The gospel lets me live with fearless confidence and gentle humility at the same time.

God never expects us to obey one part of His Word at the expense of another. If you try to justify disobedience in one area because you were obeying Him in another, all you are left with is disobedience. See Uzzah for more.

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I can't truly and fully process my trauma until I have processed Jesus' taking my trauma as his own. Without the fellowship of his suffering, I am left to 'save' myself.

"Resisting the temptation to immediately denounce someone or something, without all the facts, is maybe the real act of rebellion today." Good word. Good spoiler free review. Haven't seen it yet but hoping to soon.

If you're into the counseling conversations, this from Cody is worth the read. I echo a lot of these thoughts. I wouldn't see where he is at in being in between the gunfire as always a bad thing. Picking a side isn't always the right course, though it can be when lines are

Good word here. Applies in many ways. For example, I remember being in a church that used Hillsong in worship one week and then called for people to leave THOSE churches that weren't "real churches" that sing Hillsong just a couple weeks later.

Dear Friends (and myself), this applies to Twitter: "Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity." - 1 Timothy 5:1-2

It is to be expected that not everyone likes us or agrees with our positions. Some may even mock and despise us. But that is not evidence that our position is correct. Maybe we're just being called out for being a jerk. I'm wary of those who carry disagreements as a badge.

Joining in prayer. Hope you can too.

Sometimes I wish I actually knew as much as I thought I knew at 18. Lol

I was able to spend about 10 minutes alone with MacArthur in my life when I was studying counseling at Masters. I remember him treating me as if talking to me was the only thing important to him during those moments. That really stood out to me. I asked him how he was able to

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I have a hunch that a lot of the attention of the enemy has been long diverted to trying to thwart the work of RC Sproul, Keller, Packer, MacArthur, etc. As that generation continues to pass away, the enemy will be seeking to pounce more and more on the next. Get your armor on!

Why is it that I struggle the most to give grace to people who struggle the most with giving grace?

Words of wisdom from John MacArthur when I was working full time on my way through my counseling program: "Joe, people will always like you much more and you will be much more popular as a Chick Fil-A manager than they ever will as a pastor." Was MacArthur flawed? Sure. Did I

In church and in life, petty complainers can often drown out those with real needs. Don’t let noise drown out the ability to care for the hurting.