7 Questions to Determine if Your Prayer Life is More Ritual or Relationship
Prayer is seldom easy. I talk with a lot of folks about prayer, and I fear that many of them approach prayer as a ritual rather than as a relationship.
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09/11/16 Pay Attention
READING: Ezekiel 40-42 I can remember my mom saying it to me: “Pay attention to me.” I said it to students when I taught ninth-grade English…
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An Encouraging Word for Church Leaders for Today
Ezekiel 43:4-5 "The glory of the Lord entered the temple through the gate facing east. Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me…
Read More09/10/16 The Spirit Gives Life
READING: Ezekiel 37-39 Consider this truth: God lives in us. Please stop and read those words again: God lives in us. People around the world build altars and…
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Saturday Suggestions: September 10, 2016
Check out these resources on leadership, apologizing, pain, teamwork, and ministry.
Read More09/09/16 Leaders
READING: Ezekiel 34-36 God is not pleased with leaders who don’t take care of His people. In fact, He makes that truth clear in today’s reading. …
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8 Old Ideas that Need to Come Back
I’ve been around church long enough now to remember some things that worked well at one point, but that lost their glamour over time.
Read More09/08/16 They Did Not Obey
READING: Ezekiel 31-33 There are times when the Bible describes something in a way that gives me pause and makes me think, “Wow. That’s a dramatic picture…
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10 Really Smart Things I Did as a Young Pastor
I’ve tried to come up with really smart things I did, and here’s what I’ve learned: any smart thing I did happened completely and only because of the grace of God.
Read More09/07/16 On the Winning Side
READING: Ezekiel 28-30 Ezekiel 28:11-19 is a debated text. Some scholars see these verses as simply a lament against the literal king of Tyre. Others see…
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