hours browsing shopping websites. Every evening, there she was on her phone,...
Biblical Counsel for Parenting Children with Autism
A Much-Needed Resource: Biblical Counseling and Autism in Children As biblical counselors, we've all encountered families wrestling with challenges that seem to fall outside the scope of our typical training. When parents walk into our offices describing behaviors...
Keep Your Word (Even When It Costs You)
Have you ever made a promise that you really, really regretted making? Maybe you volunteered to help someone move without getting all the details, only to discover it was a second-floor apartment with no elevator. Or perhaps you committed to coaching your kid's team,...
Understanding Alice in Wonderland Manipulation
A Guide for Church Members What Is the Alice in Wonderland Technique? The Alice in Wonderland technique is a form of psychological manipulation used by cults and social media to break down people's ability to think clearly and make independent decisions. Named after...
The Short Step Between Victory and Defeat
James Boice once said, "What a short step there is between a great victory and a great defeat. One moment you're riding high on a cloud of some great spiritual success, and the next moment you're plunged into the dark valley of some grim spiritual failure." How true...
Praise Before the Answer:
Why Faith Celebrates Early In Joshua 6:16, we get to the climax: "And at the seventh time, Joshua said to the people, 'Shout, for the Lord has given you the city.'" The shout wasn't a war cry. It was a celebration. Joshua is telling the people of Israel to praise God...
Four Divine Weapons That Destroy Strongholds
We try to use human weapons against spiritual strongholds, don't we? We try willpower, self-discipline, behavior modification, rehab, therapy, and finding a new hobby. Listen, some of those things can be helpful, don't mishear me, but they're not divine weapons. If...