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Category Archives: Leadership
Never Out of Fuel
Dr. Paul Brand was speaking to a medical college in India on “Let your light so shine before men that they may behold your good works and glorify your Father.” (Matthew 5:16). In front of the lectern was an oil … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Leadership, Prayer
Tagged Dr. Paul Brand, glorify your Father, good deeds, Holy Spirit, illustration, Matthew 5:16, oil lamp, shine your light, wick
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Reputation
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five years to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.”—Warren Buffett. We all can think of people who have allowed a weak moment or a poor decision … Continue reading
Off to a Bad Start
Ernie Els got off to a terrible start on the very first hole on the opening day of The Masters yesterday. Just two feet away from making par, things went downhill quickly for Els. He missed the putt. Then he … Continue reading
Be Safe!
George Vandeman wrote about a young man who was making his first climb in the Alps, accompanied by two experienced guides. It was a steep, hazardous ascent, but the young man felt secure with one guide ahead of him and … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Leadership, Prayer
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 5:17, Alps, George Vandeman, humility, illustration, mountain climbing, pray continually
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Unlikely
Someone once pointed out that Christians are unlikely people called by an unlikely king to do unlikely things. Let’s take a closer look at that statement. First of all, who are we that God would take notice of us? The … Continue reading
Being a Nuisance
How many times did you hear this phrase when you were growing up?—“Don’t be a nuisance!” Being a nuisance was always considered to be a bad thing. You can imagine my confusion when I heard a Christian speaker say that … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Leadership
Tagged Acts 2:40-41, baptism, boldness, holy nuisance, illustration, nuisance, sharing your faith
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After the Mountaintop Experience
Jesus and some of his disciples were coming down from a mountain where they had just had an amazing experience. Jesus had been transfigured before their very eyes, and they had seen him in all of his spectacular glory (Matthew … Continue reading
We Would Like to See Jesus
A group of people once approached Philip, a disciple of Jesus, with a simple request—“Sir, we would like to see Jesus.” (John 12:20-21). In response to this, Jesus began to teach about his upcoming death. He had come to sacrifice … Continue reading
Needing Some Exercise
The newspaper ad read: Nordic Track for sale. $300. Hardly used. Ask for Chubbie. You have to appreciate the truthfulness of that advertisement. If we don’t get the proper exercise, we tend to get out of shape. The Bible talks … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Humor, Leadership, Sports
Tagged 1 Timothy 4:8, exercise, illustration, laziness, out of shape, sloth, spiritual growth, truth in advertising
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