Tag: growth
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God Uses Ordinary People
Society tells us we must be bigger, better, faster and stronger to find success. The fact that society exalts displays of strength is not something new to the twenty-first century. Paul dealt with these very things in Second Corinthians. Corinth was a leading first-century city, steeped in the Greek worldview, a worldview that exalted all…
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The Subtle Power of Entitlement
As a believer, a dangerous belief lurks nearby desiring to take root in our hearts. It’s subtle. It creeps in and begins to affect our emotions and our thoughts. Entitlement. Phrases which start with “I” and include verbs like “deserve”, “am owed”, “expect”, and more. This false belief rears its head in many ways, mostly…
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Lifelong Learning
On NoSuperHeroes, we speak about grace often. I post titles like Want Growth? Stop Trying! and Pleasing God or Trusting God? It would be easy to assume we are all grace and no effort on our part. Sloppy Agape some would call it. Just to be sure, I totally believe in being intentional about growth.…
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Which Path Am I On?
We’ve been considering the difference between pleasing God and trusting Him. The motivation has come through [amazon_link id=”B006G3NFR0″ target=”_blank” ]The Cure: What If God Isn’t Who You Think He Is And Neither Are You[/amazon_link]. I am so impressed with the content of this book and think it hits a nerve among believers as we walk out the…
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Pleasing God or Trusting God?
Which is better? To work at pleasing God or to focusing on trusting God? Where should we focus more of our attention and effort? In their book, [amazon_link id=”B006G3NFR0″ target=”_blank” ]The Cure: What If God Isn’t Who You Think He Is And Neither Are You[/amazon_link], Bill Thrall, Bruce McNicol, and John S. Lynch explore this tension.…