When Donald Trump won the presidency, I asked my editor to hold the presses in case I needed to make some last-minute changes to This Is Our Time.
In one of the chapters, “Never ‘at Home’ in the City of Man,” I offer counsel on how Christians can be faithful to Jesus in the ...
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Dragon or Lamb part IV –
by Jamin Goggin and Kyle Strobel
Importantly, embracing our weakness is not synonymous with self-loathing. We are not called to mope about like Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh, reciting a narrative of failure over our lives. An embrace of our weakness does not negate the truths that ...
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5 Scriptures That Will Super-Charge Your Bible Engagement –
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1. MEDITATE ON GOD'S WORD DAY & NIGHT (PSALM 1:1-3)
"Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of ...
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4 Questions for Fighting Spiritual Apathy –
I don’t mind growing older, but I do mind growing softer. Only one of these do I have any control over. Spiritual atrophy is similar to physical atrophy in that I must fight both, or grow softer and weaker.
Atrophy doesn’t just happen to churches, it also happens to pastors. ...
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3 Reasons Pastors Should Read Leadership Books –
There can be seasons in a church leader’s life when reading leadership books is a bad idea. If one’s devotional life is weak, Christian worldview is not firm, or compassion for people is waning, then church leaders should flee from leadership books.
However, if devotional life ...
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4 Ways A Short Temper Can Hurt Your Leadership –
By Art Rainer
A patient person shows great understanding, but a quick-tempered one promotes foolishness. -Proverbs 14:29
There are several verses in the Bible that discuss the dangers of a quick temper.
I have been able to work and learn from some great leaders so far. I truly ...
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