“It’s important to keep in mind that how depression manifests will vary not only from person to person, but relationship to relationship. We can give you some tips and suggestions, but only you and your partner can decide your boundaries, your compromises, and what you can handle.”   Being in a romantic relationship when one... Continue Reading

“If you follow these steps, I promise you will get closer to learning the rest of the story. What will it tell you? It will tell you of a God who is powerful in creation and wise in all of His purposes. It will teach you that man is unimaginably sinful in all his ways... Continue Reading

“Marriage takes grace. On our own we are selfish sinners. It is only as we are strengthened by God’s Word through His Spirit that we can endure in love. We do not have the power to keep loving in our own strength. Jesus said that if we abide in him we will bear much fruit,... Continue Reading

“Let’s purpose to put Christ at the center of our thoughts. Let’s decide to think about things that fit the list above, both because it will make us more joyful and because thinking right will lead our heart to feeling right which will lead us to living well.”   “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever... Continue Reading

“After the Assembly convened, seventeen total Teaching and Ruling Elders left the OPC and announced their intention to form a new denomination, the Bible Presbyterian Church (BPC). They subsequently established Faith Theological Seminary — a seminary that corrected what the BPC men had seen wrong with Westminster Seminary.”   Read Part 1 Read Part 2... Continue Reading

“Many individuals are leaving the church because it has failed to fulfill their spiritual needs. Nicholas Hahn, editor of RealClearReligion, believes that numbers decline when the church ceases to be the church. Today this happens when churches become over involved in politics and when churches attempt to be hip and relevant.”   Nearly every study... Continue Reading

“We blush because we are ashamed or embarrassed. In the Scriptures we see this happen in Genesis chapter 3. After Adam and Eve sinned they attempted to hide from God because they were ashamed. They felt accountable to God. There was an awareness of internal shortcomings, corruption, or imperfection as well as an awareness of... Continue Reading

“Ultimately, there is no question that money was discussed and would be exchanged, that ways to better kill an unborn baby were included, and that the brochure explains how your clinic can financially benefit from such things. That’s called “selling” no matter how you want to spin it.”   There are things not to be... Continue Reading

“I think the best way to learn family devotions is by example: Find out what other people do, and imitate them as your starting point. So let me tell you how we do family devotions and, if you have not yet developed the habit, at least consider beginning here.”   I am a believer in family... Continue Reading

“Celebrating singleness and unmarried families is not progressive in the sense of how it effects children. Broken families are associated with every kind of social dysfunction, from criminality to poverty and mental illness. Human beings, particularly children, Sigmund Freud noted, need a sense that they matter more to their parents than others.”   Recent setbacks... Continue Reading