by sdbarnard | Sep 30, 2016 | Devotional |
By Dale Porter One of the questions I ask often in counseling is this: “What’s the reason God has brought this crisis into your life?” I do this to see if Christ followers put God into the picture of their hardships. If that person does not know how to answer the...
by sdbarnard | Sep 23, 2016 | Devotional |
By Shawna Barnard How do you respond to the loss of a friend or family member? How do you treat others when you are maligned? How do you react when circumstances are so busy that you’ve had no opportunity to eat? How do you handle the unexpected needs of others? The...
by sdbarnard | Sep 16, 2016 | Devotional |
Are you a victim of biology (nature)? How about environment (nurture)…are you at the mercy of circumstance and/or others? Ever since Eden we have sought to locate responsibility of our actions outside of our soul. “She made me do it.” “The...
by sdbarnard | Sep 9, 2016 | Devotional |
Last month I introduced you to Lou Priolo’s booklet Discontentment: Why Am I So Unhappy? and presented to you Priolo’s survey of 25 questions. Today I would like to give you Priolo’s definitions of contentment and encourage you to think through what they say. 1....
by sdbarnard | Aug 26, 2016 | Devotional |
Joy in the Glory of God and Good of Others Beloved, Would you be happy? Would you be joyful? Would you seek your greatest good? We think you should! There is NOTHING wrong with self-interest. There is EVERYTHING wrong with misplaced self-interest. Seek your joy in the...
by sdbarnard | Aug 19, 2016 | Devotional |
Beloved, What goals do you seek in the counsel you offer? Given that you are counseling, every day, what goals are intentionally sought (or unintentionally pursued)? Or more poignantly, would you be able to distinguish between goals derived from the Word from those...
