By Daniel Im
When I was a kid, I wanted to be a doctor. I remember that my family had the Encyclopedia Britannica set, and I would read through it all the time. One of my favorite things to look at within the encyclopedia was the section of transparent pages about human anatomy ...
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Discipleship
Why Discipleship is War –
By Paul Tripp
Discipleship is profoundly more than a set of strategies and workable systems. Discipleship is about transformation of the heart.
Without focusing on the heart of every disciple, none of our strategies and goals produce what we hope. In Matthew 6, Jesus reveals ...
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Discipleship: Preventing Pastoral Burnout –
By Trip Lee
What is God’s plan to train and equip leaders?
Today, we’re surrounded with temptation to compromise and preach false doctrines. Training is vitally needed. We try to be creative in our training and discipling, but we can lean on what God’s been calling us to for ...
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Be Careful to Not “Use” Your Spiritual Disciplines –
By Michael Kelley
Once upon a time I ran a marathon. For years I had heard experienced runners talk about this sense of euphoria that happens during a long race – they called it a “runner’s high,” and it’s that moment when the pain disappears and like magic, your legs are filled ...
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Judgment is a Lazy Substitute for Intimacy –
by Michael Kelley
Judgment is lazy.
Consider a scenario with me. You see someone driving a nice car. It is, in fact, considerably nicer than the car you are driving. Perhaps it’s even the specific kind of car that you wish you were driving at that very moment. So what do you ...
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Why You Should Stop Using Your Personality Test As A Crutch –
Are you an otter or a golden retriever? Are you a “D” or an “I”? Are you an “ENTJ” or “INFP”? Are you a green or a red?
The list could go on and on, for this is the vocabulary of the personality test. I’ve taken several of them myself, and I am consistently amazed at how ...
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