Sublime

Christianity brings the greatest healing and flourishing to humanity and that Christianity’s God, of all the major religions, understands most personally the human condition and need.

These facts lead to a radical observation. If it is true that all human beings are constantly trying to make sense out of life, then all of life is counseling or personal ministry. Counseling is the stuff of human life! We are always interpreting and always sharing our interpretations with one another. This “sharing” ultimately amounts to advice or

To be before we do, to follow the crucified—not the “Americanized”—Jesus, to embrace God’s gift of limits, to discover the treasures buried in grief and loss, to make love the core measure of maturity, to break the power of the past, and to lead out of weakness and vulnerability.

Those with SSA need to know that the church is ready to support and help them, and that it has people with a particular heart and insight to be involved in this ministry. There may be issues that need to be worked through, and passages from the Bible that need to be studied and applied with care and gentle determination. There may be good friendshi

John Calvin called the Psalms “the anatomy of all the parts of the soul.” He says there is no human emotion that “anyone finds in himself whose image is not reflected in this mirror.

Gospel-Driven Productivity (GDP)

a contrast life aimed at communion.

Psalm 14 shows up in Paul’s letter to the Romans. David and Paul both say humans aren’t good people; we have nothing to offer God.