Rick Thomas | Your Daily Drive

You can find the show notes here: http://rickthomas.net/interview-counseling-happen-church/ Can using the biblical soul care model in a small group setting address problems and accomplish discipleship in the local church.

One of the more common complaints I hear from spouses is when one of the partners in the marriage talk about being alone in the marriage. These lonely spouses perceive a seemingly invisible barrier between them. It's a level of communication they cannot move past. Read Here http://rickthomas.net/im-living-alone-in-my-marriage/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the worl...

If you knew of a person or a group of people were being deceived by someone, would you choose to mock them or their leader as a way to win them to the truth of God? Read here: http://rickthomas.net/its-unwise-and-unhelpful-to-mock-joel-osteen/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or yo...

You can find the article here: http://rickthomas.net/something-must-come-between-us-or-were-going-to-kill-each-other/ Perhaps you get angry at your spouse, or your children, or certain acquaintances. Does the cross of Christ affect how you fight? Does it alter or temper your frustration toward others? Can you stand and take in the realities of the cross while easily and un-forgivingly convicting,...

You can find the show notes here: http://rickthomas.net/white-guy-talks-black-guy-black-things/# I sat down with Darrell Harrison and interviewed him on race related topics that have been current and long-standing issues in our American culture. Darrell is a Christian black man who writes about race and culture.

The messiest place on earth outside our families should be the local church. Each family unit is a context where masks come off as our real selves are exposed to each other. The local church is a macro context of the micro family. Read Here: https://rickthomas.net/five-ways-can-love-church/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member...

When a wife has been shaped by her past to be insecure marries a husband who is prone to harshness, their marriage will be an endless loop of relational collisions. The main responsibility is for the husband to learn how to build up his wife with his words rather than tear her down. Read Here: http://rickthomas.net/the-insecure-wife-who-lives-with-the-harsh-husband/ Will you help us so we can cont...

Mailbag Question: I would love to know more about how the biblical counseling movement understands and responds to Adlerian psychology, particularly its impact on modern “positive parent​ing” principles. In my reading, there are aspects I really enjoy about it, and others that drive me bonkers. Do you know of any good readings or teachings out there that gives a very thoughtful response to the goo...

I interviewed my friend, Pastor Mike Hawkins about his life, pastoring, counseling, and how our ministry intersects with his on a day-to-day basis. I have known Mike for a few years, and we have been in the trenches with many counseling situations. Read Here: http://rickthomas.net/interview-pastor-thoughts-caring-others/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You...

You can find the article here? This is the third in a series of commentaries I’ll be writing on traditions and customs that, in my humble opinion, are doing damage to the missional purpose of what is commonly referred to as the “Black Church”. The objective of this series is not to denigrate any particular denomination, church, or individual, but to humbly address what I personally view as orthopr...

You can find the article here: http://rickthomas.net/the-cure-for-the-distracted-heart/ What captured my attention first were the words Above all else. My imagination journeyed into a consideration about the seemingly absolute quality of those words. Those words wanted to make a broad and full sweep across the details of my daily life. The list of people, activities, personal engagements, responsi...

If everything in your life cannot be the most important thing in your life, then what is the most important thing to you? If you were to choose your topmost priority, aim, or goal in life, what would you choose? Read Here: http://rickthomas.net/your-wife-your-children-and-other-secondary-considerations/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supp...

You can find the article here: http://rickthomas.net/a-reason-the-word-of-god-does-not-connect-with-our-culture/ My question about this is not about the power of truth, especially God’s Truth, to capture and lead the person to salvation. It is whether reasoned (intellectual, rational) appeals to truth and goodness are, by themselves, most fitting in the contemporary cultural scene, which is marked...

Few things in our culture today are sadder than the deterioration of the family. It does not matter any longer if you’re a Christian; being Christian does not insulate you from the encroachments of sin. Abuse has many aspects. This article addresses only one of the many questions about abuse: can a Christian spouse divorce her husband because of abuse? Read Here: http://rickthomas.net/can-a-christ...

The number reason you need someone is not to meet your deepest longings, but to image the Trinity in a relationship community. To fully grasp this, you must pretend--at least for a moment. Read Here: http://rickthomas.net/the-number-one-reason-you-need-someone/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring...

You can find the article here: http://rickthomas.net/the-problem-when-black-churches-treat-the-pastors-wife-as-co-pastor/ This is the second in a series of commentaries I’ll be writing on traditions and customs that, in my humble opinion, are doing damage to the missional purpose of what is commonly referred to as the “Black Church”. The objective of this series is not to denigrate any particular...

You can find the article here: http://rickthomas.net/episode-31-abuse-suffering-and-other-painful-disappointments/ This podcast is a letter written to a friend on our Member's forum, who has gone through abuse. It was written to affirm the direction she is taking, while providing some safeguards about potential future issues.

Celebrating a birthday is fun. Each family has their birthday tradition. The past few years we have been celebrating our family birthdays this way. We call them birthday adventures. Read Here: http://rickthomas.net/a-cool-idea-to-do-on-your-birthday Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/...

Girls are unique individuals that every dad, husband, and boyfriend need to understand. Regardless of her age, there are common truths that apply to all girls. Read Here: http://rickthomas.net/what-every-guy-needs-to-know-about-every-girl-regardless-of-her-age/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring...

Careful assessment and outside input is one of the best things that could happen to any girl who wants to be married. Her future marriage is too important. Read Here: http://rickthomas.net/open-letter-to-any-girl-who-wants-to-be-married/ Will you help us so we can continue to provide free content to the world? You can become a supporting member here rickthomas.net/recurring-membership/ Or you can...

In the last chapter, I talked about the differences between boys and girls, and their unique sexual temptations. Now I’m going to talk about the long-term consequences of premarital sex by looking at a couple who had premarital sex and the long-term effects of their cover-up. Read Here: http://rickthomas.net/sex-before-marriage-is-the-beginning-of-a-trail-of-tears/ Will you help us so we can conti...

You can find the article here: http://rickthomas.net/10-things-the-black-church-should-stop-doing/ This is the first in a series of commentaries I’ll be writing on traditions and customs which, in my humble opinion, are doing damage to the missional purpose of what is commonly referred to as the “Black Church”.

You can find the show notes here : http://rickthomas.net/episode-30-when-you-are-hurt-by-your-local-church/ We all say there are no perfect churches. It sounds good, and it is a true statement. But what if we explored more in-depth about how you relate to your imperfect church? I suspect that every person reading this piece has been hurt in some way or another by something that has happened in a l...

You can find the article here: http://rickthomas.net/Your-life-is-shaping-your-childs-life I was having a conversation with my son the other day and mentioned to him that he was going to be my replacement. It was a sobering thought. My son will grow up one day and become some version of what I have modeled for him. The good and the bad of my life will bring shape to his future life.

You can find the article here: http://rickthomas.net/A-biblical-reason-to-love-our-bodies The almost daily news reports about men and women strapping explosive devices to their bodies, becoming human bombs, and exploding in public places in order to cause terror have become, sadly, all too common and frequent. What has happened to our relationship to the human body that it can now so easily be use...