Mid-America’s Institute of Nouthetic Studies Blog

This question will be repeated hundreds (thousands) of times this month and next. It’s a good one since it can be interpreted on various levels. There’s of course the level of the physical gift, which is the most frequently mentioned one—the one that comes to mind right away upon hearing those words. But there are […]

There are always reasons behind every action. What they are and how they impact Christian counseling is important to understand. That is why so many counselors attempt to “dig out” these reasons. But the task isn’t always quite so simple as some suppose. The first reason why is because we cannot know what is in […]

In a book recently published by Hope Publishing Co., Edmund McDavid, III said it again. In answer to his own question, “Does God’s Spirit testify to me that I am a Christian?” he quoted Romans 8:16: “The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.” Then, on the basis of this quotation, […]

The psalmist writes: Rest in God alone, my soul . . . He alone is my rock (Ps. 61: 8 HCSB). This world is a dangerous place; full of disease, war, treachery, accidents—you name it! How can you go through life in a calm, restful manner? That’s what the Psalmist is speaking about. Behind a […]

If anyone does, Paul should know! “What?” About “inner strength. “What’s that?” Well, let him tell you himself: That in keeping with His glorious riches, by His Spirit, He may make it possible for you to be strengthened with power in the inner person.       Eph. 3:16 “Oh good! You just gave me a new entry […]

Being old isn't easy. It has its compensations, but it is, in many ways, tough. After all, the cumulative effects of sin upon the body are ordinarily felt in old age. The prospect of death is there, of course. But so long as one has his relationship to God in order, he need not think […]

“Do you really believe that it will happen after waiting all of these years?” Why shouldn’t I. Those patriarchs waited, together with those who followed them, for millennia until Jesus came the first time. Why shouldn’t I expect to wait for His second coming as well? “I guess that’s so. But it’s almost like going […]