7 Reasons an Unexpected Short Phone Call from a Pastor Can be Encouraging
It doesn’t take long at all. Five minutes. Just a quick phone call from a pastor to a church member. When it’s unexpected, it…
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08/13/20 What Must I Do?
READING: Hosea 11-13, Matthew 19 The young man came to Jesus and asked Him an important question: “‘Teacher, what good must I do to have…
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REPOST AND REVIEW: THREE POSTS I WROTE EARLY IN THE DAYS OF PANDEMIC
Last spring, I wrote three blog posts that addressed potential long-term results of the pandemic. Now several months after I wrote those words, I’d…
Read More08/12/20 Who is the Greatest?
READING: Hosea 7-10, Matthew 18 Jesus spoke about denying oneself as His follower (e.g., Matt 16:24), but His disciples apparently did not listen well. It…
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8 Ways the Enemy is Attacking Churches Today
First, a caveat. While we face a real enemy in Satan and his forces, we are our own worst enemy. In no way can…
Read More08/11/20 Listen to Him
READING: Hosea 4-6, Psalm 58, Matthew 17 They’re just a few words, but they mean much. Indeed, they mean much because God the Father first…
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10 Characteristics of the Best Second-Chair Leaders I’ve Known
It’s not always easy to be a second-chair leader, especially when you want to lead but aren’t in the primary seat of leadership. On…
Read More08/10/20 Out of the Same Mouth
READING: Hosea 1-3, Matthew 16 The contrast could not be more dramatic. Simon Peter got it right when he declared that Jesus was “the Messiah,…
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10 Ways to Improve and Re-focus Fellowship Events at Church
Imagine my excitement when I attended my first “fellowship meal” as a young believer. More than 100 Baptists brought incredible food to my first…
Read More08/09/20 Sunday Quote
“No person has ever impacted the world like Jesus.” Daniel Akin, Christology: The Study of Christ (Franklin, TN: Rainer Publishing, 2013), 9. ——…
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