Evangelical Four Words that Help Us to Define Counseling The New Testament uses four different words to emphasize the more concentrated aspect of disciple-making that we call counseling. The meanings and uses of these words help us to envision a well-rounded ministry that is geared toward helping people change. Parakaleo — First, according to Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words, the […] Written by Paul Tautges May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Evangelical Study Philippians with Me In a world filled with far too much complaining and negativity, how refreshing it is to receive a letter filled with encouragement! As believers, we need regular encouragement to refresh us in our souls, and to give us renewed motivation to press on in the fight of faith! Paul’s letter to the Philippians is filled […] Written by Paul Tautges May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Evangelical How to Counter Anti-Evangelical Hostility We live in a social media-fueled era of anti-evangelical (and anti-Catholic, and anti-Orthodox Jewish) sentiment. It’s not unusual to see tweets, clickbaity articles, and sensational books that seem mainly intended to cultivate animosity toward religious traditionalists. One academic even suggested that evangelicals are the “greatest threat to human existence” who must accordingly be “laid waste.” […] Written by Evangelical History May 5, 2021May 5, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Evangelical A Modernist Christian Nationalist: John Wilsey on John Foster Dulles’s Faith Today I am interviewing John D. Wilsey, associate professor of church history at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and the author most recently of God’s Cold Warrior: The Life and Faith of John Foster Dulles (Eerdmans, 2021). [TK] Many readers may have heard of John Foster Dulles, but might not remember exactly who he was. Tell […] Written by Evangelical History April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Evangelical Pursue Peace by Dealing with Conflict Biblically A substantial part of growing toward maturity in Christ is learning to recognize, resist, and repent of the hidden desires of our hearts. Therefore, when we experience conflict it is essential to look beneath outward circumstances and verbal exchanges to the inner workings of the heart. Earlier this month, I taught at our monthly men’s […] Written by Paul Tautges April 23, 2021April 23, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Evangelical Approaching Disability with Care Each month, our church’s Women’s Ministry produces a short video to encourage the women in our church. In this edition, my wife share’s how you can help your children to cultivate a heart for those with disabilities. Written by Paul Tautges April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Evangelical When Martyn Lloyd-Jones Confronted a Pastor Who Loved Controversy and Denunciation Iain Murray recounts a meeting between pastors T. T. Shields (1873–1955) of Toronto and Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899–1981) of London, in a story that will sound very relevant to our current discourse. T. T. Shields was a vigorous denouncer of all denominational apostasy. In theology Shields and Lloyd-Jones stood close to one another; both were Calvinists, […] Written by Evangelical History April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Evangelical How I Begin the First Counseling Session It is common for people to ask how to begin the very first counseling session with another person (informal or formal). For what it’s worth, here’s what I do. Direct them to God as Helper. I begin by thanking the person for showing a desire to seek God’s help for their particular struggle. I assure […] Written by Paul Tautges April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Evangelical Why American Church Membership is Plummeting Much of what we know – or think we know – about American religion is shaped by surveys and polls. The news media loves these polls, and so do many pastors. The latest instance is a Gallup poll showing that, for the first time in eight decades of polling on the issue, less than 50% […] Written by Evangelical History April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Evangelical Blessed to Be a Blessing: The Importance of Women Loving One Another In this recent episode of Revive Our Hearts’ testimony-rich feature they call “Blessed to be a Blessing” three women are interviewed. Together, through three very unique testimonies, we see how God works through His Word as women love one another within the life of the local church. This episode is especially dear to me, since […] Written by Paul Tautges March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Four Words that Help Us to Define Counseling The New Testament uses four different words to emphasize the more concentrated aspect of disciple-making that we call counseling. The meanings and uses of these words help us to envision a well-rounded ministry that is geared toward helping people change. Parakaleo — First, according to Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words, the […] Written by Paul Tautges May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Tired of Looking for the Exit A teen who happens to be gay sits in a church youth group of friends when the LGBTQ subject comes up. Seats shift. Arms cross. Eyes look down. A few make nervous jokes. Some voices are affirming. Others are not. “Weird.” “I don’t get it.” “Not natural.” “Love the sinner; hate the sin.” This last […] Written by Red Letter Christians May 11, 2021May 11, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Four Words that Help Us to Define Counseling The New Testament uses four different words to emphasize the more concentrated aspect of disciple-making that we call counseling. The meanings and uses of these words help us to envision a well-rounded ministry that is geared toward helping people change. Parakaleo — First, according to Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words, the […] Written by Paul Tautges May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Tired of Looking for the Exit A teen who happens to be gay sits in a church youth group of friends when the LGBTQ subject comes up. Seats shift. Arms cross. Eyes look down. A few make nervous jokes. Some voices are affirming. Others are not. “Weird.” “I don’t get it.” “Not natural.” “Love the sinner; hate the sin.” This last […] Written by Red Letter Christians May 11, 2021May 11, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Come to Me All You Who are Angry During the last recession—the one they called “great”—I lost my home to foreclosure. I also lost my savings to survival, my credit to bankruptcy, a best friend to cancer, a loved one to alcoholism, and (almost) my marriage to the upending grief of it all. Having been raised in a progressive christian family, I knew […] Written by Red Letter Christians May 11, 2021May 11, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Minimalism and the Christian Life What do you think of when you hear the word “minimalism”? Do you picture an almost-empty room devoid of color or furnishings, except maybe a bed? Literally, nothing else exists in this room. Bonus points if the room has glass walls. Minimalism is nothing like that picture, which is about what isn’t there—and that’s only […] Written by Red Letter Christians May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Crying – An Understanding It is often said that crying is cathartic. To what extent is that true? I wrote a post last year that took the position that crying was not the release of pain but an expression of pain. And as such, as an expression of emotion, it only strengthened the emotion and thus increased the […] Written by Ronald Hirsch May 16, 2021May 16, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Courage of the Heart Very often what nourishes our spirit most is what brings us face to face with our greatest limitations and difficulties. My teacher Ajahn Chah called this “practicing against the grain,” or “facing into one’s difficulties.” Every life has periods and situations of great difficulty that call on our spirit. Sometimes we are faced with the […] Written by Jack Kornfield May 15, 2021May 15, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Veils of perception :: Initial unveiling In 2017, I posted an exploration into how we look at life through filters of fear and how that distorts perception and causes problems in our lives and in the world. But if we simply remove the filters of fear, like lenses on a camera, would our view be completely clear? Probably not. We still […] Written by Stephanie Noble May 14, 2021May 14, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
