I contend that there is almost nothing better suited to the task of revealing and developing character than having rental properties
I contend that there is almost nothing better suited to the task of revealing and developing character than having rental properties
I wonder what Jesus’s followers did in the long hours between the death and resurrection. It was only a couple of days, but it likely felt like an eternity.
Ministry requires us to build some walls in order to survive. But one of the walls we must build is that of joy.
Sharing communion each week calls us back to the path we chose when we committed our lives to Jesus.
We must be careful about moving from “anyone can preach” to “it doesn’t matter who is in the pulpit.”
Seldom read, the book of Jude explores themes of grace and holiness, which are difficult for us to hold in the same hand.
After Jesus speaks to the people about loving their enemies and doing good to those who hate them, the first person we encounter is a centurion.
In a blink the beaver can see what we cannot. These high tech goggles allow him to swim toward what is hidden beneath the surface.
Happy believers sing. Those in trouble pray. And those who are sick call the elders to anoint them with oil and pray for them.
Too often spiritual leaders spend so much time helping others that they neglect their own spiritual growth and renewal.
Many of Jesus’s most obvious teachings are ignored. His teaching on conflict in the church is straightforward, profound, bold, and … never really followed.
If we are transformed people who love Jesus, we absolutely must show people how to handle conflict, irritation, personality conflicts, and whatever else makes us want to escape personal rejection.
Our neglect of understanding the atonement or reducing it to a legal or financial transaction has weakened us.
In these two words exists a clear example from Jesus of what it looks like to truly and intentionally experience life with another person.
Both of these gifts, hope and belonging, can be offered by the smallest churches with minimal resources, and they can be packaged in a million different ways.
I was one of those guys who, from his mid-teens, knew what he wanted to do and be—at least in general terms. I wanted to be a preacher.
Mr. Pauline inspired his students and basketball players to be Black and proud. Mr. Pauline was passionate about raising a nation of young people who were smart, disciplined, and self-aware.
Nehemiah constantly faced outside pressure from opponents and inside issues from coworkers. He persisted, but he probably had to build some walls of his own.
At a basic level, there are three modes of mentoring: active, occasional, and passive.
