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Sep 11, 20164 min read

Stamp Collecting….In Memoriam

On this anniversary, I am reflecting on a post from 2006. The Trekkers My crisp new passport arrived yesterday. The blank pages seem...

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Mar 18, 20162 min read

Finishing Well….by one who did

by Krista This month, we lost a man who we were privileged to work closely with for a little more than a week at the language school....

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Mar 3, 20162 min read

Theology Thursdays: Is God personal?

This is an attribute of God that really came alive to me in 2015. For a time, it was something I really wrestled with and fought through,...

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Feb 18, 20162 min read

Theology Thursdays: The Goodness of God

by Krista As you can imagine, the goodness of God is something counselees wrestle through all the time in my office. It is one of those...

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Theology Thursdays: What is the relationship between infallibility and authority?

Krista

Feb 4, 20163 min read

Theology Thursdays: What is the relationship between infallibility and authority?

by Joel Authority is the reliability of Scripture. It is the reality that compliments “inspiration.” In other words, because God is the...

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Theology Thursdays: What does it mean that the Bible is “inspired”?

Krista

Jan 28, 20162 min read

Theology Thursdays: What does it mean that the Bible is “inspired”?

by Joel Inspiration is the breath (2 Tim. 3:16) of Creator God communicated through the words that make up the cannon of Scripture we...

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Dec 10, 20151 min read

Theology Thursday: How the attribute of God’s love relates to the believer’s life and counseling

by Krista In this series, I looked at a number of attributes of God and how they relate to counseling. With Christmas right around the...

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Theology Thursday: Compare and contrast the Bible and its authority to general revelation and its au

Krista

Nov 26, 20154 min read

Theology Thursday: Compare and contrast the Bible and its authority to general revelation and its au

We live in a very spiritual area of the country. People literally come from all over the world to worship here, particularly during...

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Nov 19, 20153 min read

Theology Thursday: The doctrine of the Trinity

by Krista I grew up with a solid commitment to the idea that God is made of three persons — Father, Son and Spirit — and never really...

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Nov 12, 20152 min read

Theology Thursday: What is the relationship between infallibility and authority?

by Krista Today’s question was something that really came alive before I started my counseling training. In those early years after we...

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Krista

Nov 5, 20152 min read

Theology Thursdays!

As part of our continuing education, we’ve been digging deep to determine what we believe about various theological issues and...

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Forget “Turning the other cheek” . . . I just got stabbed in the back!

Krista

Apr 30, 20121 min read

Forget “Turning the other cheek” . . . I just got stabbed in the back!

Joel’s article for our church’s devotional calendar was published this morning. Check it out: I’m a dad . . . I’m the proud father of two...

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Krista

Mar 18, 20102 min read

Nothing bad is happening

Over the years, Joel and I have developed a little saying that we ended up telling each other quite a bit. A car accident devastates our...

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Krista

Dec 14, 20098 min read

Speaking of adoption…

Joel’s message on Sunday: What would you think if I told you Krista, my wife, was pregnant? OK, but then what if you found out it was NOT...

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Krista

Dec 13, 20091 min read

Clown Crazy

We just had a big event at church. It was a great opportunity for about 150 kids and about the same number of parents to hear what the...

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Krista

Dec 11, 20091 min read

So very thankful

I’m not sure if it’s the fact that most of our food was imported (my parents sent pumpkin from the States so I could make 2 pies!), or...

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Krista

May 1, 20082 min read

Rain, Rain, Go Away?

Have you read this book (Trusting God by Jerry Bridges)? Joel and I have been reading it together and working through the study guide as...

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