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Monday, August 11th, 2008
The Leadership Summit this year was once again an inspiring and informative event. But I was particularly glad that they included a number of pastors of innovative churches as Summit speakers. While I often enjoy hearing secular business leaders, I don't always find them very helpful in my own leadership. I ...
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
I got back yesterday from spending a week at Seaside Park.
It was just the kind if vacation I needed--a lazy, leisurely, lounge around kind of vacation. Lazy mornings, long talks with friends, afternoon naps, lots of italian food, and chocolate milkshakes from the Sundae Times. And of course several good books to read.
This ...
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Sunday, July 20th, 2008
I love how Matthew 11:28-29 reads in the Message:
"Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out? Get away with Me and you'll recover your life...Walk with Me and work with Me--watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace."
Have you ever noticed that Jesus never seemed flustered, flurried, worried ...
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Thursday, July 17th, 2008
This Sunday, I'll be continuing my series Great Verses To Live By. The title of my message is: "Dreams Don't Come With Expiration Dates." And the verse we're going to look at is found in Psalm 27:14:
"Wait for the Lord. Be strong and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for ...
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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
The news magazine The Week, recently reviewed a column written by Michael Kinsley, columnist for The New York Times, in which he pointed out that the mantra for the 2008 presidential race is "change." Barak Obama led the charge as the candidate for change, but the other Democratic candidates, and even the ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
This Sunday, I begin a new series of messages which will continue through the summer. The series is entitled Great Verses to Live By. The verses highlighted in this series are not necessarily the most popular verses. Most of them will never be found on posters and T-shirts. But they ...
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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
I've always loved to play football. Good old bone-jarring tackle football (and, no, we didn't wear any protective equipment, even if we could afford it). Because I was fast, I usually played wide receiver. My job was to go deep on every play. Every play, I went for the touchdown.
So it ...
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
"God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble" (James 4:6).
Only the humble receive grace. And since nothing can be accomplished in the Christian life apart from the grace of God, that makes humility the most important character quality we can possess. It's the key that unlocks the door ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
I often point out that it's a lot easier to get in on what God's doing than it is to get God to bless what I'm doing. God's funny that way: He prefers to bless what He's doing.
I used to spend a lot of energy trying to convince God that my ...
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Saturday, June 21st, 2008
This upcoming Sunday, I'll be concluding my series What a Good God, God Is! In this series, I've been highlighting some of the key aspects of God's goodness--His love, His grace, His faithfulness. This Sunday, I want to focus on another important aspect of God's goodness--"God's Extravagant Generosity."
Have you ever ...
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