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Must Read ~ New Devotional by David Powlison

Must Read ~ New Devotional by David Powlison In life, God blessed His people with the life and work of the late David Powlison. His writings and work through the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation, especially as the long-term editor of the Journal of Biblical Counseling, richly served us. Although in heaven now for a few years, through the work of his wife Nan, Ruth Castle, and…

CCEF hires new Executive Director

Upon hearing the diagnosis that David Powlison’s pancreatic cancer was terminal, many of us began to pray about his eventual replacement at Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (CCEF). David served CCEF and all of us well for many years. CCEF provides biblical counseling, produces resources and training for biblical counselors, and publishes the Journal of Biblical Counseling. As part…

If in some way, my faith might serve as a three-watt night-light in a very dark world, why not me? If my suffering shows forth the Savior of the world, why not me? If I have the privilege of filling up the sufferings of Christ? If he sanctifies to me my deepest distress? If I fear no evil? If he bears me in his arms? If my weakness demonstrates the power of God to save us from all that is wrong? If my honest struggle shows other strugglers how to land on their feet? If my life becomes a source of hope for others?

Why not me?

Of course, you don’t want to suffer, but you’ve become willing: “If it is possible, let this cup pass from me; yet not as I will, but as you will.”

Like him, your loud cries and tears will in fact be heard by the one who saves from death. Like him, you will learn obedience through what you suffer. Like him, you will sympathize with the weaknesses of others. Like him, you will deal gently with the ignorant and wayward. Like him, you will display faith to a faithless world, hope to a hopeless world, love to a loveless world, life to a dying world.

Please Pray for David Powlison

  Would you please pray for our dear friend David Powlison? As you will see in this three minute video, he had to miss the annual CCEF conference at Virginia Beach because of a medical diagnosis of a tumor in his pancreas. The doctors have told him that it is presently contained and that he will need surgery. You can watch his Personal Message from this link from CCEF on Vimeo.

He requests that…