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I don’t know that I would plan what every one of these men is planning, and even wonder if some of it will work, but I do LOVE that they are talking about it and wrestling with it. Watch Live Sex this video to see three men of God verbally […]
Read More...Mark 2 includes the amazing story of a paralyzed man who is taken by four of his friends to a home where Jesus was preaching, only to be lowered into a packed-out house through a hole that was dug in the roof. At the end of the story, after he […]
Read More...In his book Courageous Leadership, Bill Hybles famously shared a list of his top three qualifications for leaders who serve on his team—these are: Character, competence, and chemistry. Recently I was talking to a young leader about these and other qualities that I look for when choosing leadership team members. […]
Read More...NOTE: This is an open letter to pastors in our denomination who are over 50. At some point it will be used publicly. At this point, I’ll post it on my blog and look for your feedback! Thanks. Dear Pastors and Leaders, For a few years now, we have had […]
Read More...In a couple of weeks at the Foursquare Church’s annual convention, I’ll help present information about Mobilizing Our People for Ministry and Mission. I think this is pretty important stuff, so I’m excited to be a part of the conversation. Here is part of what I’m going to say: Pastors and […]
Read More...Easter is history. Mother’s day has come and gone. Graduation weekend for the College our church meets at is over, which means we have about 30 less people with us when we gather. This is what I call the in-between time. When September comes we’re back in full-swing. More people, […]
Read More...I recently received an email from one of the College students at our church asking about speaking in tongues. As a Pentecostal Church, the gift of tongues is something we believe in and practice, but I’ve found that younger Pentecostals often struggle with this issue, as many of them have […]
Read More...In a few weeks at the Foursquare Church’s annual convention, I get to help present a seminar on the topic of Mobilizing Our People for Ministry and Mission. I think this is a pretty important topic (if you read the rest of my blog posts, you can tell), so I’m […]
Read More...Note: This month I’m posting a series of devotional thoughts from Acts. Many of these are reposts, some are new. I’m “working out the kinks” for submission to a compilation of short, pastoral writings in Acts to be published later this year. If you have suggestions, corrections, or comments, please […]
Read More...Note: This month I’m posting a series of devotional thoughts from Acts. Many of these are reposts, some are new. I’m “working out the kinks” for submission to a compilation of short, pastoral writings in Acts to be published later this year. If you have suggestions, corrections, or comments, please […]
Read More...Note: This month I’m posting a series of devotional thoughts from Acts. Many of these are reposts, some are new. I’m “working out the kinks” for submission to a compilation of short, pastoral writings in Acts to be published later this year. If you have suggestions, corrections, or comments, please […]
Read More...Note: This month I’m posting a series of devotional thoughts from Acts. Many of these are reposts, some are new. I’m “working out the kinks” for submission to a compilation of short, pastoral writings in Acts to be published later this year. If you have suggestions, corrections, or comments, please […]
Read More...Note: This month I’m posting a series of devotional thoughts from Acts. Many of these are reposts, some are new. I’m “working out the kinks” for submission to a compilation of short, pastoral writings in Acts to be published later this year. If you have suggestions, corrections, or comments, please […]
Read More...Note: This month I’m posting a series of devotional thoughts from Acts. Many of these are reposts, some are new. I’m “working out the kinks” for submission to a compilation of short, pastoral writings in Acts to be published later this year. If you have suggestions, corrections, or comments, please […]
Read More...Note: This month I’m posting a series of devotional thoughts from Acts. Many of these are reposts, some are new. I’m “working out the kinks” for submission to a compilation of short, pastoral writings in Acts to be published later this year. If you have suggestions, corrections, or comments, please […]
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