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Ever heard from the Bible the story of Joseph? He was youngest son of a large family, 12 kids and counting. For whatever reason His father, Jacob, seemed to love him more, and blessed Joseph with a coat of many colors. It represented favor, blessing…and authority. No wonder his older brothers plotted to get rid
Many Christians and their religious denomination strive to be different from others…to set themselves apart in a superior way than their Christian brothers. I understand churches and denominations push their wares…their denominational distinctiveness. One denom. even purports ‘We are the closest thing to the New Testament Church! Oh really. Its funny. I’ve asked How so? and
Is your church struggling with growth and dealing with societal changes? Being shrewd, astute and savvy isn’t ungodly. Some people consider it giving in to the world. It isn’t worldly but wise. Its being aware of your surroundings, the generation, the society and changes taking place, and adapting(not adopting) how we do Kingdom business. Jesus told his
Some years after the advent of Christianity, false teachings and heresies of all kinds formulated; some variations so very close a DNA match with true Christianity that are near difficult to tell the difference while others were overtly different opposing Christ’s teaching. Many of the New Testament writers; Paul, James, Peter, Jude, had a lot
I go to my local bank to make a deposit. I walk in, or drive through. Complete the deposit slip at the counter, hand it to the teller who transacts my business, hands me back slip and I walk out. Simple. Easy. Quick. I’m done. More and more habitual actions are becoming simplified and easy
Your the new pastor (or new business management). After less than 6 months the honeymoon has worn off and you begin to understand that your leadership team (and some church members) doesn’t jive with yours. What do you do? We’re going to approach this from a ministry standpoint. Whatever you believe the mission and vision
Consider your words. They have power. By your words you employ someone to do the work you tell them. I spoke to and hired a building contractor. By my words, he did the work I told him and a house was built. Your words can make things happen. That’s part of the ability of our
Writing is a noble. Let me first say what a pleasure it is to meet and get to know so many of you. (It really prioritized my attention about how to use a meal time to intentionally get to know another. There’s a real lesson there.) If you think about it, writing is very important.
30 minutes ago I stood in the line to checkout at a local grocer. I read the cover of People magazine illustrated with a photo of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade. I thinks its tragic for anyone to suffer with depression or anxiety and then act upon their suicidal thoughts, taking their own life. Its
People will always say something about you-what they think about you. You can ask 10 people what they think about and many will have something different to say. Who will you believe then? What some people say matters because you respect and trust them. You know they care about you. But then there are others
