Is There a Lawyer in the Church?

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• There’s a form for THAT?

  Really need to apologize but can’t find the words? Maybe you’ve been putting off one of those healthy but awkward Matthew 18 one-on-one confrontations? Or maybe you just owe someone a little gratitude? Don’t sweat it! Now there’s a form…

• Revealed: 10 Ways Lawyers Rip-Off Clients

  The Business Insider Law Review has a revealing new article on 10 Ways Lawyers Rip-Off Clients. While these aren’t the only ways some lawyers take advantage of clients, the list is a good starting point…

• “A simple, clear-headed, spiritually-based introduction to legal issues”

  Byron Borger, owner of Hearts & Minds, one of America’s best independent Christian booksellers, just posted his thoughts on my book, The Believer’s Guide to Legal Issues, on his BookNotes blog: “What a joy to see a simple, clear-headed,…

• Spiritual Identity Theft: Is Your Lawyer Afraid to be a Christian?

  Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. - Acts 4:29 A Christian law student’s recent post at Christians in a Legal World asks the blunt question: “Would you…

• The Medicaid-Planning Shell Game (full chapter from Believer’s Guide to Legal Issues)

  (Copyright 2008, 2009, Stephen Bloom and Living Ink Books) Chapter 7 The Medicaid-Planning Shell Game If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and…

• Now you can follow @StephenLBloom in the Twitterverse!

  Anyone who enjoys some Christian legal insight (and, yes, some political, economic and personal insight as well) in their tweets is invited to follow me on Twitter! I’m tweeting @StephenLBloom. Look forward to meeting you in…

• Are You Letting Fear and Greed Drive Your Estate Planning?

  Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle. - Proverbs 23:5 The Believer’s Guide to Legal Issues on…

• Is the Legal Profession Hurting Marriages? A Lawyer’s Perspective

  I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Sarah Jennings, Family Editor at Crosswalk.com, to answer her questions about some tough issues at the intersection of law, faith and life. From Crosswalk: Your marriage…

• Revenge: God’s Department, Not Ours

  Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written, ‘It is mine to avenge, I will repay,’ says the Lord. - Romans 12:19 Don’t let a desire for vengeance…

• Teaser from The Litigation Trap: Chapter 1 of The Believer’s Guide to Legal Issues

  Life Lessons: Jeff and Jenny   Jeff slowly ran his fingers through Jenny’s soft blonde hair as he climbed back into bed after closing the bedroom windows.  “Just try to get some sleep, Jen. We’ve…