06/23/24 Sunday Prayer Challenge
Today’s prayer is an unusual one: pray for pastors around the country who are considering a call to another congregation. It’s difficult to be…
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An Encouraging Word for Church Leaders for Today
Psalm 121:3-4 “He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber. Indeed, the Protector of Israel does not slumber or…
Read More06/21/24 Gazing into Heaven
READING: One-year plan: 1 Chronicles 24-26, Acts 1 Two-year plan: Deuteronomy 23-24, Luke 3:1-20 ———- Sometimes it’s just easier to gaze into the heavens…
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12 Times when Church is Really Sweet
I know some Sundays (and in fact, some entire ministries) are really rough for some pastors. Church people can be difficult, if not downright…
Read More06/20/24 In Whose Power?
READING: One-year plan: 1 Chronicles 19-23, John 20:19-21:25 Two-year plan: Deuteronomy 21-22, Luke 2:36-52 ——— I can never read 1 Chronicles 21 without deep…
Read More06/19/24 Among the Nations
READING: One-year plan: 1 Chronicles 16:7-18:17, John 19:25-20:18 Two-year plan: Deuteronomy 19-20, Luke 2:21-35 ——– My heart beats for the nations to know God…
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Wednesday Words: A Six-Month Spiritual Check Up
It’s good to do some self-reflection. As we approach the six-month point of 2024, use this set of questions to evaluate your own life…
Read More06/18/24 No Comparison
READING: One-year plan: 1 Chronicles 13:1-16:6, John 18:28-19:24 Two-year plan: Deuteronomy 16:18-18:22, Luke 2:1-20 ———- It’s another of the contrasts in the Bible that…
Read More06/17/24 “I Am Not . . . .
One-year plan: 1 Chronicles 10-12, John 18:1-27 Two-year plan: Deuteronomy 15:1-16:17, Luke 1:67-80 ——– Every time I read about Peter’s denying Jesus three times,…
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10 Signs of Living in “Holy Spirit Confidence”
I confess I’m writing this post today for my own sake. I have a couple of older men in my life who walk with…
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