What’s Your Andy Griffith Show?
Last Sunday, our pastor, Marty, said something that resonated with me during his sermon. He was preaching about God’s pruning of His children, as taught in John 15:2. As he taught us, he said, “We clutter our lives with things of no eternal value.” The Lord pierced my heart with that statement. Since then, I’ve considered many ways I have literally “wasted” my time.
Self-centered lately?
Advertisements are created to shape attitudes, create desires, and influence the social norms of a society. Our culture bombards us with product advertisements that play to our self-esteem. Daily, we hear ads telling us how important we are and how we should strive to make ourselves happy.
Scripture’s Sufficiency for Life & Godliness: Relying on God’s Word
Self-help books are everywhere; even Christian bookstores have shelves packed with them. These books claim to provide guidance on just about every topic imaginable. However, not all books labeled as “Christian” are what they claim to be.
The Healing Power of Forgiveness
Scott Stephens is the counseling pastor at West End Baptist Church’s West End Counseling Center, a board member of Redeemer Biblical Counseling Training Institute, and a PhD student in the Biblical Counseling Program at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. To find out more about our counseling center (WECC), please call the church at 864-232-7312. Unforgiveness can have […]
Understanding God’s Will
I hate the old cliché about the Bible being man’s instruction manual, but Scripture is where the believer should go when seeking to understand God’s will. I believe most of us want to live within God’s will, but we make decisions without looking for the guidance He provides in Scripture.
What’s There to Worry About?
When in circumstances beyond my control, my worry was something that I had to address. My greatest obstacle was my lack of faith; would God help me? I remembered that Scripture claims that I should not be anxious about anything, but in everything, I should make my requests known to God (Phil 4:6-9).
