The Blog
Blog posts on diverse topics, biblical insights, and the most popular episodes from
the Food For Your Soul Podcast by Dr. D. Richard Ferguson
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Good Anxiety
“There should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal anxiety[6] for each other.” (1 Corinthians 12:25).
God calls us to have anxiety for our brothers and sisters in Christ like Timothy did for the Philippians. And when he expands on that a few verses later, he gives us the most famous chapter in the whole Bible on love—1 Corinthians 13. Paul wrote that chapter as an explanation of what he meant by having anxiety for one another. Anxiety is a byproduct of love.
Marriage Planning Retreat
If possible, go to a hotel for a couple days and focus only on this. Don’t think of it as a vacation. It will be hard work. But we put a lot more effort than this into much less important things. It will require effort, but it will be worth it!
The Parkland Verdict
For the audio or video version of this post, click here. The Shooting Gina Montalto, a beautiful 14-year-old girl, member of the marching band winter guard at school, woke up on a Wednesday morning, Valentine’s Day, got up, got dressed, and headed off to school. She...
How to Pray Hard Over Pressing Anxiety
When you have used your anxiety to intensify your prayers, then you can use your prayers to relieve your anxiety.
Depression & Rejecting God’s Love
Face your troubles only when necessary. The rest of the time, keep your back to your problems and square your shoulders in the direction of God’s kindness.
Reign with Christ Today
We are God’s servants, to be sure. But that’s not all we are. God also wants us to function as kings, co-ruling with him over his world. As God’s servants (and his children), we strive to make sure everything we do is pleasing to God. As kings, God wants us to make choices. Each moment, he wants you to look at the countless ways you could please him and pick one. Which one? Your choice.