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September 2026Marriage & Premarital
Leave and Cleave: Christian Boundaries With Parents and In-Laws
Genesis 2:24 says leave and hold fast — not abandon. A pastor explains what leaving your parents means in practice, the five places in-law trouble starts, and seven questions to settle before the wedding.
September 2026Marriage & Premarital
25 Questions to Ask Before Marriage: A Christian Guide for Serious Couples
Most pre-marriage question lists are long and shallow. A pastor of twenty years picks the 25 questions engaged Christian couples most often skip — on money, family, sex, faith and roles.
September 2026Marriage & Premarital
Christian Premarital Counselling: What to Expect and How to Prepare
Premarital counselling is not a test. A pastor of twenty years explains what the first session is like, the nine conversations you'll have, and what happens when something comes up.
September 2026Overthinking & Worry
Can’t Sleep Because Your Mind Won’t Stop? A Christian Night-Time Practice
Three in the morning is a terrible time to solve a problem—and often the time your mind most wants to try. A pastor explains why problems grow in the dark, what God did for an exhausted prophet, and a short Christian practice for nights when your mind will not switch off.
September 2026Overthinking & Worry
How to Make a Decision When You Are Waiting for Certainty
She had been considering the same decision for fourteen months but could state the answer in one sentence. A pastor explains five things people wait for after discernment is finished, what Proverbs 3:5–6 promises, and ten questions that turn an overwhelming decision into one you can make.
September 2026Overthinking & Worry
How to Pray When Prayer Feels Like More Worry
“I think I am praying,” she said, “but it feels like worrying with my eyes closed.” A pastor explains why some prayers leave us more anxious, what Psalm 62 holds together, and a six-movement prayer that gives mental circling somewhere to go.
September 2026Overthinking & Worry
Renewing Your Mind Is Not the Same as Positive Thinking
She had been told not to “speak negatively” over her husband’s failing business, so she stopped examining the accounts. A pastor reads Romans 12:2 in context, identifies four things renewal is not, and shows what a renewed mind can sound like when the news is bad.
September 2026Overthinking & Worry
What “Take Every Thought Captive” Means in Context
A young man tried to take every thought captive and ended up fighting his own mind all day. A pastor examines 2 Corinthians 10:5 in context and offers a six-movement response that does not require wrestling every thought to the ground.
September 2026Overthinking & Worry
“Just One More Sign”: When Seeking God’s Will Becomes Anxiety
She prayed, consulted her pastor, asked her small group and four friends, and then asked God twice more for a clearer answer. The offer expired before she decided. A pastor explains the difference between discernment and confirmation-seeking, what James 1:5 promises, and the question that can bring the search to an end.
September 2026Overthinking & Worry
Why You Keep Replaying the Past—and How to Stop
You confessed it. You apologised. You were forgiven. Yet most nights, you are still back at the kitchen table. A pastor explains the difference between rumination and repentance, what Paul meant by “forgetting what lies behind,” and four responses the past may require.
September 2026Overthinking & Worry
Catastrophising: How to Stop Your Mind from Predicting Disaster
A one-line email, a delayed reply, a new symptom—and within an hour, your mind has lived through the worst. A pastor explains how catastrophising works, how Jesus’ teaching about tomorrow applies, and four questions that can interrupt the chain.
September 2026Overthinking & Worry
Is Anxiety a Sin? What the Bible Actually Says
“Do not be anxious” is in the Bible. So is a frightened David in Gath. A pastor explains four things Christians confuse when they call their anxiety a sin—and what Paul actually tells anxious people to do.
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