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For the last several decades of my life, I have realized that our perceived form of human dignity holds up long enough until real and primal evil appears on the doorstep of our home wanting to bring harm and death. At that point, all our arguments and perceived...
In the many plagues God brought upon Egypt, it was not the people of Egypt who were the problem. It was Pharoah. The book of Exodus tells us, “Now the Lord had caused the Egyptians to look favorably on the people of Israel. And Moses was considered a very great man...
Long before compound bows and graphite arrows came into being, the kind of bows with all the pulleys and cables attached, I hunted with either a longbow or recurve bow. Those simple bows were just sticks. They were a single stick of a bow with a string strung between...
(“Thoughts I Want To Leave Behind” is a collection of thoughts and impressions I want to leave behind as I begin to make my final pastoral transition.) #17 The Breakthrough Of Blessing In your journey of faith, when you meet opposition and resistance the way forward...
(“Thoughts I Want To Leave Behind” is a collection of thoughts and impressions I want to leave behind as I begin to make my final pastoral transition.) #16 Let People Tell Their Own Story It is too easy to want to tell the story of another person’s life. ...
(“Thoughts I Want To Leave Behind” is a collection of thoughts and impressions I want to leave behind as I begin to make my final pastoral transition.) #15 Take Your Spouse With You Every life in ministry is a journey. If you are married, the journey is a...
(“Thoughts I Want To Leave Behind” is a collection of thoughts and impressions I want to leave behind as I begin to make my final pastoral transition.) #14 Spiritual Janitors You have not been called to be a spiritual janitor. All the messes caused by other...
(“Thoughts I Want To Leave Behind” is a collection of thoughts and impressions I want to leave behind as I begin to make my final pastoral transition.) #13 The Weakness Of Our Strength The problem with having confidence in the strength of our will and talent is that...
(“Thoughts I Want To Leave Behind” is a collection of thoughts and impressions I want to leave behind as I begin to make my final pastoral transition.) #12 The Hidden Reef Of Self-Pity There is a reef hidden under the surface of your life-journey. It is called...
(“Thoughts I Want To Leave Behind” is a collection of thoughts and impressions I want to leave behind as I begin to make my final pastoral transition.) #11 The Endorsement Of Your Ministry The endorsement of your ministry takes place when the supernatural presence of...
(“Thoughts I Want To Leave Behind” is a collection of thoughts and impressions I want to leave behind as I begin to make my final pastoral transition.) #10 Be The First To Forgive As you walk forward in life you will collide with people. When this happens, and you get...
(“Thoughts I Want To Leave Behind” is a collection of thoughts and impressions I want to leave behind as I begin to make my final pastoral transition.) #9 Position Yourself Wisely A wise man once told me he never wanted to take a position where he would be required to...
(“Thoughts I Want To Leave Behind” is a collection of thoughts and impressions I want to leave behind as I begin to make my final pastoral transition.) #8 Endings Nothing is ever over until God says its over. Never let people, a painful circumstance or the devil...
(“Thoughts I Want To Leave Behind” is a collection of thoughts and impressions I want to leave behind as I begin to make my final pastoral transition.) #7 Religious Skeletons Our physical body is supported by our skeletal structure. Remove our skeleton and we would...
(“Thoughts I Want To Leave Behind” is a collection of thoughts and impressions I want to leave behind as I begin to make my final pastoral transition.) #6 What Other People Think You will have two opinions for every decision you make. Some people will like what you...