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Category Archives: My Personal Journey
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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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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Announcing Intentional Interim Ministry Workshop
I will teach a 3-day workshop on Intentional Interim Ministry this fall. The course will be held at Jennings Lodge Retreat Center in Portland, Oregon November 1-3. Leaders from several denominations are sending pastors to this specialized training. If you … Continue reading
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A Preaching Performance?
LeadershipJournal.net just published a provocative piece entitled “Preaching as Performance Art.” Clayton Schmit, professor at Fuller, argues that preaching is always performance. Sometimes we perform so that people notice us; but we should perform so that focus is on God’s … Continue reading
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David Wilkerson Dies
Author of The Cross and the Switchblade and founder of Teen Challenge David Wilkerson died yesterday in a car wreck. When I was in Junior High, I was fascinated with the story of Wilkerson who responded to the voice of … Continue reading
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A Day in the Garden
As I sat in my LaZBoy, feeling the pain of a full day spent working the yard, I wondered why I felt so good. My muscles and joints do not feel good — they are complaining about getting back to … Continue reading
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God’s Definition of “Abundance”
I still like John 10:10: “I come that they might have life, and life abundantly.” However, what “abundance” (or “rich, satisfying”) means has changed over the years. I used to equate “abundance” with lots of money, or undisturbed comfort. This … Continue reading
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