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The paradox of a living sacrifice = Jesus changes dead things to living things, but first, he calls living things to dead things.

In Galatians 2:20 Paul said, I have been crucified with Christ and ...

How does one hold the tension of a soft heat and a strong heart?

How does one learn to be gentle as doves and shrewd as sepents

At first glance it almost looks like Jesus is telling people to be ...

How do we move our Boards to see their role as watching? How do we develop the the kind of insight, instinct, and vision that is needed? How do we help them see what people communicate without words? ...

I have to ask myself the same question...am I fully cognizant of the spiritual battle that rages around me? Especially when I find myself in a culture that plays down Satan while at the same time play ...

Several months ago, I used the James 4:14 text as the basis for a message series "30 Days Left to Live". Our lives are but a mist that appears for a little while and then vanished. The quest ...

I met someone recently like Mr. T.

I had arrived early for the Sunday morning worship service and took a seat. I was one of a handful of people in a space that had a capacity for 500+ people.

I ...

I am not sure I am ready to see interruptions as invitations. At least not in a positive light. I am ADHD and for me, an interruption is an invitation....to distraction. Once I am distracted it is dif ...

What is a cynic? A person â€œdisposed to rail or find faultâ€ and as one who â€œshows a disposition to disbelieve in â€¦ sincerityâ€¦ and is wont to express this by sneers and sar ...

This reflection really struck an area I have had to come to terms with previously. I am an introvert and so in a group (of which I am not leading) I tend to be reserved. I enjoy watching and observing ...

The opening reflection and question, â€œDo we really want to know the extent of the needs?â€ Honestly, in this season (w/Pamâ€™s grandmother), I have not been able to look too far below ...

Do you know what a face plant isâ€¦its when you trip or fall and plant you face in the ground. Well thatâ€™s pretty much how I felt about the reflection in today.

â€œThey arenâ€™ ...

Two thoughts are raised for me today. First, the shepherds need to touch the sheep to be checked individually for signs of illness, wounds or weight loss. Second, is truth that health issues of a sing ...

Feed my sheep. Wow, this understanding of adequate, balanced nutrition and its connection to â€˜healthy productionâ€™ never really him me until today. I understood this in the sense of feedin ...

I was struck by this statement and the notion of hospitality as leadership. I wonder how many times I have longer for â€˜greener pasturesâ€™ and missed the provision (hospitably) right before ...

I wonder sometimes about colleagues who see their roles as a means to entitlement rather than responsibility. Individuals who see themselves on the career track, rather than the servant track. But I n ...