Got idols? It’s hard to believe there are perfectly sane people who dress up in elegant dress and then bow and scrap down in adoration toward inanimate objects. How childish and regressive, right? We are so beyond that? Right? Nope. Take a look at the kind of idols we worship and the kind of sacrifices […]
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“A person who knows not and knows not that he knows not is stupid, avoid them. A person who knows not and knows that he knows not is to be pitied, help them. A person who knows and knows not that he knows is asleep. awaken them. A person who knows and knows that he […]
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Life is present in every community; and the challenge life presents to us is to find it, grab hold of it and run with it because life is moving on. We have a choice, of course. Life or Death. The language of death is easy to speak, but they call us to make a different […]
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You know the feeling. The day is dragging on, your eyes are having trouble focusing, and all you can think about is the slow plodding of the clock. It is between 2 and 3 in the afternoon — the “pit in the pm” in the words of biorhythm experts. The urge to grab a cat-nap […]
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“I can safely say, on the authority of all that is revealed in the Word of God, that any man or woman on this earth who is bored and turned off by worship is not ready for heaven.” ― A.W. Tozer Do you expect and look forward to new experience, new challenges and new friendships in […]
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“What’s the point of striving to get to the top, to be better than everyone else, to be admired, applauded and worshiped if in the process you lose that spark of life that makes you more than just another face in the crowd? What need is so valuable you would be willing to give up the artist, […]
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This Sunday, Erin Long and Barb Richter shared how their trip to Haiti impacted their life. It was a huge risk to Erin who’s never done anything like this, but it opened a whole new door to what she’s capable of and what God is able to do through her. Her story and her experience […]
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Today started with great expectations, lots to do and adventures yet to be realized. We started the day with devotionals by talking about the experiences we all had at DBR and what it meant for our relationship to God, to the Church (the body of Christ) and to others. There is still a lot of […]
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Most of our lives are governed by our expectations of what we looking for. If we expect to succeed, we’re optimistic, positive and hardworking, if we expect to fail we don’t. But what about our expectations of others or of God. Think about the expectations people had of Jesus prior to the Transfiguration as recorded […]
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The story of the Magi travelling to Bethlehem has value for us today for several reasons. (1) it reminds us that the birth of Jesus is for Jew and Gentile, slave and free, male and female. The Magi represent the inclusion of the whole world. (2) To those who seek find, to those who knock […]
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Christmas is Opportunity. “Understand the present time. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.” Romans 13:11 Never forget the drama that was a part of that first Christmas. We are familiar with the story NOW in hindsight, but when it […]
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“This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.” Matthew 1:18 Christmas is pregnant. Pregnant with possibilities. Pregnant with purpose. Pregnant with promise. Think about it. For 9 long […]
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Are Christians better people because they are Christian? When we become Christians do we become better than other people? It’s certainly the accusation most non-Christians level at the church community. We are perceived as arrogant, holier-than-thou people who shake their finger at the world with a condescending tone rather than washing feet and offering grace. […]
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The Screwtape Letters were written by CS Lewis as a fictional (I hope) account of a Senior Demon teaching a Junior Demon (wormwood) in the ways of destroying the human spirit. In the passage the Patient (a human being) has had some thoughts of a spiritual kind including the ideas of repentence. What does this […]
READ MORE »Are we really followers of Christ? According to whom? According to what measure of holiness? Have we substituted Cheap Grace for the costly discipleship that defines the Kingdom of God? The Letter to Diognetus, the work of an unknown author, written in about 130, describes Christians to the Romans as follows: “They dwell in […]
READ MORE »In his book The Great Divorce, C. S. Lewis, the great Christian apologist, draws a stark picture of hell. Hell is like a great, vast city, Lewis says, a city inhabited only at its outer edges, with rows and rows of empty houses in the middle. These houses in the middle are empty becauseeveryone who […]
READ MORE »Quotes from John Wesley: “In essentials unity; in non-essentials liberty; and in ALL things charity” “As to all opinions which do not strike at the root of Christianity, we think and let think.” “To be ignorant in many things and to be mistaken in some in the necessary condition of humanity” The quadrilateral […]
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READ MORE »Several years ago studies were conducted among former American prisoners of war to determine what methods used by the enemy had been most effective in breaking their spirit. The findings revealed that they did not break down from physical deprivation and torture as quickly as they did from solitary confinement or from disrupted friendships caused […]
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Adam Hamilton, pastor of United Methodist megachurch Church of the Resurrection, posted the following in an open Facebook group: My own assessment of the UMC is that in the last twenty years we’ve shifted towards the center theologically and a reclaiming of our evangelical heritage. I believe the United Methodist Church is at its best when it […]
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READ MORE »Do you remember this? Williamstown, West Virginia ~ Marietta Ohio Related posts: Whitewater Rafting on the Lower New River 2010 Family Christmas Letter New Family Pictures Christmas 2005
READ MORE »REACHing CONNECTing GROWing DISCOVERing HONORing God These are the 7 tasks of effective shepherds They form the biblical foundation for our job description as small group leaders. Shepherds build “first-name” relationships with youth. He calls his own sheep by name … His sheep follow him because they know his voice. 10.-3-4 Within your […]
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READ MORE »There really is an important distinction! Member minded church exists for the members, mission minded church exists for the mission and vision of the church. What then is the mission of the church, why was it created and by what standard will it be deemed successful in it’s activities? A member minded church expresses many […]
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“I will say to the captives, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Be Free!’” Isaiah 49:9 The highest aim of mission-minded people is not self-protection but self sacrifice, to empty themselves of themselves in order to be used by God and filled with the Spirit of God. They know first hand what addictions […]
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Kingdom Focus “Love each other with genuine affection,and take delight in honoring each other.” Romans 12:10 The Kingdom is our true home, the place we most long to be and the place where Christ in all and through all and above all. In the Kingdom of God people experience life differently than they do in this […]
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Staff Parish Relations Team Communicate between the church staff and the church body on personnel issues and ministry focus. Make recommendations to Church Council on regarding staffing needs Confer with, consult, and counsel the pastor and staff on matters pertaining to the effective use of gifts, skills, and time to fulfill the mission and ministry […]
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Leadership Development Team The charge conference elects members for the committee on nominations and leadership development (formerly the nominating committee or committee on lay leadership). This committee or team serves throughout the year to guide the church council or alternative structure on matters regarding the leadership of the congregation (other than employed […]
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First United Methodist Church Leadership Values Christ Centered: Leads a Spiritually Surrendered Life We serve others as a reflection of how Jesus served and gave his life for us. Our first priority is to be spiritually centered in order to mentor other on our team into a deeper relationship with Jesus. Our personal goal […]
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Christ Centered ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’ Acts 17:28 Jesus is the starting point for our story. What came before this is insignificant compared to what comes after it. We are captivated by Christ, by His life, His message and His mission. They resonate within us and we feel […]
READ MORE »Can we believe the Bible? How can we know it is anything more than a collection of sayings and stories? Can we truly believe that the Bible is the Word of God? There are many reasons I believe in the Bible. Here are a few: Composition. It was composed over sixteen centuries by forty […]
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Many of us have been hurt by church. But what if sticking with it actually matters? Editor’s note: This article is excerpted from a much longer piece in the 50th issue of RELEVANT. In the full-length article, Brett McCracken looks at the reasons why this generation has deserted the church. The reasons why church is […]
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“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” John 10:27 If you had an opportunity to follow Jesus, would you do it? Sounds like an easy one to answer, until you think about it. And that’s the problem isn’t it, we don’t think about it. Most of us think of […]
READ MORE »My friend and I sat across the table chatting over lunch. With February being the “month of love” we began to discuss our plans (or lack of plans at that point) for Valentine’s Day weekend. Eventually we moved into sharing some marriage lessons we’ve learned throughout our combined 45 years of marriage. Without thinking much […]
READ MORE »What’all this talk about a new body? Do we change bodies? Is the new one different than this one? Will I recognize anyone? Will anyone recognize me? “He will take these dying bodies of ours and change them into glorious bodies like his own” (Phil. 3:21 TLB). Your body will be changed. You will not […]
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Grace and Peace to You this Holiday Season! As the world bustles around you in search of love and meaning, may your heart rejoice with the true love of Christmas. May the coming of God’s light fill you with unquenchable hope and bring you moments of inexpressible joy that fills your heart […]
READ MORE »Almighty God, We gather this evening in the cold and dark of winter to sing songs of joy and hope, to bring light into the darkness and to bring warmth and hope to the hearts of those troubled by doubts and fear. May each candle be a prayer for peace and a sign of our […]
READ MORE »CS Lewis is without a doubt my favorite writer. Notice I did not say my favorite Christian writer as if that made him a lesser author. CS Lewis’ keen mind and use of allegory and clarity of storytelling revealed so much about the nature of God, myself and the world I live in that I […]
READ MORE »“When people cannot get facts, they will settle for myths. When people are faced with facts, they will often prefer the myths they are being asked to reject in favor of facts.” — James Hudnut-Beumler Today more than ever before the church is changing. It is also changing so fast that no one is […]
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Well it’s been Another Interesting Year, I suppose Katelin wins the prize for the most significant life changes this year. In March, Katelin visited the University of Rochester to interview for a position in their graduate program in Psychology. She was very surprised when they called the next day and offered her a full-time research […]
READ MORE »How old was Moses when he died? A: He was 120 years old, according to the Bible (Deuteronomy 34:7). How tall was Goliath, the Philistine giant slain by David with a stone hurled from a sling? A: “Six cubits and a span,” What biblical Babylonian king cast Daniel into the lion’s den for praying to […]
READ MORE »Why is it so difficult? And why are am I so bad at it? Here are three very simple reasons… Kent Fenwick writes: I will confess that I find it hard to delegate and ask for help. Many times I take the “It’ll be better if I do it myself attitude.” Delegation is a habit […]
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“Jesus stood up and shouted, “If you are thirsty, come to me and drink! Have faith in me, and you will have life-giving water flowing from deep inside you!” John 7:37 We are told to do two things: (1) Let him come to Me and (2) drink. They are connected. Jesus tells us to […]
READ MORE »The church as an institution is all about management. How do we manage the future? As a consequence we get an elevated opinion of what we do verse who we are. I think Jesus wanted us to see ourselves from God’s perspective and perhaps have a good belly laugh at all we do and how […]
READ MORE »Have I really forgiven someone if a situation causes me to remember it and feel the pain all over again? Yes. Forgiveness does not mean the same thing as being forgetful. It would be foolish to be hurt by an abusive relationship to which you return again and again. You will obviously retain […]
READ MORE »I found this so important that I wanted others to read it too. ~s By Dr. James Emery White 1. That pastors would see other churches in their immediate vicinity as a co-laborer, not as the competition. 2. That members of churches would see themselves as ministers and missionaries, dying to themselves […]
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The Greek word for disciple is ‘mathetes’ which means a Learner – Doer. Not just someone who acquires lot of knowledge! Disciple actually comes from the word discipline. One definition is this: “A disciple is one who undertakes the discipline of his/her teacher.” Discipleship is about learning through discipline learning how to follow a teacher […]
READ MORE »Audio sermon available at www.sermon.net/First_Church “Our life is full of brokenness – broken relationships, broken promises, broken expectations. How can we live with that brokenness without becoming bitter and resentful except by returning again and again to God’s faithful presence in our lives.” ~ Henri Nouwen I spent this morning trying to repair […]
READ MORE »Dear God, Please make of our relationship a great and holy adventure. May our joining be a sacred space. May the two of us find rest here, a haven for our souls. Remove from us any temptation to judge one another or to direct one another. We surrender to You our conflicts and our […]
READ MORE »We dare not be silent about injustices, if only we can see them as God does. [John Ortberg | posted 9/06/2010] Think about the basic human emotions we get to preach on: joy, sadness, comfort, anger, and serenity. Now think about the prophets—which emotion most often characterizes them? A few examples: “Hear this […]
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Deep Roots is a discipleship ministry of First United Methodist Church calling God’s people to find the depth of God’s heart and produce fruit of Kingdom Living. “This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who depends on flesh for his strength and whose heart turns away from the […]
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Through the prophet Micah God speaks from His heart of the frustration He feels for people he has loved and cared for yet who still stubbornly resist His gentles ways. They want to make God’s love and favor harder to achieve. Bigger gifts will earn bigger favor. In the process we make God out to […]
READ MORE »From Deep Roots Newsletter Whenever you find a person who says they do not believe in a real Right or Wrong, you will find the same person going back on this a moment later. He may break his promise to you, but if you try breaking one to him he will be complaining “it’s not […]
READ MORE »“Should I not be concerned about that great city?” Jonah 4:11 The book of Jonah ends with a question that speaks to the heart of what God is trying to do. Can God’s Holiness and Righteousness ever be reconciled with God’s Love and Compassion? Jonah is angry because he perceives that God has grown soft […]
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“Finish your outdoor work and get your fields ready; after that, build your house.” Proverbs 24:27 At first glance this may appear to be an admonition to be more industrious, produce a good crop, work hard before taking it easy and building your house. Does it make sense to you to work on your […]
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“The Land of Begin Again” by Louisa Tarkington “I wish that there were some wonderful place called the land of Begin Again, where all our mistakes and all our heartaches and all our poor selfish grief…. Could be dropped like a shabby old coat at the door and never be put on again. I wish […]
READ MORE »God loves to use weak people! [Like Us] “I am with you; that is all you need. My power shows up best in weak people.” 2 Corinthians 12:9a (LB) A weakness is any limitation that you inherited or have no power to change. Everyone has weaknesses. In fact, you have a […]
READ MORE »Service starts in your mind! “Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.” Philippians 2:5-7 (NIV) […]
READ MORE »We serve God by serving others! “You can tell what they are by what they do.” Matthew 7:16 (CEV) In our self-serving culture with its me-first mentality, acting like a servant is not a popular concept. Jesus, however, measured greatness in terms of service, not status. God determines your greatness by […]
READ MORE »You were put on earth to make a contribution! “It is God himself who made us what we are and given us new lives from Christ Jesus; and long ages ago he planned that we should spend these lives in helping others.” Ephesians 2:10 (LB) You were created to serve God. […]
READ MORE »There are no shortcuts to maturity! “I am sure that God who began the good work within you will keep right on helping you grow in his grace until his task within you is finally finished on that day when Jesus Christ returns.” Philippians 1:6 (LB) It takes years for us […]
READ MORE »Every temptation is an opportunity to do good! “Happy is the man who doesn’t give in and do wrong when he is tempted, for afterwards he will get as his reward the crown of life that God has promised those who love him.” James 1:12 (LB) On the path to spiritual […]
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“Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us” Samuel Smiles quotes (Scottish author, 1812-1904) Related posts: When Hope Comes Unexpectedly Day 9 – What Makes God Smile? Heaven 2: The Journey Home
READ MORE »You were created to become like Christ! “God knew what he was doing from the beginning. He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who love him along the same lines as the life of his Son … We see the original and intended shape of our lives there in […]
READ MORE »I die every day! —1 Corinthians 15:31 I had a teacher who once said, “My best days are those when I die before 7 a.m.” His practice was to meditate early in the morning and to surrender to God everything he could—his past, his future, his thoughts, his feeling, and his very self. How would […]
READ MORE »It is your job to protect the unity of your church! Unity is the soul of fellowship. Destroy it, and you rip the heart out of Christ’s Body. It is the essence, the core, of how God intends for us to experience life together in his church. In his final moments […]
READ MORE »Relationships are always worth restoring! “If you’ve gotten anything at all out of following Christ, if his love has made any difference in your life, if being in a community of the Spirit means anything to you … Agree with each other, love each other, be deep-spirited friends.” Philippians 2:1-2 (Msg) […]
READ MORE »Community requires COMMITMENT! “You can develop a healthy, robust community that lives right with God and enjoy its results only if you do the hard work of getting along with each other, treating each other with dignity and honor.” James 3:18 (Msg) Cultivating community takes honesty. Real fellowship depends on frankness. […]
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You are called to belong, not just believe! “You are members of God’s very own family, citizens of God’s country, and you belong in God’s household with every other Christian.” Ephesians 2:19b (LB) We are created for community, fashioned for fellowship, and formed for a family, and none of us can fulfill […]
READ MORE »Life is meant to be shared! “Each one of you is part of the body of Christ, and you were chosen to live together in peace.” Colossians 3:15 (CEV) God intends for us to experience life together. The Bible calls this shared experience fellowship. “Fellowship” now usually refers to casual conversation, […]
READ MORE »Life is all about love! “Love means living the way God commanded us to live. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is this: Live a life of love.” 2 John 1:6 (NCV) Because God is love, the most important lesson he wants you to learn on earth […]
READ MORE »Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths; Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. Psalm 25:4-5 Related posts: Enjoy the Silence – Day 5 Our Values: Kingdom Focus Screwtape Letters A Year for New Beginnings!
READ MORE »You were formed for God’s family! “His unchanging plan has always been to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. And this gave him great pleasure.” Eph. 1:5 (NLT) God wants a family, and he created you to be a part of it. The […]
READ MORE »God is real, no matter how you feel! “But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and that he will stand upon the earth at last. And after my body has decayed, yet in my body I will see God! I will see him for myself. Yes, I will see him […]
READ MORE »God wants all of you! “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’” Mark 12:30 NIV God doesn’t want a part of your life. God is not interested in halfhearted commitment, partial obedience, and the […]
READ MORE »Be a contributor instead of a consumer. Don’t approach your faith with the goal of simply seeing how much you can personally gain from it; be willing to make the sacrifices Jesus calls you to make so you can contribute to the world through your faith. Don’t reduce the church to just a vendor of […]
READ MORE »You are as close to God as you choose to be! “Draw close to God, and God will draw close to you.” James 4:8 (NLT) Like any friendship, you must work at developing your friendship with God. It won’t happen by accident. It takes desire, time, and energy. The […]
READ MORE »God wants to be your best friend! “I command you to love each other in the same way that I love you … and here is how to measure it – the greatest love is shown when people lay down their lives for their friends. You are my friends if you obey me.” […]
READ MORE »The smile of God is the goal of your life! “May the Lord smile on you …” Numbers 6:25 (NLT) Since pleasing God is the first purpose of your life, your most important task is to discover how to do that. “Figure out what will please Christ, and then do it.” Ephesians […]
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More survey and study results about how human beings waste time or use it ineffectively (it’s not always our fault, though!): Email statistics and projections indicate that, by 2011, the average number of corporate emails sent and received per person each day will be 228 (up from 142 in 2007). The corresponding percent of work […]
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More survey and study results about how human beings waste time or use it ineffectively (it’s not always our fault, though!): Email statistics and projections indicate that, by 2011, the average number of corporate emails sent and received per person each day will be 228 (up from 142 in 2007). The corresponding percent of work […]
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The way you see your life shapes your life! The way you view life is your life metaphor. It’s your description of how life works and what you expect from it; it influences your life more than you realize and determines your expectations, values, relationships, goals, and priorities. To fulfill the purposes God has for […]
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READ MORE »“The church that is content with not growing is saying to the rest of the world “You can go to hell” –Rick Warren “It’s much easier to act like a Christian than to react like one. Anyone can put on an act. But your reactions reveal what is really in your heart.” –Mark Batterson “I […]
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I recently read a touching story by an unknown author whose simple words held profound meaning. The story goes… “There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of root beer and […]
READ MORE »Faith make things Possible Love makes them Easy I am renewing my commitment to Christ in 2010 to … Connect – in authentic community in God’s family, Grow – in my spiritual journey with Jesus, Discover – and use my gifts for ministry for the good of all, Share – my life story to […]
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READ MORE »We talk about leadership a lot these days in churches but few know or really even want leadership. For many leadership simply means having someone affirm that what they were already doing was the right thing. Leadership requires the introduction of change, with change come conflict with the past and the decision to move in […]
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Do Our Assumptions Still Fit? by Lovett H. Weems, Jr. Peter Drucker maintains that organizational problems are not the result of groups doing things poorly or even doing the wrong things. Organizations fail, he contends, because the assumptions on which the organization was built, and on which it is being run, no longer fit reality. […]
READ MORE »Imagine looking at life from the other side, that is the side of evil. What would be the strongest attractions evil has and what would be its greatest weaknesses? Obviously if you were going to persuade people that evil was “better” [of course how could evil suggest that it was better than anything, doesn't that […]
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CS Lewis’ writings have never stopped engaging my mind, challenging my faith, and opening new doors of Christian life and thought. For me the adventure really all began with Mere Christianity. Lewis’ clarity and ability to ask questions he know we all have and then provide the answers is like talking to an old friend […]
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