“Men will talk about their struggle with pornography, but don’t ask about their money.”
A veteran of many men’s groups made that observation, and it made sense. As a counselor, I talk about sex with people, but I cannot remember the last time I talked about money.
This week’s Help and Hope podcast equips those who want to act redemptively in the life of someone who struggles with bipolar disorder. Listen to learn what it can look like to walk alongside the struggler and be strategic in providing effective interventions and long-term care.
“For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.” This is a quote by H. L. Mencken. A black-or-white thinker would reject it. A see-different-perspectives, could-be-this-could-be-that thinker (this contrasting group doesn’t a particular name[1]) would appreciate it, but might add, “and sometimes a complex problem can also have an answer that is clear, simple and right.”
This is a tough one: the teaching that love “believes all things” (1 Cor. 13:7, ESV). What does it mean exactly? Are we always to believe what others say to us? Should parents believe their child in spite of all the evidence that he is lying? No, that can’t be it. We are also called to be “wise as serpents” (Matt. 10:16) and “test everything” (1 Thes. 5:21).
Part one of a seven part series. In this first part, Dr. David Powlison is asked: CCEF has been training students for more than forty years. Can you share with us the unique ways that CCEF spearheaded the movement and has continued to help shape and sharpen biblical counseling ever since?
