I have continued to read “Missional Renaissance: Changing the Scorecard for the church” by Reggie McNeal. Here are more quotes that spoke to me as I have been reading.
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In a church-centric world, our responsibility is to bring people out of the streets into the church. A kingdom-oriented approach seeks to leverage the gospel into people’s [...]
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Holidays – Joy or Stress
December 4th, 2009 No Comments
As we enter the Christmas holiday season there seems to be two, quite opposite, feelings that are evoked. For some, there is great excitement and joy. But for others, it is a time of stress and even depression. I’d like to focus on the latter response and look at some causes and how those of [...]
Tags: anger · boundaries · Christmas holiday · depression · duty · family duty · gifts · grace · Guilt · help others · holiday · Jesus · joy · loss of loved one · me focused · obligation · payment · stress
Active Listening
October 30th, 2009 1 Comment
I’ve been reading “transforming together – Authentic Spiritual Mentoring” by Ele Parrott. I’m finding it very helpful. Lots to chew on. Note that she is writing from her experience mentoring women. Her insights, however, I believe are valid for men as well. This is an excerpt on active listening. Something I need to become better [...]
Tags: active listening · active listner · Ele Parrott · glorify God · Holy Spirit · Jesus · partners · reality · responsibility · Spiritual Mentoring · transforming together · truth
Drinking the Cup
August 12th, 2009 No Comments
I have been reading (actually for the 3rd time) Wayne Jacobsen’s “He Loves Me!” It has been a huge help to me and, I hope, would be for you. Here is an excerpt.
What if you had a young child who was diagnosed with a rare blood disease? The doctors tell you that [...]
Tags: anitdote · cleanse us of sin · conquered sin · cup of wrath · disease · Drinking the cup · fellowship · glory of fellowship · God · He loves me · health · Jesus · sin · Wayne Jacobsen
Dealing with things that didn’t work out
June 26th, 2009 No Comments
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if everything worked like it as supposed to? If everything we try is a great success? If every test result is an “A+”? Yeh, right, like that is going to happen. So what do we do with these things that didn’t work out?
Failures
We can look at [...]
Tags: character · condemnation · denial · failure · Father God · giving up · Guilt · Jesus · learning · success · wisdom