Tag: grace
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Malcolm Gladwell on the Underdog (A Review of David and Goliath)
Malcolm Gladwell explores the concept of being at a disadvantage in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles in his new book, [amazon_link id=”B00BAXFAOW” target=”_blank” ]David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants[/amazon_link]. His premise is that weakness is not always what it seems. Gladwell combines stories, history, research and psychology to draw…
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Discouraged? Feel Like Going Fishing?
Matthew 11:28 “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” The Catalyst Conference I recently attended is a gathering of pastors, church leaders, writers and speakers. People who are giving themselves in the arena of ministry. Many come to Catalyst hungry to be fed since they routinely…
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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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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…