As Earth-dwellers, we have many influences on us. Especially in modern times, with the abundance of information at our fingertips, we face important choices in how we interpret the issues of our day, our culture, and our own heart and responses to them.
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Category: Know and live from the Scriptures
This Is More Foundational than Disciplemaking
Several years ago, a gathering of Navigator leaders prayed and sought God in developing a short list of top priority skills or behaviors to build into the lives of people we call disciplemakers.
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What the World Really Needs
We read the headlines and experience the conflict. Around the world and even among our own families and friends there is a weight of desperation—people are lonely and without hope.
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Is Your Self Perception Twisted?
So—Jesus says, “The eye is the lamp of the body…” (Matthew 6:22ff). He says, “If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. But if…… Read more “Is Your Self Perception Twisted?”
What Is Your Mental Image of God?
In past posts I’ve mentioned Matthew 6 where Jesus speaks strongly about how important it is to “see” and how devastating it is when we don’t see…… Read more “What Is Your Mental Image of God?”
Can Faith and Fear Co-Exist
Years ago, I sat with an older mentor friend and his wife. He was going through a very scary health issue. He and his wife are people…… Read more “Can Faith and Fear Co-Exist”
Our Lives Give Testimony to Who we Really Are
We have friends who have a pear tree in their yard. The past year, the weather in Colorado was so warm in early spring that the tree…… Read more “Our Lives Give Testimony to Who we Really Are”
The Whole Package
As we’ve gone through this series, I have been using the analogy of a fisherman’s fly to illustrate concepts related to sharing our faith. Here’s another one.…… Read more “The Whole Package”
Match the Hatch
In the last post we talked about the value of “attraction” in bringing people to Christ. We looked at the importance of being set apart and different from our…… Read more “Match the Hatch”
One Ultimate Proof of our New Birth
In my previous post, we looked at “Three Proofs of Life” that show we are alive spiritually. We are children of God through faith in Jesus Christ.…… Read more “One Ultimate Proof of our New Birth”