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Towards Spiritual Maturity – William Still – the roots of biblical counselling from the 1960s
Overcoming evil in the Christian Life. Working with Christ through spiritual battles, depression, self doubt and anxiety. Mr Still unpacks the victory of Christ over sin and evil before exploring the reality of sin and evil in the life of … Continue reading
On dealing with another scary mole.
I’ve had a few scary lumps, bumps and moles in the last ten years (see on dealing with a cancer scare). They crop up once every three or four years. These skin leisons are the sort that, on first sight, … Continue reading
Posted in Grace Builders
Tagged amelanotic melanoma, anxiety, dermatologist, fungal infecion, skin cancer, worry
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Priorities in pastoral ministry.
I said earlier in the week that Derek Prime and Alastair Begg’s book “On being a pastor” was a great tonic for a tired and stressed pastor. Here’s the last two paragraphs of the chapter on pastoral care which I … Continue reading
Posted in church leadership
Tagged Alastair Begg, anxiety, Begg, Being, Derek Prime, On being a Pastor, Prime, priorities
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Good grieving guide (part 4)
Never being one to worry much about the future, I had not considered anxiety to be an ingredient of grief before being asked to speak on Matthew 6:25-34, “Do not worry about tomorrow”, at a funeral recently. When someone close … Continue reading
Posted in Means of Grace
Tagged anxiety, cancer, death, funerals, genetic disease, grief, grieving, Jesus, worry
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