Shows Main Idea – The “Y Chart” is an old, albeit helpful biblical counseling tool that some disciple-makers use to help folks see the differences between good and destructive behaviors. A few of these soul-care providers have tended to focus more on the behaviors than… Continue Reading …
Show Main Idea: When one spouse is consistently critical and the other is insecure, the relationship polarizes and will not correct itself without radical changes. The problem is the insecure spouse wants the good, proper, and biblical desires of love, respect, and acceptance, but the… Continue Reading …
Show Main Idea: Our attitudes, words, and actions generate in our hearts. There should not be a discontinuity between who we are internally and our external selves. If we are ontologically affected by the gospel, the things we think, say, and do will have a… Continue Reading …
Show Main Idea: Sometimes in life, you have to get in a conflict with someone. This dreaded reality is not a wish, desire, or prayer request but rather a common-sense perspective that comes with living in a sin-cursed world. It is impossible to have two… Continue Reading …
Shows Main Idea – All of our sin patterns are rooted in our practical theology, at the level of our hearts, rather than in the behavioral patterns of our perceived problems. In this webinar, Rick takes you on a deep dive inside our idol factories,… Continue Reading …
Shows Main Idea – My unspoken mission is to take the practical gospel of Christ to every human on the planet, which implies that I must extend the life of this ministry beyond my lifetime. In late 2020, we formed a team to start planning… Continue Reading …
Shows Main Idea – Rick responds to questions that some people sent him. They are on abuse, parenting, divorce, bad churches, bad word choices, forgiveness, and personal conviction. If you would like to discuss any of these with him or if you have other questions,… Continue Reading …
Shows Main Idea – My wife regularly uses unkind words to hurt me. I’ve made mistakes, but there are no amount of things I can do to change the past or win her favor. Our struggles have been going on for two decades. I’ve confessed… Continue Reading …
Shows Main Idea – The Gospel-centered life is a practical life but many Christians do not know how to connect the Gospel to their everyday lives. To them the Gospel is a great idea but it does not have a transformative effect on their lives… Continue Reading …
Shows Main Idea – This podcast is in response to a question about whether the terms legalism or liberalism are the best ways to describe the religious experience. Those terms are overly simplistic while missing the most accurate way of describing what it means to… Continue Reading …