Rick Thomas | Your Daily Drive

You can find the article here: http://rickthomas.net/does-your-behavior-push-others-toward-christ?

After I wrote Does your husband know you are for him?, I received quite a few comments and questions from our readers. One of the questions was in regards to question sixteen at the end of the piece, It said,

Has your behavior assisted in pushing your spouse toward other people or other things? If so, how so?

A friend printed the article and took it to heart. When she came to question sixteen she asked for clarification as to what I meant.

This article is about question sixteen: Does your behavior push others toward Christ? …or not?

You can find the podcast here: http://rickthomas.net/episode-22-to-live-well-in-gods-world-you-must-suffer/

In this episode, Rick is offering you a segment of the training that he provides in his Introduction to Biblical Counseling class (chapter 8). This specific class is about a theology of suffering, as he teaches his students about the essentialness of suffering well in God’s world in order to live well in God’s world.

You can find the article here: A quick and easy way to disqualify yourself as a parent

After spending a few moments with Luke and Clarissa it became apparent that they were angry parents. When I first brought this up to them, they were immediately reluctant to embrace my assessment. Part of their problem was a narrow interpretation of what anger meant, which is why they could not see themselves fitting within my interpretation.

You can find the article here: http://rickthomas.net/episode-21-our-good-lord-has-called-you-to-suffer/

The situational difficulties that people face are the context in which their hearts are revealed and faith and obedience are purified.

You can find the article here: http://rickthomas.net/ten-tips-to-kill-your-marriage/

These ten tips for winning were written for guys and gals in an effort to level the playing field. Of course, you can make all ten of them your own, and if you do it well, then in no time your spouse will be thoroughly defeated.

You can find the article here: http://rickthomas.net/does-your-marriage-look-like-this-2/

True one flesh-ness is a lifelong journey. It does not happen all at once. From their first introduction to their future separation at death, their lives should be an ever-unfolding mystery that is being incrementally revealed as they navigate the contours of life together.

You can find the article, video, and infographics here: http://rickthomas.net/episode-20-a-practical-parenting-model-that-you-can-implement-today/

In this video Rick presents a short presentation of a parenting model that you can implement into your family. This is part of a longer seminar/webinar that he provides for organizations.

He takes Ephesians 6:4 and extrapolates on Paul's teaching by giving some practical tips and concepts for you to think about as you train your children to love God and others most of all.

For more parenting articles, please go to rickthomas.net/parenting/

You can find the article here: http://rickthomas.net/working-through-the-pain-of-loss/

I know He has not left me, but I’m hurting right now as I work through these new and unexpected changes in my life. Can you speak into this?

You can find the article here: http://rickthomas.net/death-dying-and-a-few-thoughts-after-life/

My mother died last night at 9:22 PM ET. Because of the divine mercy of God and His kind providence, I was at her bedside as she exited this life.

My brother emailed me a week ago to let me know things were turning for the worse. We cleared our calendar, planning to spend this week with her. She lives 135 miles away in North Carolina. My hometown.

You can find the article here: http://rickthomas.net/50-things-i-want-my-daughter-to-know/

You can find the video here: https://vimeo.com/126990996

As I was thinking about you this week, I started writing down a few thoughts that might help you as you think about your future. These things are not in any particular order, but all of them have significance in their own way.

Some will come sooner than later, but I hope that all of them will be appropriate and beneficial for you. Here you go...