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“What is the place of counseling in the church?”

The church is responsible for teaching the application of God’s word and how people can understand it in their own lives. In this weeks video, Dr. Guy Richardson explains that consultation is one way the church helps people understand God’s word. Click here for the 3 minute video with Dr. Guy Richardson (RTS Jackson President & Assistant Professor of Counseling) discussing the place of counseling in the church.

Prayers for our Government

As we near the upcoming mid-term election in a few weeks, we would do well to pray for our country, our officials and our policies.  The folks at Light of the World Prayer Center have put together 7 prayers that everyone should be able to pray regardless of their political affiliation. 7 Prayers for the Elections…(Without Getting into Politics)! 1 Timothy 2:1–4 (ESV), “First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, 2for…

Crying to Pray

Crying to Pray By Pastor Scott In the middle of our morning prayer time today, my youngest son broke down in tears. Let me back up a bit. Each morning after reading the Word, we spend a few minutes in prayer as a family. We pray for medical needs from Samaritan Ministries, lift up some foreign missionaries and pastors, and ask God to do something that we learned in the Scripture. For the last few days, our youngest (4 years…