Helping Others – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

Is it Biblical to set boundaries in relationships?

Helping Others Love Theology Questions
/ By Randall Johnson

Question: I am doing the Lay Counseling Study and I am also doing a study on boundaries by Henry Cloud. The boundaries book and videos seem to sound selfish. When I go back to the Bible, I don’t really

Abram Rescues Lot – Genesis 14:1-16

Much of this narrative takes place around the Dead Sea. The NIV Study Bible notes: “Hebrew “Salt Sea.” Its water contains an approximately five times greater concentration of chloride and

Freedom and Service – 1 Corinthians 9:15-27

Army veteran Pete Ramirez died this Memorial Day weekend, a fitting time according to his family, as this was his favorite holiday. He was committed to serving all who were veterans, regardless of the

Faith(s) Healing – Luke 5:17-26

HBO aired a miniseries in 2001 based on the experiences of Easy Company called Band of Brothers. The grandson of a man who served in World War II posts, about Easy Company, on his site, WorldWar2Facts.org,

Slack Hands – Proverbs 10:2-5

One of the main themes of Proverbs is the benefit of hard work and the downside of laziness. One form of laziness is seeking to profit from wicked schemes to steal money from people. Treasures gained

Love Your Neighbor – Proverbs 3:28-35

We have the best neighbors. They are uniformly friendly, have integrity, and are trustworthy. One of my neighbors helped me take down and dispose of a dead tree in my yard. That’s a neighbor!

Open Ears – Isaiah 50:4-6

I have hearing loss. I lose sounds in the higher range and that means I often fail to clearly hear some speech (consonants like b, c, d, p, t, v and z are sometimes particularly hard to discern). Hearing

Peace in My Days – Isaiah 39

The Harvard Business Review says, “leaving a great legacy is arguably the most powerful thing you can do in your career and…thinking about your legacy is also a great way to ensure that you are

Hurt Response, Part B – Job 7

Ever heard of Chronic Pain Syndrome? Wikipedia describes it as: “a common problem that is a major challenge to health-care providers because of its complex nature of poor etiology and poor response

Cheerful Giving – 2 Corinthians 9

Monetary Charity (love-filled financial giving) is a hallmark of Christian faith. When my wife and I were in school and poor as church mice, one of our chapel speakers had the temerity to speak on giving.

Comfort – 2 Corinthians 1:1-11

Joni Eareckson Tada! After being paralyzed from a diving accident at age of 16 in 1967, she went through anger, depression, suicidal thoughts and doubts about her faith in Christ, but finally found her

The Least of These – Matthew 25:31-46

Righteous Among the Nations. That’s the designation Israel gave to Oskar Schindler, who employed and thus rescued 1,200 Jews from the death camps during the Nazi reign of terror in Europe during

Petty Miracles – Matthew 17:22-27

I came across a cool little video about the Small Miracles Group. They decided that they would each save a dollar a day and then come together periodically to decide how to use that money they had saved.

Treasures – Matthew 6:19-24

At the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation website we find these words: Bill Gates and Melinda French were raised knowing it’s important to give back to the community. Both the Gates and French families

In Praise of Me – Matthew 6:1-4

Jennifer Winter of the Muse informs employees about how to brag about your abilities without actually boasting: 1) Ask your manager to look over your work to make sure you’re on the right track,

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