by OakAdmin | Mar 28, 2024 | Famous Writers, Hell, Identity, Pain and Suffering, Prayer, Scripture, Shalom, The Gospel, Theology
Rembrandt’s Return of the Prodigal Son “He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all...
by OakAdmin | Mar 15, 2024 | Identity, Integrity, Prayer, Scripture, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.” Ephesians 6:10-11 Spiritual warfare is real. There is an unseen realm that affects us and our...
by OakAdmin | Feb 29, 2024 | Discipline, Famous Writers, Identity, Scripture, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel
There is a classic moment in the hit comedy Friends when Joey retaliates against his roommate, Chandler, by putting on all of Chandler’s clothes. Not the most mature thing Joey ever did, but among the funnier things. If we imagine layers of clothes like this...
by OakAdmin | Feb 15, 2024 | Counseling, Famous Writers, Outreach, Prayer, Scripture, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel
For a brief overview of the history and philosophy of Biblical counseling click here for a previous post. We made the video above to visualize Paul Tripp’s helpful 3 trees handout and exercise. As we walk through our six week series on Connecting (2/11/24...
by OakAdmin | Jan 26, 2024 | Counseling, Famous Writers, Identity, Prayer, Scripture, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel, Theology
CC0 licensed photo by Mary Jane Duford from the WordPress Photo Directory. “And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of...
by OakAdmin | Jan 18, 2024 | Counseling, Disciplemaking, Identity, Integrity, Outreach, Prayer, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel, Theology
“” “In order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. 5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who...