04/11/16 Succession
READING: 1 Kings 1-2 If your church is going through a leadership transition, how is your congregation guarding against the enemy’s attacks? Today’s reading pushes us…
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10 Reasons to Use the Telephone Rather than Email in Ministry
There are good reasons to use the telephone rather than email when doing ministry. Here are some of them.
Read More04/10/16 The Danger of a Census
READING: 2 Samuel 22-24 Let’s just let the Word of God speak for itself today. The final chapters of 2 Samuel resound with the power of…
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An Encouraging Word for Church Leaders for Today
2 Samuel 24:24 "But the king replied to Araunah, 'No, I insist on paying for it. I will not sacrifice to the Lord my…
Read More04/09/16 After That . . .
READING: 2 Samuel 19-21 It’s just one verse, but it speaks loudly to me today: “And after that, God responded to the plea for the land” (2 Sam…
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Saturday Suggestions: April 9, 2016
Check out these suggested readings from this week.
Read More04/08/16 Monuments
READING: 2 Samuel 16-18 I wonder what I will leave behind when the Lord calls me home. Pam and I have a will, and we trust…
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9 Reflections from a Formerly Single Adult
I was a full-time single pastor for ten years before I married. Here are my reflections on singleness and the church.
Read More04/07/16 Negligent Parents and Wayward Children
READING: 2 Samuel 13-15 You’d think that King David would have reacted swiftly and decisively. After all, he had heard that his son Amnon had raped…
Read More04/06/16 “In-Between” Times
READING: 2 Samuel 8-12 They are just a few words, but the weight of those words — and the difference in those words — are enormous. On one…
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