Crisis + Competition

If we aren’t careful, though, the western Church will tragically miss an opportunity to put out a clarion call that loudly blasts, “Jesus saves! Jesus saves!” because we are already busy competing for the “who’s got the greatest idea” trophy.

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A Foundation of Faith: Moonshine & Ministry

Why is it important for us to speak about our heritage? And why is important for us to maintain a sense of our past within our present and project it in to our future? Why do we sing old songs from dusty songbooks? And why do we still preach from the ancient writings of apostles and prophets from centuries ago?

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The Believer’s ID

As a people watcher I often consider this thought: what are people thinking when they observe me? The perfectionist in me can take this a bit too far and do just about everything with someone else’s opinion looming in my head. But ultimately this should challenge us, right? That for every summary I make of someone else based on my observation of the block of behavior I witness in a few moments’ time, someone else is doing the same for me.

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