by OakAdmin | Aug 26, 2022 | Comfort and Grief, Famous Writers, Pain and Suffering, Prayer, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel
“For he commanded and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea. They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their evil plight; they reeled and staggered like drunken men and were at their wits’...
by OakAdmin | Aug 5, 2022 | Comfort and Grief, Discipline, Famous Writers, Global Missions, Justice, Life Stories, Pain and Suffering, Prayer, Spiritual Growth
PSALM 63 – A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. “O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.” Psalm 63:1 Head south and east...
by OakAdmin | Jul 22, 2022 | Comfort and Grief, Discipline, Integrity, Pain and Suffering, Prayer, Scripture, Spiritual Growth, Theology
Fort in Santo Domingo, DR “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” Psalm 27:1 Ancient cities were defended by strong stone fortresses like this one in the DR. Going...
by OakAdmin | Jul 1, 2022 | Comfort and Grief, Famous Writers, Pain and Suffering, Prayer, Scripture, Spiritual Growth
The Psalms have served as the prayer and worship book for God’s people for thousands of years. Check out this helpful overview from the Bible Project: There is a movement and flow to the 150 Psalms. The first word of Psalm 1 is “Blessed.” The last five...
by OakAdmin | Apr 15, 2022 | Assurance of Salvation, Comfort and Grief, Justice, Pain and Suffering, Scripture, The Gospel, Theology
“And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’” Luke 22:19 Holy week has been set aside for centuries as a time to remember the final...
by OakAdmin | Jan 21, 2022 | Comfort and Grief, Counseling, Disciplemaking, Discipline, Integrity, Ministries, Pain and Suffering, Scripture, Spiritual Growth
From Jay Adams to Larry Crabb, then Paul Tripp and David Powlison, Biblical counseling has grown from a small niche into a mainstream Christian ministry. Jay Adams initially called it “Nouthetic” counseling based on the Greek word for exhortation. “He is the one we...
