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Featured · Clinicall-Informed Biblical CounselingA Loving Critique of Clinically-Informed Biblical Counseling, Part 1 — Dr. Daniel BergerThis is a completely unedited version of our event with Dr. Daniel Berger, where he critiques clinically-informed biblical counseling (CIBC) on 10 points. Our reason for providing it this way—rather…
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Nick SevierApril 28, 2026 · 7 min read
UncategorizedA Hill to Die On: Laying the “Mere Analysis” to RestIn a recent Substack essay, Leroy Hill, Senior Admissions Officers at Southern California Seminary, offers what he calls “mere analysis” of the March 2026 Rice Lecture Series debate between Dr.…
Nick SevierApril 22, 2026
PornographyWhen ‘Ethical’ Means ‘I Get to Keep My Lust’: The Danger of Ethically Sourced Porn in the Age of AI“I don’t watch the bad stuff. It’s ethically sourced.” “I use AI-generated images. No real person is involved. No one gets hurt.” If you are a Christian and some version…
Matthew StatlerFebruary 24, 2026
AddictionWhen the Fight Feels Impossible: Pornography and the Worship of the HeartPornography isn’t only a moral failure. It’s a worship problem. Ethan’s story shows how easily sin captures the heart by offering quick comfort and control. Deceitful desires promise relief from…
Nicholas SevierNovember 15, 2025
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AddictionThrowing Off the Weight: How God Set Me Free from Food WorshipA Wake-Up Call at 401 Pounds In January, I weighed a staggering 401 pounds—the second heaviest I had ever been. I had always struggled with bad eating habits. I didn’t…
Jarrod ThomasOctober 24, 2025
AddictionAddiction, Adultery, & Anxiety: How Gratitude Overcame Them AllJason came to me after being caught in adultery that had lasted his entire marriage. For fifteen years, he had been involved in more than a dozen affairs, with both…
Nicholas SevierOctober 16, 2025
PrideFrom Pride to PresenceHow Knowing God Transformed My Pain I had a very difficult childhood, full of memories and experiences no child should ever endure. Verbal abuse, physical abuse, psychological abuse—this was my…
Tina ReedOctober 9, 2025
PersecutionCharlie Kirk & Christian PersecutionA Call to Clarity & Courage On September 10, 2025 Charlie Kirk was brutally assassinated for proclaiming truth in the public sphere. A husband and father who loved Christ and…
Justin LakemacherSeptember 26, 2025
UncategorizedLooking along the Beam of LightSeeing Christ through the Ministry & Martyrdom of Charlie Kirk In an essay entitled “Meditation in a Toolshed,” C.S. Lewis describes the difference between looking at and looking along. Charlie…
Nicholas SevierSeptember 24, 2025
PersecutionIn the Shadow of MartyrdomHow to Honor Charlie Kirk and the Unstoppable Gospel Charlie Kirk has been gone for 12 days. Yet, his legacy echoes and resonates, shining through the darkness of disturbing celebrations,…
Matthew StatlerSeptember 22, 2025
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