From a Deacon’s Heart: Just Say It!
[Today’s post is written by a guest---one of the deacons in our church.] Awhile back the men in my small group were discussing the need to be husbands who honor our wives. I don’t remember the...
View ArticleNuggets…for Christian Marriage & Family [2/3/12]
Here’s a handful of family-related links for you to check out this weekend. Watch Your Conjunctions in Parenting – Jeremy Pierre points us to Christ-centered parenting that values the high priority of...
View ArticleAdulteress–Proofing Your Marriage
The book of Proverbs abounds with warnings to watch out for “the strange woman,” the seductress who preys on naïve, short-sighted men who are willing to forsake long-term happiness for a brief moment...
View ArticleAdulteress–Proofing Your Marriage, Pt. 2 [Guest Post]
[In yesterday's post the focus of attention was on the practical put off/put on disciplines that aid in the protection of the purity of our marriages. Today, I've asked counselor and Dean of Men at...
View ArticleNuggets on Marriage, Family, and Ministry [6/21/12]
Being able to do nothing more than sit in my recliner recovering from hernia surgery, I am catching up on reading articles I’ve printed off in the past few months. Here’s a selection that I personally...
View ArticleA Gracious Husband
Each Friday, a few guys meet at our church over the lunch hour for our Men’s Reading Group. For the past four months, we’ve been reading out-loud together The Exemplary Husband by Stuart Scott. It’s...
View Article“Men of Iron” Small Group Strategy
[Today's post was originally written for the Biblical Counseling Coalition website and appears here.] According to Proverbs 27:17, “Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” Because healthy,...
View ArticleTreasure Chest of Audio Downloads Now Available!
The Summer Institute of the Institute for Biblical Counseling and Discipleship (IBCD) has just made available, at no cost, the audio downloads of their training sessions. Wow! Here is a treasure chest...
View ArticleNuggets – Overcoming Pornography (his and hers) [8/31/12]
Here are four resources for your one-another counseling ministry: Sexual Detox: A Guide for Guys Who are Sick of Porn – Here are a number of reviews of Cruciform’s contribution to the discussion. Lust...
View ArticleRERUN – 20 Things a Husband Could Say to Defuse an Argument with His Wife
If, like me, you are striving to grow in grace as a godly husband then you will be helped by more counsel from Lou Priolo’s helpful book, The Complete Husband: A Practical Guide to Biblical Husbanding....
View ArticleNuggets – Marriage Counseling [2/21/13]
25 Years of Evangelizing My Husband – Paula Hendricks writes, “Looking at the negative aspects of my marriage had only produced despair—twenty-five years of whining to God about my righteousness in...
View ArticleMen Counseling Men
While at the Shepherds’ Conference last week, I became aware of a new biblical counseling resource, Men Counseling Men . Edited by John Street, chair of the MABC program at The Master’s College. The...
View ArticleTo the Man with an Unbelieving Wife
“There are plenty of stories about the Christian woman who has an unconverted husband, one who hasn’t put his trust in Christ as Savior. But what about the marriages in which it’s the other way around?...
View ArticleThe Character of Job
God is always searching for men who will be men for Him. The Bible confirms this truth. Samuel said to Saul, the Lord has sought out for Himself a man after His own heart (1 Samuel 13:14). Jeremiah 5:1...
View ArticleSexual Detox for Men
While “it has never been easy being a guy, today the challenges to guys who want to be holy, who want to honor God with their minds and bodies, are tougher than ever.” For this reason, Tim Challies was...
View ArticleNUGGETS (April 6)
The Particular Temptations of Young Men – “I love to spend time with young men, to counsel them, and to assure them that this time in their lives has great significance. As we speak, I find a number of...
View ArticleThe Call to Older Men in the Church
Our church’s mission is to make disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, which is not merely to lead people to “make a decision for Christ,” but to bring people to Jesus and help one another grow in Christ,...
View ArticleThe Challenge to Younger Men in the Church
As we continue to think about the admonition to Christian men, the word “Likewise” (Titus 2:3, 6) connects to the godly example we thought about in the previous post. Please note: The Bible calls...
View ArticleHow a Husband’s Failure Short-Circuits His Prayers
Since my conversion from dead religion to the risen Christ in 1984, there is nothing I have wanted more than God’s profound favor upon my life. Therefore as a husband, I find 1 Peter 3:7 deeply...
View Article4 Practical Reasons to Read the Bible with Our Kids
This morning, a small group of dads in our church gathered for our Dads’ Reading Group. In this 4-week gathering, we are reading out loud and discussing Jon Nielson’s wonderful little book, Bible...
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