Tag: freedom
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The Pursuit of Balance Through “Yes…But..”
The topic of grace is one which is often met with the response, “Yes…..But,….” Why is this? We agree, but feel the need to bring balance or present another equally important truth. Is it because there is such a fine line of walking in truth and avoiding extremes? Think of how often we do this….…
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A Vicious Cycle
Do you find yourself going around the same issues over and over in your Christian walk? Do we employ new and better strategies for breaking that certain sin’s hold on us? Are we always pushing the reset button after our latest failure? Does it actually seem like the harder we try to live for God,…
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Inviting Feedback
One of the podcasts I listen to regularly is the Andy Stanley Leadership Podcast. These are short, powerful talks which I apply to my leadership often Recently they did a two-part series of the “Art of Inviting Feedback”. Andy interviewed Clay Scroggins, who is the constantly doing this in the North Point organization. The question…
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Dirty God
I just finished up [amazon_link id=”B00ADUMU8C” target=”_blank” ]Dirty God: Jesus in the Trenches[/amazon_link] by Johnnie Moore as my first book of 2014. Moore is the Vice President of Liberty University. This is a great book which combines the truth of grace with the “putting action to your faith” the Bible calls us to. One of the…
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True Leadership
In light of the recent loss of Nelson Mandela, I thought a fitting tribute would be to explore leadership a bit. Mandela epitomized many of these Biblical characteristics as he changed South Africa and the world. This post is dedicated to the hope that the world can see more leaders like Mandela raised up in…