09/15/20 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…
Read More09/12/20 Saturday Quote
“The fact is, in the end, despite what the world often accuses us of, Christianity does not require people to make an irrational ‘leap…
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Saturday Suggestions/Week in Review
Check out these important posts from others: Glorify God. Keep a Journal by Rebecca Vandoodewaard A journal can be very helpful for sustained focus…
Read More09/11/20 The Beauty of the Body of Christ
READING: Isaiah 41-44, 1 Corinthians 12 The New Testament church really is an amazing organism. Somehow, God takes people from different backgrounds, different cultures, different…
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8 Reasons Worship this Weekend Makes Me Anxious as a Pastor
Well, perhaps “anxious” is the wrong word – but I do face the reality of serious introspection and a sense of fearful awe as…
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