09/17/20 Refreshing of the Spirit
READING: Isaiah 56-59, Psalm 70, 1 Corinthians 16 Have you ever been in a situation where the arrival of friends renewed your heart? Sometimes we…
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For Pastors: A Simple Step toward Personal Renewal and Church Revitalization
Do you need renewal? Does your church need revitalization? Here’s my simple suggestion for moving toward personal renewal and revitalization: remember what it was…
Read More09/16/20 Death, Where is Your Sting?
READING: Isaiah 53-55, Psalm 128, 1 Corinthians 15 I will never forget the first funeral I officiated. I had actually never even attended a funeral,…
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8 Reasons Negative People Don’t Recognize They’re Negative
You probably know people who are always negative. You see it, and others see it—but the negative person doesn’t seem to have a clue….
Read More09/15/20 Do Everything to Build Up
READING: Isaiah 49-52, Psalm 69, 1 Corinthians 14 Sometimes I wonder if we give sufficient energy and time to evaluate what we include in our…
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12 Ministry Questions Church Leaders Have Asked
As a seminary professor and church consultant, I hear a lot of questions about church. Here are some of the most recent questions (without my…
Read More09/14/20 Self-Evaluation via the Love Chapter
READING: Isaiah 45-48, 1 Corinthians 13 I don’t officiate a lot of weddings these days, but I almost always read 1 Corinthians 13 when I…
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7 Reasons We Can’t Give Up on Our Non-believing Friends
Maybe you’ve prayed for a non-believing family member or friend for a long time – so long, in fact, that you’re close to giving…
Read More09/13/20 Sunday Quote
“. . . fasting is peculiarly suited to glorify God in this way. It is fundamentally an offering of emptiness to God in hope….
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An Encouraging Word for Church Leaders for Today
Lamentations 3:22-23 “Because of the Lord’s faithful love we do not perish, for his mercies never end. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness!” We have much…
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