Category: Grace
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Known
All of us desire to be known. God has created us with a desire to receive approval. It begins with our parents, and transfers over time to our spouse, our boss, our community, and those we impact. We spent an immense amount of time and energy increasing our ability to be known. Even success does…
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Choose Wisely
In the church today, our motivations towards holiness fall somewhere between two extremes. On one side, we have the “your ticket is punched, do whatever you want” camp which receives labels such as cheap grace and sloppy agape. On theother side, we have a controlling, law-oriented, manipulation-based “scare them into the kingdom and keep them…
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Land the Plane
How many times have we sat in a church service of a meeting and watched as the speaker attempted to end the service unsuccessfully. Speakers circle the airfield in holding patterns as they attempt to land the plane in their talks. Most times, I feel a speaker goes too long. If they would have shaved…
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The Force of More (with Giveaway!)
We all feel it. The relentless pull of more. It affects us in our finances and material possessions. The new car, the upgraded cell phone, or just a bit more space in our home. The pull compels us in our jobs. Reach for that new promotion, open a new branch of the ministry, or it…
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Are People Good?
We see countless headlines about the athlete who took drugs, denied it, then when he got caught says, “I’ve made mistakes.” Politicians are caught in immorality, acknowledge their failures only to get re-elected in a few years. Why are we surprised when they mess up again? We want to point the finger of blame. “I’m…