Archive for April, 2010

The other day I had an honest conversation with a dear friend of mine. It was good—I was challenged in just the right places to think through some of my assumptions. I left without taking any offence whatsoever; if anything, I was encouraged to grow to be a better leader. […]

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The story found in the first few chapters of 1 Samuel both encourages me and makes me ill every time I read it. I’m encouraged because what happens to young Samuel has many parallels to my hopes and prayers for my own kids: I pray that my children would “grow […]

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Are you excited? I mean, like when-you-were-a-kid-and-you-knew-you-were-going-to-Disneyland-the-next-day excited? About 2,000 years ago Jesus’ disciples were not excited. They were sad. Really sad. They were sitting in a house together with the doors locked wondering what had just happened. But we have the benefit of 20/20 hindsight. Tomorrow morning, Jesus is […]

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