Category Archives: Church Leadership

Do this in remembrance of your sins?

Posted on January 23, 2020 by

What does it mean to eat and drink damnation to yourself and who are the many who are weak and sickly and many who died? Continue reading →

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Making a case for Christ among us

Posted on January 17, 2020 by

A few reminders about the attitudes that show Christ among us. Christ is visible when our fellowship is based on humble, loving, truth-telling relationships of mutual affection and honor. Continue reading →

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When counseling others…

Posted on January 1, 2020 by

Consider some practical guidelines for being an effective friend when giving counsel to others. Continue reading →

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Church: belonging and removal

Posted on October 18, 2019 by

Is it possible to be so casual about what it means to belong to a Church that belonging loses its effectiveness and removal becomes irrelevant? Continue reading →

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Rise to the challenge!

Posted on October 11, 2018 by

What an opportunity this is for the church! This is not a time for the church to get stuck in battles of the past or to trivialize over things that are not of primary importance. It’s a call for the church to be truthful rather than trendy; to be faithful rather than fashionable. We must not play church. We must be the Church!  Continue reading →

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It’s not the way you think it is

Posted on August 9, 2018 by

Delusional self-confidence based on self-accomplishment is not far removed from self-righteousness. It’s an insidiously deadly poison that can be… Continue reading →

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Liabilities in my work

Posted on June 14, 2018 by

Good words for those who use many words! Continue reading →

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