“Go and make disciples of all nations . . . teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” (Matthew 28:19-20) Think of disciple making in terms of learning a language. As brilliant as they both are, my two four-year-old granddaughters don’t need English grammar lessons quite yet. The definitions and proper use of indirect …
No Lone Runners
“And they shall be my people, and I will be their God. I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their own good and the good of their children after them. I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing …
Raking Rocks, Pulling Weeds, and Bearing Fruit
"The farmer sows the word. Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. But since …
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I Don’t Trust Anyone Who Never Changes Their Mind
People who never change their minds about anything must be right about everything, arrogant enough to think they are, or on crack! Changing your mind is a human thing, not to mention a Christian thing. Even God changes his mind! Well, that’s debatable I suppose. There are verses on either side of it, but that’s …
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Christmas Caroling and Jesus Calling
I love Christmas caroling. You know, where you and some friends go door to door singing the Christmas classics in the cold. Someone knocks on the door, the carolers decide what song to begin with, the neighbor opens the door, you sing, wish them merry Christmas and a Happy New Year (that’s the song you …
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