“As apostles of Christ we certainly had a right to make some demands of you, but we were as gentle among you as a mother feeding and caring for her own children. We loved you so much that we gave you not only God’s Good News but our own lives, too.” The Apostle Paul had […]
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“Jesus replied, ‘”Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God.’” Too often, depending on which flavor of Christianity we subscribe to, we seem to see this verse as an “either/or” presupposition. “Those crazy Charismatics only talk about the power of God and their experiences. They don’t
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“Learning requires humility.” “Leading requires humility.” There are so many characteristics that have been put forth describing good leadership. Every book on leadership has a list of what that author thinks are the most important. Humility is one of those characteristics that should be on everybody’s list. The best leaders are always learning. Leaders
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If you ever decide to move to another country, it is good to realize upfront that there is a lot of work involved in getting established there. This post will give you a little idea of some of the things that Annie and I have had to do to get settled in Brazil. Every country
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“But where sin increased, grace increased all the more…” He created a perfect world. In the middle of a perfect world, He created a perfect garden. Into that perfection He placed the man and the woman, the crown on God’s creation. And they fell. They listened to the lie. They thought they would gain enlightenment
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“Remember your leaders who taught you the Word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow their example of faith.” I really enjoy reading, studying, writing, and teaching about leadership. I even enjoy actually leading! One aspect of leadership that is often overlooked, however, is that of following. If
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“For as he thinks within himself, so he is.” My grandmother was a wonderful woman. She was generous and kind. She also was controlled by fear. If you were talking to her, one of the topics of conversation was inevitably going to be what she was worrying about that day. She was scared of being
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Our good friends, Jimmy and Sandee Scyoc, just spent a week with us here in Curitiba. These guys serve in so many ways at C3 Church in Atlanta. They have a heart for Brazil and wanted to see what God was doing here. Jimmy also came down to run the C3 Curitiba Men’s Journey. For
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“And without faith, it is impossible to please God…” Do you ever wonder why it has to be faith? I mean doesn’t love make the world go around? Why doesn’t the writer to the Hebrews say, “And without love, it is impossible to please God…?” I mean love is much more important than faith, isn’t
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There is a great concept floating around in the worlds of sociology and marketing. It is the idea of a third place. Ray Oldenburg wrote about this in his bestselling book, The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community. All of us have
