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Stand Alone Post: Like an Unopened Love Letter
This picture is one I took back in the Summer of 1983 when Lisa and I were visiting Multnomah School of the Bible in Portland, Oregon. Next door to Multnomah’s campus was Central Bible Church, both of which were founded by Dr. John G. Mitchell. One of his most memorable sayings was “Don’t you folks…
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Lesson #1: What I Wish (as a Pastor) that I had Known, Understood, Believed and Lived 30 years ago
Subtitle: “Decide which hills are worth dying on, and which are not.” Recently, I had the privilege and opportunity to speak to a group of pastors on the subject of “What I Wish (as a Pastor) I Had Known, Understood, Believed and Lived 30 years Ago.” I narrowed my list down to “12 Lessons” (out…
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Stand Alone Post: Suffering hardship, experiencing pain, and dealing with discouragement
What happens when your dreams are shattered? Recently I read an excellent book by Pete Wilson (lead pastor at Cross Point Church in Nashville, TN) entitled… Plan B: What Do You Do When God Doesn’t Show Up The Way You Thought He Would?
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Stand Alone Post: Tears of the Saints
I wanted to share two incredibly powerful and excellent ministry-related resources with you today from the historic Lausanne Congress that just wrapped up last weekend in Cape Town, South Africa. The first is a heart-grabbing, tear-producing video entitled “The Tears of the Saints” relating the latest statistics on the needs in our world today. I would encourage…
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Stand Alone Post: How Do We Overcome Sin?
Over the years, one of my favorite writers and speakers has been Randy Alcorn. When I was in seminary (Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon) back in the late 1980’s, our family attended Good Shepherd Community Church where Stu Weber was lead pastor and Randy Alcorn was associate pastor. We learned much from both Stu and…
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Stand Alone Post: Think – The Life of the Mind and the Love of God
This past weekend I had the privilege of participating in the 2010 Desiring God National Conference in Minneapolis, MN. The theme for this year’s conference was: “Think: The Life of the Mind and the Love of God.” The speakers this year ranged from… Francis Chan R.C. Sproul R. Albert Mohler, Jr. Rick Warren Randy Alcorn…
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Stand Alone Post: Decisions, Choices, and Wisdom . . .
Here are a few quotes on decisions, choices and wisdom… “Good and evil both increase at compound interest. The little decisions you and I make every day are of infinite importance.” (C. S. Lewis) “Our lives are (to a large degree) a product of the choices we make. Make right choices.” (Chuck Swindoll) “Everyday we…
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God’s Grace, Mercy and Greatness
Here are a few quotes on God’s grace, mercy and greatness… “At the cross, the love of God and the wrath of God shake hands; the mercy of God and the justice of God embrace; and the holiness of God and the sinfulness of humanity appear in stark contrast.” (William P. Farely, from his book…
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Troubles, Trials, and Trusting God . . .
For almost 35 years now, I have been a voracious collector of “quotable quotes,” “nuggets of wisdom,” and “pithy sayings.” I think if I were to count them and put them all together, there would be well over 15,000. Great quotes boil a whole bunch of truth down into a simple and memorable sentence or…
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(Part 3) Humility: That Elusive, All-Important, Hard-to-Define Character Trait
This week, I wanted to add seven more characteristics of “Proud People” vs. “Humble People” to the list I shared with you last week. This list has come primarily from Nancy Leigh DeMoss’ excellent book entitled, Brokenness: The Heart God Revives. Before you read this, could I ask you to do one thing? Promise that…