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The Scandal of “Either – Or” Thinking

An Ode To Extremes One of my “favorite” TV Bible teachers (I won’t mention his name, but he often says, “Now listen to me…”. He...
David and mountain

Soft Power Before Hard Power

The early Church had an oppositional atmosphere that, in some ways, served the purposes of God. The opposition to the message of the coming of...
David hearing

Simplifying God’s Voice

Do you feel inadequate in the area of connecting with God's voice? When you hear others mention they have gotten specific guidance from God...
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Go Out Anyway

Just Show Up! When it comes to doing outreach projects with teams a lot can go right... and wrong. After doing team-oriented outreaches for decades...
night city people

Have You Considered Starting A Sunday PM Service?

There has been talk of late about the downside of starting Saturday evening services. Having pioneered that time slot from the get-go as an...
light on the water

Make A Difference In The Next 100 Days

New and established leaders alike are in the same boat as a new president steps into office. We need to establish ourselves afresh in...
oh my cod?

Find What You Do To Change The World

We all have relatives in our extended families - uncles, grandparents, maybe even parents - that have lived out entire lives of boring sameness....
billy-graham

Do the Work of an Evangelist

Yes, I am overstating this observation, but not by much.  Paul told Timothy to do the work of an evangelist - even tough the...
water under tree

River

The move of God is pictured in the scriptures as a river consistently from Genesis to Revelation. That is a powerful picture of progress…...
quiet time

Quiet Time – Not In History

Martin Luther was asked by his barber how to improve his prayer life.  Luther was stirred by the simple question.  As authors are sometimes...

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