"For fear that I might be disqualified." 1cor9:26
The parable of Jesus about the unforgiving servant was His reply to Peter’s question about how often one must forgive an offender. As I reflected on this now-familiar parable, it occurred to me that I am blessed that I have not really had to deal with a chronic offender, as was suggested by Peter.
[Read more…] about SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN TIMESIf you are a servant leader of a small prayer group, imagine the following scenario where your meetings with your small group are intentionally scripture-focused. You actually begin to call your meetings “bible study” meetings. It’s not you acting as preacher to them. Rather, you facilitate the discussion and meeting activity around scripture-based topics.
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Birthday anniversaries are a good time as any to look back at the last twelve months and count your blessings, and reflect on the road ahead. Tonight, I have dug up my old writings, and would like to share this timeless piece which I wrote 21 years ago. I thank God for the journey I have taken with these men.
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The call of Moses is an all too familiar story to most Christians. Moses intervenes in a dispute between an Egyptian and a Hebrew slave, and he kills the Egyptian. Fearing the Pharoah’s wrath, Moses escapes to the land of Midian, and settles there as a shepherd. It is here in the wilderness at Horeb while tending his flock when Moses’s attention is called by a voice coming from within a burning bush. I want to reflect on how Moses’s attention turned to the burning bush.
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