Biblical/Pastoral Counselling (Page 6)

Biblical/Pastoral Counselling (Page 6)

Marriage Matters

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU2brmz3zMQ] Miriam and I have been studying this book together. usually we read a chapter together and then discuss it on Friday mornings over breakfast. I say usually, it doesn’t always happen. I don’t want to make us sound like some super spiritual all American cheese loving couple. But we have been studying it. we…

Good Shepherds Love Their Own Sheep!

There are lots of good books, websites, blogs and good conferences (in the USA at least) as ‘church planting’ seems to be making a bit of a sexy comeback. I mean, how cool is Mark Driscoll? He pastors a multi-site church of tens of thousands, he writes amusing books, he has a cool blog, he drinks beer, he talks about getting jiggy with it in the pulpit and…

How People Change

I first got introduced to the scariest moustache in the world about 18 months ago through the work of CCEF (see links). So, I thought I would take the time to review one of his books today. It is called, ‘How People Change’ and I would put up a nice book cover of it but I can’t seem to get one to stick and paste! Mike, who will maybe read this later…

The Importance of a Good Wife

A fourth threat to undermine a man’s ministry is a nonsupportive wife. It could also extend to the children, but particularly a nonsupportive wife, one who nags and battles a pastor as he tries to be faithful and loyal to the Lord and the church. If she is negative on the church or the people in it, or if she is spiritually out of sorts or materialistic and self-indulgent…

The Homosexual Issue @ NCC

Hmmm….I have thought long and hard before posting on this topic. Not out of a fear of putting forward my position but because it is such a hot topic that it is almost being done to death in Christian circles. Please refer to the various posts here for a multi-faceted view on the debate. This issue has raised its head in a number of ways at NCC over the last couple…