*This is an excerpt from our new book Forgiveness: Conditional Or Absolute? Cutting Through The Confusion As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him. (Psalm 18:30 ) When forgiveness is misunderstood, abuse often follows. Manipulators and abusers thrive where there is faulty forgiveness. Therefore, this gives us even more motivation to accurately understand forgiveness and reconciliation—not just for ourselves, but for everyone else Continue Reading
How False Teachings Damage Your Mental Health: A Biblical Perspective
Is your spiritual life causing more anxiety than peace? In this four part series, Mark sits down with podcaster and researcher Holly Pivec to discuss the connection between false teaching and common struggles like anxiety and depression. In Holly's words: I'm with biblical counselor and author Mark Baker to expose the overlooked link between false teachings—specifically within the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR)—and mental health struggles like depression and chronic guilt. If you’ve ever Continue Reading
Thinking Biblically About Narcissism
In their own eyes they flatter themselves too much to detect or hate their sin. (Psalm 36:1-2) Using the word narcissism has become all the rage—so much so that it has become a household word. In fact, we rarely heard this term ten years ago, but now there are countless articles, books, videos, and podcasts on this idea. Not only that, there is a growing number of people who feel free to casually and summarily judge and condemn other people as narcissists. So what, exactly does Continue Reading
Delivered From Fear + Anxiety
Finding Hope For Life was a direct answer to prayer. I desperately needed help to face, and work through, a seemingly hopeless dental phobia. I also had other struggles I needed help with, but this one was more immediate because I needed to begin the process of having some pretty extensive dental work done. I was quite literally paralyzed by fear at the mere thought of this, which also led to panic attacks at the thought or mention of a dentist. I was also deeply grieved because I knew that I Continue Reading