Archive for November, 2013

A day of wrestling and weeping. That’s how I describe the afternoon I spent In June of 2011 before the Lord at Descanso Gardens, where I was struggling with what the rest of my life would look like. I had been approached by the Foursquare Denomination to find out if […]

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The other day, in one conversation, I was told about two churches. I discovered that one of the churches uses the word “intentional” quite a bit, and I learned that it has the courage and focus to back that word up. Everything they do, it seems, is about intentionally reaching […]

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Not long ago I heard someone say that Jesus was often called the Good Shepherd, but never was called the Good Leader. Of course, Jesus didn’t shy away from leadership. He understood and made it clear that He was Master and Lord. Even so, He very often called Himself a […]

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If you are a pastor, or you are learning to be one, there are different ways of going about your assignment: Pharisee: You are a religious professional. It’s clear that you have your job down pat. You know how to dress, how to act, and what to say to draw […]

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The other day I was catching up with my Bible reading plan after having fallen behind in the Old Testament a bit (that never happens to you, right?).  The realization that I had missed a good portion of Zachariah made me decide to just set aside some time to sit […]

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“Embrace the process” The first time I can recall hearing those words I was a 22 year-old youth pastor going through a difficult time. I can’t remember what that challenge was, but I sure remember the advice because everything in my soul was repelled by those words. How could I […]

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