You are going to find this strange, but … I don’t really like “people.” Individuals, as such, are okay, but not “people.” I like my wife and my favorite grandson. My other close relatives I “love,” especially in the sense that I don’t want harm to come to them, and I hope for the best…
One of the main functions of the New Life Christian Counseling Ministry, besides our primary service as counselors to the general public, is to provide small churches and other ministries “counseling” as well. By this I mean we work with a church or ministry for up to one year, helping them with much-needed resources. For…
Over the last 30 years, I have discipled or mentored many persons, male and female, Latinos, blacks and whites, young and old, Christians. Paul saw it as an obligation and an honor. He makes this clear in how he states the following verses. 1 Corinthians 11:1 (NASB) Be imitators of me, just as I also…
Galatians 5:1 – It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery. Imagine that you woke up in a world where magic was normal. As you went about your day you quickly realized that people were using magic as though it…
I was speaking with a police officer I know and we reached a point in our conversation where we compared our professions. Though I do not arrest anyone, there are some similarities. Among those was that we both tend to deal with people at their worst times. In his case, as with many other peace…
First of all, healing (emotionally) is the result of when a person changes the way he or she processes the memories that were the result of an emotional trauma so that those memories will no longer interfere with their method of making decisions in the present. So long as the person continues to allow the…
This is one of the most asked questions by new believers. Implied in the question is that someone other than yourself will have the answer which, on the contrary, you are the best one to provide. The reason the questioner is unable to come to a clear conclusion and understanding of their calling is that…
Would Jesus ever tell anyone to hate someone else? Luke 14:25-26 (NASB), “Now large crowds were going along with Him; and He turned and said to them, If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life,…
The idea is that just “telling the truth” to others because we feel they need to hear it may not be the great idea we might think it is. If you tell someone the “truth” (which is often just someone’s opinion about something) and you hurt their feelings in the process, then where’s the love?…
I had a discussion with a fellow Christian one day, and I unpleasantly surprised by what I realized about him. I have known this man for many years, so I am quite familiar with his life, personal choices, and results of many of these in his life. I happened to be with him when he…
Share Jesus shared who He was through words and deeds. Connect When people accepted his message, He invited them to connect with him in a relationship. Minister As these disciples matured, Jesus trained them to minister to the lost and to his other followers. Disciple Finally, after Jesus rose from the dead, he deployed His…
Why do some people struggle so much living the Christian life as they understand the Lord wants from them? They tell themselves that they want to do what is “right,” but they find themselves often going against this desire, and giving in to baser urges. As a counselor, I have often had people in my…