A few years ago, I reluctantly took up running. Not exactly marathon running – more like couch to 5K running. It worked great for a while . . . . and then it got cold. Really cold. I have some genetic limitations – my people are Floridians. After a long…
Article by David Mathis Don’t be fooled by the popular locker room read on Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” — score a touchdown, hit a homerun, climb a mountain, run a marathon, with the game with a finger to the sky for the…
As we consider Meditation, a popular method for calming our bodies these days, I’d like to clarify the difference between Biblical Meditation noted below and Eastern Meditation. Eastern Meditation encourages one to “empty one’s mind” while Biblical Meditation encourages one to contemplate Scripture verses “like a cow chewing the cud,…
We ask God to forgive us for our mistakes and we choose to forgive others for wrongs we feel have been committed against us. Matthew 6:9-15 “After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in…
There is a particular glory in the way God weaves stories together as the Great Storyteller. Somehow, He’s able to use both deep sadness and great joy to bring about His will. In August of 2014, Becca Brand started the Master of Counseling program at Covenant Seminary after serving an…
When the sun shines brightly to warm the earth, on what would normally be a cold January day, I am beckoned outdoors. As I walked through the wooded trails near our home with a friend, I was chattering on about some trivial thing when I stopped short, realizing my friend…
My world has expanded greatly since becoming a counselor. Each month I spend some time with people who are providing medical care in Africa, building friendships in an Islamic mosque, pioneering new work in India and building a new community center in South America. In the course of our sessions,…
Loving God, Self, and Others: We accept that we have no control over the illness or the individual with the illness. We only have control over our own actions and thoughts. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5 As we…
We commit ourselves to pray for the needs of our support group families. Ephesians 6:18 ‘Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints.’ Have you ever been confused as to how to…
We are thankful for all the people God has brought through our doors this year and for the ways He has provided financially for our ministry, and we continue to match people with the counselors they need regardless of what they can afford. Thus far in 2017, we have: Held…
