Esau traded his birthright, his future, his destiny for a bowl of soup. In a very real sense, that is what Adam and Eve did. “The tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her.” They traded freedom for bondage. I have had the privilege of doing […]
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The first clear window into Jacob’s character occurs one day with his brother. Esau comes home hungry. The hunting hasn’t been good and he asks for some of soup that Jacob had whipped up. Jacob uses this opportunity to take advantage of his brother. Remember, Jacob’s name means, “supplanter or deceiver.” It could even refer
Just a Normal Jewish Family? The story of Esau and Jacob has always fascinated me. This was a very dysfunctional family. If they had television back then, I am sure that they would have made it onto The Jerry Springer Show or even had their own reality show. If I am honest, I have to
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First of all, congrats to London for hosting a great Olympics. Everything seemed to flow smoothly. The events were incredible and it was an exciting two weeks. I even sat and watched the closing ceremonies (a first). It was a great show, even though I did wonder if I was watching an induction ceremony for the British Rock
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C3 Brazil has another international team team member! Maria Reyes recently joined Annie and I in Curitiba. Maria was an emergency room nurse in Coffs Harbour, Australia, but felt the call of God to come to Brazil. She is a part of a great C3 Church there and went to School of Ministry at C3
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It has been a bit of a different experience enjoying the Summer Olympics on Brazilian television. And I have really liked it. Even though all the commentary is in Portuguese, it is not that hard to follow what they are talking about. Even the Brazilian commentators get excited about Michael Phelps and seem a little
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4. Learn to Manage Stress. Stress is a killer. We often think in terms of eliminating stress but this is unrealistic. It is much more realisitic to talk about managing stress. I discuss this in more detail here. If we learn to manage life’s stresses, we will find that we are becoming a much stronger human
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Another one of those studies was recently conducted. You know, the same one that seems to come out every year talking about how fat Americans are becoming. The prediction is that by 2030, over 40% of all Americans will fall into the category of obese. The study also says that over 10% will be “severely obese,” which
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The last couple of weeks have been amazing. We have seen God do some incredible things. I had the opportunity to preach at Bola de Neve Church (the Snowball Church) recently. This is one of the fastest growing movements of churches in Brazil. I preached at one of their new plants about forty-five minutes outside of
While we have been in Brazil, I have spoken a couple of times a week to churches, small groups, and even in a couple of corporate settings. Every talk thatI have given has required someone to translate it into Portuguese. I have also had the privilege over the last thirty years to teach and preach
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