Kimberly Monroe and Philip Monroe
The Bible and the Pain of Infertility

"The truth of Christ speaks to every aspect of our situations. It rewrites the script of our soul." - David Powlison

You have a successful counseling and teaching ministry. Thousands read your books, attend your classes, and grow from your teaching. You have gifts from God, and you've been able to use them to the blessing of many.

Then one day you wake up to realize that your gifts may be gone forever.

As we celebrate Thanksgiving this week, we thought it might be good to remind ourselves that thankfulness is God’s idea. The Bible is filled with commands to give thanks to God. Being thankful helps us to see the world and our problems through God’s eyes. When we are thankful, we are thinking like heaven, even though our circumstances seem more like something else. We hope you will be blessed by this downloadable article on thankfulness and that it will help you to lay hold of these truths in greater measure. Have a happy and thankful Thanksgiving!

This week's podcast is an excerpt from an actual CCEF Distance Education class.

Taken from CCEF faculty member Ed Welch's "Counseling: Problems and Procedures" class, this excerpt is from a lecture focusing on suffering, particularly the suffering that results from sexual violation. To hear an extended version of this class sample, click here.

CCEF offers training in biblical counseling both on site (at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia) and online (wherever you have a computer and an Internet connection). To learn more about CCEF Training, click here. Deadline to register for August Distance Classes is July 15.

Dr. David Powlison contrasts our sinful reactions to suffering with the response of Jesus Christ.

An excerpt from a recent conversation with CCEF's Dr. David Powlison. Dr. Powlison shares stories about Christians enduring chronic suffering, including his own. First of a multi-part series.