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The Yes Man

The Yes Man
"Then you don't love me" she said defiantly.  I asked "What do you mean?" She replied "If you loved me you would support me in this decision."  To which I gently replied "It is because I love you that I don't agree with your decision." There is a trend in our society today that if we…
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The Neighbor’s – Short Story

The Neighbor’s – Short Story
  God will often offend the mind to reveal the heart, and the following is a short story I wrote as an adaptation of the familiar parable of the Good Samaritan. Set in the modern day, I have attempted to re-tell this powerful story in such a way that we can identify with each of the…
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Answers Amidst the Struggle

Answers Amidst the Struggle
There is a collision that occurs within a kingdom heart, often unseen beneath the surface; it occurs in the spaces between empty knowledge and honest experience, fusing the two into something useful. Life is born in this expanse. I believe Paul once referred to it as a “renewing of the mind”. It is a process…
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God Qualifies the Called: Leadership

God Qualifies the Called: Leadership
Many pastors I speak with confess that, in so many ways, they feel ill-equipped to lead a church community.  Despite a great education, they don't feel as ready as they think they should, and the challenges of church life can bring the right kind of pressures that seem to expose these weaknesses. Every person is…
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The Present Presence of God

The Present Presence of God
Jesus said He would never leave us or forsake us and this is such a powerful promise and one central to the incarnational nature of the Christian faith.  We are exhorted and encouraged with the promise of Christ in us, the hope of glory and yet so many of us live like we are all alone.  How many…
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Finding God in Real Life

Finding God in Real Life
The great philosopher Soren Kierkegaard once suggested that life is best understood looking backwards, but it must be lived forwards. A conundrum for sure, for how many of us would like to know how things will work out before we start instead of afterwards! Regardless, while we can’t know every last detail of our future,…
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Leveraging Conflict for Healthier Community

Leveraging Conflict for Healthier Community
The following is an excerpt from my book "Becoming Love. Avoiding Common Forms of Christian Insanity".  In this brief section I begin to explore how to steward conflict in church communities with love. _______________________________ In the context of the Love Paradigm the Church community is a reflection of the Kingdom of God, if only as through…
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50 Shades of Love :: Marriages

50 Shades of Love :: Marriages
The statistics have been reported in many places, and for many, about half of all marriages will fail. This is not another heavy for those who have been kicked around the Church because they’re divorced.  The reality is life happens, and I don’t believe for a moment anyone decides to get married intending they will…
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Be Empty and Know – Spiritual Disciplines

Be Empty and Know – Spiritual Disciplines
In my opinion, one of the most powerful and one of the most overlooked spiritual disciplines is that of silence.  Remember, when I talk about spiritual disciplines I am talking about those practices that cultivate and enrich our relationship with Father – they are never a means to earn Gods love or favor. Silence is…
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10 Ideas for Empowering Leadership

10 Ideas for Empowering Leadership
Leadership is not a job, not a role one plays at work and then puts aside during the commute home in order to relax and enjoy real life. Rather, leadership is the leader's real life. -    CHRIS LOWNEY, Heroic Leadership Leadership flows from who you are and whether you realize it or not you are…
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