Adapted + expanded from Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. 1 “God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.” (2 Timothy 1:7) Christ-glorifying boundaries are essential to healthy relationships and a healthy life. For some people this is new and challenging concept. Margarita Tartakovsky draws on the work of Dana Gionta (psychologist …
Christian Living Lessons from Golf
(Excerpt from teaching/training classes, used also in pastoral counseling and prison ministry) It is sunny and 85 degrees in Houston today. I drove passed people playing golf and remembered Jim Sheard. Jim is co-author of eight highly acclaimed books and posts encouraging thoughts on his website (beyondthescore.net). I haven’t played golf for many years and was a duffer at best, …
Celebrating God’s Reformation
Used at Belhaven University and other places to answer the question: “What do Protestants believe?” It’s not the whole answer, but it’s a start. In Old Testament times the Lord used King Josiah to launch a great spiritual reformation near 622 BC.1 This reformation was sparked by discovering the book of God’s Law (all or part of the Pentateuch, the …
Unshackled!
My testimony aired recently on “UNSHACKLED!”, the radio ministry of Pacific Garden Mission in Chicago and God used them to bring me to Christ in 1976. In 2016, I sent them another note thanking them for their faithfulness to the Lord and for blessing me. They asked me to submit my testimony for possible use. After numerous questions, telephone calls, …
Gold from Giants of the Faith (Part 2)
Last time, we featured quotations from Charles Hodge (CH) and his son, A. A. Hodge (AAH). Here we complete that listing. If you missed it, you can go back and read Gold from Giants of the Faith (Part 1). While Charles Hodge was a deep theologian with a first class intellect, he was not a cold rationalist. He believed that …
Gold from Giants of the Faith (Part 1)
Frank (not his real name) is a man in our class at Jester III prison. He discovered the writings of Charles Hodge (“CH,” 1797-1878) and his son, A. A. Hodge (“AAH,” 1823-1886), and is being blessed by reading them. Frank said, “These men had such a sincere and pure devotion to Christ. I want to be on fire for the …