Why is it so hard sometimes to get a clear and truthful answer? We deal daily with many truth detours. Whatever happened to telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? Why do we fear the truth? Is it because we are hiding something? Is it because we don't know the answer and don't want to reveal that we don't know? Are we too lazy to find out? Are we afraid of being wrong? Are we desperate to avoid conflict?

Children fear telling the truth because they don't want to get in trouble. Is that why so many grownups also avoid straight talk? And what about “little white lies?” What exactly is a little white lie? How about when we tell partial truths, but not the whole truth, in order to ...

Should you and your spouse make an appointment to come in for professional biblical counseling?  That depends.  As counselors, Elsie and I see many couples each month for a variety of reasons. They come with a broad range of issues such as depression, anger, addiction, sexual dysfunction, and financial struggles.  Some of the reasons why they seek professional biblical counseling as opposed to another kind of counseling are:

1. Professional biblical counseling is Bible-based counseling.  It combines biblical and doctrinal counsel with marital counseling.  Professional biblical counseling approaches issues from a Christian perspective, viewing them through a Biblical lens.  For example, we know that as ...

It was Valentine’s Day of 2001. I came out of church and was on my way to my car in the parking lot when it happened. I stepped onto a yellow-painted curb and down I went like a ton of bricks. I wound up with a spiral fracture of my left ankle. In surgery they installed a plate and a bunch of screws to hold the ankle in the right position. I can walk again but my running days are over.

Now fast forward twenty years to August 8, 2021. Here I am coming out of church, missed a step and went down to my knees. I almost did a face plant and would have had I not put out my right hand to break my fall. Yep, you guessed it. I broke my right wrist and, once again, require surgery and a plate to be implanted. Someone suggested I might want to ...

The second judgment is called the Great White Throne Judgment. It is mentioned in Revelation 20:11-15. It is a ...