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Lesson #7a: What I Wish (as a Pastor) that I had Known, Understood, Believed and Lived 30 Years Ago.
Subtitle: A Humble Life (Part 1). This week I’ve come to lesson #7a in my “What I Wish…” series. I will be spending a few weeks on this particular point because I feel it is one of the most important of all the lessons that I am sharing in this series. I wrote briefly about…
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The Problem with Pizzazz – Interview with Chuck Swindoll
Has entertainment replaced Scripture as the center of our worship? A Leadership Journal interview with Chuck Swindoll. A survey in 2009 asked pastors to identify the most influential living preacher. Chuck Swindoll came in second only to Billy Graham. How does one use that kind of cachet? Apparently to call the church back from its captivity…
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Stand Alone Post: Theologically Profound and Hope-Filled Quotes on “The Cross of Christ”
“For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.” (1 Corinthians 2:2 ESV). As we approach Good Friday and then Resurrection Sunday in a few days, I thought I would pass along to you some of the “best of the best” quotes that I have come across recently on the…
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Stand Alone Post: Halftime – Clearing Up Confusion, Moving Ahead
So far in my series entitled “What I Wish (as a Pastor) that I had Known, Understood, Believed and Lived 30 Years Ago,” we have covered SIX of the TWELVE “lessons” in the series. One of my long time pastor friends from North Carolina was kind enough to remind me that it has been a…
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Lesson #6: What I Wish (as a Pastor) that I had Known, Understood, Believed and Lived 30 years ago
Subtitle: “The importance of your daily habits.” This week, we continue with Lesson #6 in the series “What I Wish (as a Pastor) that I had Known, Understood, Believed and Lived 30 Years Ago.” Here is Lesson Number 6: The daily habits of your life will be one of the greatest single factors in your…
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Stand Alone Post: “The Hole in our Holiness” & Reviews of Rob Bell’s “Love Wins”
One of the young pastors that I enjoy reading on a regular basis is Kevin DeYoung. Kevin is an accomplished author and speaker (only in his late 30’s, maybe early 40’s at most). I find that he has a great deal of wisdom and insight on everything from theology to church ministry to Christian living…
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Stand Alone Post: Read through Desiring God with John Piper!
Beginning Thursday, March 31, 2011 from 12:00-1:00 PM (EST) John Piper will be hosting a series of five interactive roundtable discussions with the guys at Bethlehem College and Seminary based on his book Desiring God. And they will be live-streaming it on the web. This is a great opportunity to reacquaint yourself with Desiring God, or to read it…
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Lesson #5: What I Wish (as a Pastor) that I had Known, Understood, Believed and Lived 30 years ago
Subtitle: “Bites from sheep and the sovereignty of God.” This week, we continue with Lesson #5 in the series “What I Wish (as a Pastor) that I had Known, Understood, Believed and Lived 30 Years Ago.” Number 5: You must remind yourself daily of this simple, but profound and incredibly comforting truth: God is sovereign and in…
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Stand Alone Post: A La Carte – Quotable Quotes
My “quotes” file was beginning to overflow, so I thought I would pass on some of the best ones I’ve collected in the last few months: “Only when you know how to die can you know how to live.” – J. I. Packer “Jesus is the only Lord who, if you receive him, will fulfill…
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Lesson #4: What I Wish (as a Pastor) that I had Known, Understood, Believed and Lived 30 years ago
Subtitle: “Feeling discouraged? Want to ‘throw in the towel?” Today I continue in the series “What I Wish (as a Pastor) that I had Known, Understood, Believed and Lived 30 years ago.” So far, we have looked at three of the 12 lessons. This week we come to number four. Number 4: Ministry will always…