Category: solutions
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Helped by Your Past
Haunted houses and ghosts are about to become the seasonal rage once again over the next month or so. Folks really get into Halloween. I guess if getting the hell scared out of you is the point then perhaps more evangelicals should use scare tactics and haunted sanctuaries to grab the world’s attention. But seriously, […]
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Expecting More Daily
There are times in our lives when we just have to agree to start expecting more. We cannot simply keep accepting the status quo. Something has to change. Why not change your perspective on life? As a Christian, you may not escape the pains and heartaches of this life. Pain will come. Heartaches will happen. […]
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Analyzing the Church’s Commitment to the Its Calling
“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” – Howard Thurman (Christian clergyman, author, and activist) Analyze where the Christian church stands today. Take an honest look at the standing of one of the most treasured […]
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Simple Strategies for Getting Back on Track with God’s Plan
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer’s ear; It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear. –John Newton We are supposed to stay with Jesus. Truthfully, we are supposed to stick with Jesus. In fact, we are supposed to abide in Christ as He abides in us. Does […]
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From Eden to Egypt- Day 10
Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” And he said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”-Genesis 4:9 (NASB) Am I my brother’s keeper? It is an age-old question. Ever since this early sibling rivalry, the question has loomed among mankind. Some have only asked it. Others have […]
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Advocate for All
“First they came for the Communists, but I was not a Communist so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Socialists and the Trade Unionists, but I was neither, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Jews, but I was not a Jew so I did not speak […]
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Management Mess
The basis of life is people and how they relate to each other. – John C. Maxwell, Be a People Person Early on, when I started managing, I found myself in a mess. John Maxwell and Peter Drucker became my best friends to rely upon in those early days. Be a People Person certainly got […]
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Ideas into Innovations
Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise! – Proverbs 6:6 (NLT) Some people are full of ideas. Ideas just pop into their head all of the time. Inspiration and creativity spark inside their minds and they jot down something in a notebook or journal, even on their […]
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Meeting Must-Haves
Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. – Ecclesiastes 4:9 (KJV) Meetings seem to be run-of-the-mill and dull when they simply are not in the right order for the right purpose. I addressed the idea of purpose in “Meetings Versus Ministry” some time ago, but I want to […]