Biblical Help for Life's Problems I: Reframing Biblically
This week on The Whole Counsel, John is joined by Louis Sacran to discuss how to handle difficult problems biblically. Louis has many years of experience as both a counselor and a pastor. John has asked Louis to discuss the most common problems he encounters among believers.
We all, from time to time, face problems that are especially hard for us. In this first episode, Louis offers us wise advice on viewing our problems in light of Scripture and practical insight into how to handle those difficulties. Louis lays the groundwork for a biblical perspective of ourselves. How we view ourselves affects everything. All of us are saints, sinners, and sufferers, and we must keep those views of ourselves in proper balance.
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The Jaw-Dropping Beauty of Jesus Christ
This week, we are taking a short break between series and re-airing a favorite episode in which John is joined by a long-time friend and fellow minister, Jordan Thomas. You may recognize Jordan as a contributor to the studies Behold Your God: Rethinking God Biblically and Behold Your God: The Weight of Majesty. John and Jordan spent a few weeks discussing the descriptions of Jesus found in the book of Hebrews. This week's discussion focused on Hebrews 1 and the 34 descriptions of Jesus in those 14 verses.
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A Life of Joy V: Christ Is All
There is a secret to finding contentment. The secret has been revealed in the Bible, and Christians have proclaimed it for 2000 years. Despite this, humanity seems stubbornly confused about the source of happiness. We are naturally inclined to look for it in all the wrong places. The secret to finding contentment is that you don’t find it by pursuing contentment itself, but by looking for it in Christ.
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A Life of Joy IV: Contentment Combats Complacency
In this episode of The Whole Counsel, John Snyder and Justin Miller explore why biblical contentment is never passive, indifferent, or spiritually stagnant. Rather than settling for “enough” of Christ, the believer who is truly content finds that satisfaction in Him creates an even greater desire to know Him, obey Him, and enjoy deeper fellowship with Him.
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A Life of Joy III: Obstacles to Contentment
Contentment is one of the distinguishing marks of the Christian life—but it is also one of the most difficult graces to cultivate. Why is it so hard to gain and so easy to lose?
In the third episode of our “A Life of Joy” series, Justin Miller and Dr. John Snyder examine five of the greatest obstacles to Christian contentment: worldliness, busyness, bitterness, grief, and opposition.
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A Life of Joy II: The School of Contentment
If contentment is not something we naturally possess, how do we learn it? In this episode, weexplore Paul’s statement, “I have learned to be content.” Paul wasn't naturally content. He learned contentment as he trusted God through everycircumstance of life. He found contentment in the God who is both sovereign and good.
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A Life of Joy I: Contentment, Not Complacency
In this new series, John Snyder is joined by Justin Miller to discuss his upcoming book. Whether you're facing trials, dealing with disappointments, seeking answers, or longing for a deeper joy in Christ, this conversation offersa foundation for understanding a vital yet often overlooked grace in the Christian journey: contentment.
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Letters of Samuel Rutherford X: Entertain Christ Well
In this final episode on Samuel Rutherford, Dr. John Snyder examines a series of Rutherford’sletters written to stir believers out of spiritual lethargy and call them to earnestness, holiness, and wholehearted pursuit of Christ. Rutherford says, “We are rather dry than thirsty.” His counsel is simple and searching: stop dwelling far from the well and return to Christ.
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Letters of Samuel Rutherford IX: Small Souls and a Boundless Christ
What happens when a believer discovers that his soul is too small to contain the love of God? Rutherford’s answer is simple: stop standing on the shore and throw yourself into the ocean.
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Letters of Samuel Rutherford VIII: Make Your Choice
In this week’s episode, we continue our study through the letters of Samuel Rutherford by looking at the cost Rutherford paid for following Christ faithfully.
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Letters of Samuel Rutherford VII: When Christ Comes with a Cross
Samuel Rutherford endured imprisonment, bereavement, sickness, and deep ecclesiastical conflict. Here, he writes, not as a detached theologian, but as a pastor greatly acquainted with sorrow, to encourage the suffering Christian.
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Letters of Samuel Rutherford VI: The Love and Loveliness of Christ
Samuel Rutherford’s emphasis on experiential Christianity, in which truth is not only understood but also lived, is highlighted in this week’s episode of the Whole Counsel Podcast, with John Snyder.
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