This is part 2 of a 2-part blog series on the issue of stress. In the previous post, we looked at what stress is, how we know if we’re too stressed, and what impact stress has on our relationship with God. How Does God Want Us to Deal With Stress? “Blessed is the one who […]

How Do You Know if You’re Too Stressed? “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” […]

This is the second part of a post we started last week. We were thinking about the fact that the Christian life is a battle, ministry is tough, and leadership is back-breaking work. But in the Bible, Jesus give his followers encouragements to keep us in the game. He promises that he’s the resurrection and […]

“And apart from other things, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for all the churches.” (2 Cor. 11:28) The Christian walk is a battle. Ministry is tough. Leadership is back-breaking work. The Apostle Paul wrote this in 2 Corinthians 11:28 after remembering a whole list of sufferings he’d been through. Paul […]

The early years Meet Joe. Joe has never ventured far from where he was born in downtown Baltimore. He doesn’t know his dad who ended up in prison when he was a baby and died before Joe was eighteen. His Mom is an alcoholic and gambling addict. They haven’t spoken much since he moved in […]

In Part 1, we saw that there is a problem with a lot of Christian counselling, which puts SELF at the centre. So how do we dethrone self and put Christ in the centre? Who are the best people to help? There are many complicated and varied problems out there in the world right now. […]

I want us to begin today thinking about some of the basics when it comes to counselling, the Christian, and the local church. Paul Tripp says that very many of us, and probably most Christians we know, live in what he describes as the gospel gap of the here and now. So, people have a […]

People say it’s for attention but I dinnae think so. They just feel worthless. (anonymous Scottish female) What is the first thought that comes to mind when we say the words, “Self-Harm or Self-Injury?” For many, it will be the image of a young person with prominent scars or burns on their arms. But to […]

This is the third post (part 1 | part 2) in a series on why so many walk away from the Christian faith. So far, we’ve seen the author of Hebrews encouraging his hearers to pay careful attention to God’s Word. He reminds them, as he does us, how easy it is to ‘drift away’. […]

“Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.” (Heb. 2:1 ESV) We’ve seen in part 1 that it’s so easy to take the gospel of Jesus for granted. The author to the Hebrews wants us to pay careful attention to his Word. Why is he […]