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Stay Focused
One of my retirement goals is to develop a constant awareness of God’s presence. But here’s what I noticed this morning: as I settling into my prayer time, I was hit with a “urgent need” to check my email. It … Continue reading
Organizing the Bible and Digging for Transformation
For our last session of “From Scroll to eBook,” we looked at how the Bible is organized, and then peeked into a couple of online tools for digging into a Bible passage. The slides can be accessed at scroll to ebook6 … Continue reading
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Prioritizing Unity
“Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. (Ephesians 4:3, NIV)” The Apostle Paul starts the application section of this letter with this exhortation. Having spent three chapters laying out a theological foundation, … Continue reading
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A look under the hood
Last week was a busy week in “From Scroll to eBook.” Our discussions covered An inside look at the Greek New Testament A partial answer to “Why do we have some many versions of the Bible?” An opportunity to practice … Continue reading
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What the First Hebrew Scriptures looked like
The fourth session of “From Scoll to eBook” investigated what the first copies of the Hebrew scriptures looked like. At the end, we practiced using the Bible as a prayer guide. You can check out the details at scroll to ebook4
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How We Received the Bible
Last week, I continued my guest series at New Hope Eugene by discussing why we believe our Bible is extremely close to the documents written by the original authors. Then we examined the human-divine process of recognizing selected works as … Continue reading
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Why We Believe the Bible
On September 25, I shared four reasons “Why We Believe the Bible.” Check them out at Scroll to eBook 2
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Guest Teaching at New Hope Eugene
This Wednesday, I started a six-week stint as guest teacher at the Wednesday night worship for New Hope Eugene. I discussed “Who Wrote the Bible” with a wonderfully responsive group. You can download the slides from Scroll to eBook 1 final … Continue reading
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The world needs more leaders, but we need leaders who excel at following. Aristotle knew that the most important quality for leading is developed by following. What is that quality? Self-discipline. Leaders must discipline themselves in order to lead effectively. … Continue reading
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Leaders and Sabotage
Edwin Friedman has been a gift to me, with insights about how relationships, families, and church families function. I’m just now reading A Failure of Nerve, his last book. Friedman didn’t complete the book before he died, but the manuscript he … Continue reading
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