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New freedom for leadership depth
Leadership for the Millenials doesn’t have to be relevant as much as it has to offer spiritual depth. That is the central thesis of Kevin A. Miller in From Relevant Dude to Spiritual Father | LeadershipJournal.net. This is good news … Continue reading
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Is it time to Weed?
While I was on my walk this morning, I noticed two kinds of houses in my neighborhood. Some houses looked attractive. They made feel comfortable and think, “I could be happy living here.” Other houses were off-putting. Their appearance made … Continue reading
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New Job
This morning, I accepted the offer to teach Gospels and Acts at New Hope Christian College. Classes start next Wednesday, so I am furiously polishing off a syllabus from Gospels courses and adding an Acts segment. One of the books … Continue reading
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From Mourning to Promise
“Depth of mercy! Can there be Mercy still reserved for me? Can my God His wrath forbear, Me, the chief of sinners, spare?” These words haunted me as I drove my car this morning. I was listening to a Selah … Continue reading
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Use your strengths!
“My fully-exploited strengths were of far greater value to our organization than my marginally-improved weaknesses.” I picked this up from Andy Stanley today. This is part of a hope-based life plan. Too often, we slide into the deficit-based life plan. … Continue reading
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Why Small Beginnings Work
I am reading in Zechariah this month for devotions since I am teaching Old Testament Prophets. I must admit, I rarely turn to read Zechariah and I cannot remember when I have taught or preached from it. But I must … Continue reading
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The Presence of Angels
Excuse my honesty, but I have always wondered about the fascination about angels. I never doubted their existence; but I could not see why many people are drawn to them. This morning, I read Michael Card’s Luke: The Gospel of … Continue reading
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Is “Yes” really “Yes”?
I stumbled on a post with a strange name: “Yes, Maybe, No.” In it, Andree Seu bemoans our contemporary inability to keep commitments. She says it better than me, but I agree with her. Part of the glory of Christian … Continue reading
What are your 30 pieces of silver?
We love to read about Judas because his story gives us permission to castigate selling out Jesus, forgetting all the ways that we sell out Jesus all the time. We sell out Jesus when our fear makes us cave into … Continue reading
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Introducing the Transitional Leadership Center
Last week I started my new business venture: Transitional Leadership Center, LLC. The mission of the Transitional Leadership Center is to train and support leaders who guide churches during periods of great stress. Every church goes through periods of great … Continue reading
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