Monthly Archives: August 2011

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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