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Jesus at the Fringes

February 4, 2012 by Jim Wright 4 Comments

It’s amazing how Jesus takes root in the fringes of society when you empower Christ in folks rather than trying to bring “church” to them, take them to “church” or do “church” for them.

Church Planting, Community, Counseling, Fellowship, Great Commission, Institutional Church, Jail, Ministry, Organic Church

I Saw Satan Fall

October 20, 2011 by Jim Wright 1 Comment

Confession, forgiveness and repentance have become forgotten ordinances that we have twisted into ineffective spiritual abstractions. As a result, most churches have lost the ability to meaningfully administer those graces today.

Bondage, Confession, Counseling, Forgiveness, Redemption, Repentance

Christian Counseling Class

August 29, 2011 by Jim Wright 0 Comments

I will be teaching a semester-long Christian counseling class beginning next Tuesday, September 6th, through early December. We will be meeting every Tuesday evening at my home just south of Manassas, Virginia, from 7:00 to 9:15 pm.

Christian, Confession, Counseling, Forgiveness, Healing, Ministry, Repentance

Confronting Abusive Pastors, Part 3: A Mandatory Public Reprimand

May 29, 2011 by Jim Wright 3 Comments

What if an unrepentant leader’s sin is public and brings reproach on the church, or is an abuse of his position of trust and power in the church? Then he must be openly rebuked as a public warning to all – no exceptions! 1 Timothy 5 teaches this.

Absolutes, Abuse, Abusive Pastor, Christian, Church, Confession, Counseling, Judgment, Leadership, Pastor, Predatory Leaders, Repentance, Sin, Truth, Tyranny

Whole Health

March 5, 2010 by Jim Wright 0 Comments

The more pastoral counseling I do, the more I realize how often people deal with life’s traumas, hurts and disappointments by suppressing their hearts and their spirits. Instead of being healthy, integrated people, they numb out or otherwise retreat exclusively into the realm of their minds — i.e., their analytical logic and reason. They are [...]

Confession, Counseling, Faith, Forgiveness, Healing, Repentance

Repentance, Forgiveness and the Kingdom of God

February 13, 2010 by Jim Wright 2 Comments

Recorded before a group of men in the local jail, this 55 minute audio teaching explains how we find peace and freedom when we allow God, through authentic Biblical confession, repentance and forgiveness, to change what we think, believe and perceive. That, in turn, allows us to know the righteousness, peace and joy that comes [...]

Confession, Counseling, Forgiveness, Healing, Kingdom of God, Ministry, Repentance

Pastoral Burnout

April 27, 2009 by Jim Wright 8 Comments

Sunday afternoon I attended an authentic fire-from-heaven, slain-in-the-spirit, foot stomp’n, Pentecostal Holy Ghost church service with handkerchief-to-wipe-away-the-sweat-on-the-forehead preaching on — believe it or not — pastoral burnout. Although the topic could be viewed as a “downer”, it actually was a great time of refreshing and renewal!

Brokenness, Burnout, Church, Counseling, Faith, Grace, Healing, Pastors, Truth, Woundedness

Woundedness

April 21, 2009 by Jim Wright 10 Comments

On Sunday I taught men in the jail, using Psalms 116:5-7 (ESV), about moving from woundedness to life. I challenged them not to settle for mere comfort when confronting hurt, but to embrace life instead. Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; our God is merciful. The LORD preserves the simple; when I was brought low, [...]

Christian, Counseling, Faith, Grace, Healing, Joy, Truth, Woundedness

God Shows Up

February 13, 2009 by Jim Wright 6 Comments

As I’ve counseled hundreds of people of the years, I’ve learned that God miraculously heals us when we’re willing to go to and expose to Him those places at the core of our being where wounds, hurts and lies reside.

Bondage, Counseling, Grace, Healing, Jail, Ministry, Repentance

Jim Wright

Teacher, pilot, foe of tyrants, world traveler, passionate, attorney, entrepreneur, friend of the dispossessed, Christian, thinker, reluctant counselor, occasional mentor, brother in the Lord, adequate cook, pretty good host and so-so bass fisherman.

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Ordained to Fail November 16, 2011
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Dealing With Church Leadership Abuse May 20, 2009
Sufficient Grace March 30, 2009
Confronting Abusive Pastors, Part 2: How Should We React? May 28, 2011
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Jesus at the Fringes February 4, 2012
The Priesthood of All Believers January 23, 2012
We Have Met the Enemy January 17, 2012
A Multilingual Jesus January 16, 2012
Planting Churches January 3, 2012
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Redemption December 21, 2011
Ekklesia as Escapism December 19, 2011
I Am Content December 15, 2011
About Justice December 8, 2011