Tag: Bible
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I Want To Read The Bible More
I’ve had a lot of history with reading the Bible. I teach it, I study it, and I do desire others to love it more. In my years I’ve tried many a Bible reading plan. You know, the ones with the beautiful little boxes you can check off after reading! Those boxes that make you…
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Caution Versus Fear
We all know leaders must take risks. Somewhere, it must be included in the definition of a leader. Leaders take people places they did not think they could go. Together we are able to accomplish more than we would on our own. Recently, I heard pastor and author, Mark Batterson, express this sentiment by saying,…
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Charis by Preston Sprinkle
I picked up a free copy of [amazon_link id=”B00J3F1Q5Q” target=”_blank” ]Charis: God’s Scandalous Grace for Us[/amazon_link] by Preston Sprinkle. As you know, if there is a book on grace, I want to get my hands on it. I had never heard of Preston Sprinkle before. I have no idea what his views on other topics are.…
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One’s Mission Field, Another’s Opportunity
One man’s mission field is another’s land of opportunity. I realized this in a fresh way as I was interacting with some immigrants to South Africa from Malawi. They were telling me about their home nation, Malawi. The common descriptions were of a lush, green, and beautiful nation which was peaceful. They left their homeland…
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The Signs of Christmas
What are the signs which point to Christmas coming? In every culture there are different visuals which alert us to the coming of this holiday season. When I first moved to South Africa, Christmas snuck up on me because I did not see the normal American signs. Once I learned the new signs, I could…