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Apr 4, 2013
“You did not make tenure,” said my supervisor. Essentially, I had just been told that my four years and some months on a state university faculty would soon come to an end. Ouch! Well, sort of “ouch....
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Dec 13, 2012
Church leaders, have you wondered where to have your next meeting? Consider your local coffeehouse. "Taking your laptop to a coffee shop, or scheduling a face-to-face meeting over coffee instead of just making...
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Jan 29, 2012
I remember the first time I met Dave. He had a simple job making minimum wage, but he was about to make a lasting impression on me. Navigating my car down the tight circles of the parking garage, I waited in line to pay...
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Feb 28, 2011
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 Whether a leader takes a pragmatic, heroic, circumspect, or brazen approach in the workplace, there...
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Nov 24, 2010
Sue Mallory, in her book, The Equipping Church, admits:  “I put off writing this book for a long time because I wasn’t sure I had an audience or a right to speak.  After all, I thought, I’m just...
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Nov 21, 2010
Billy Graham once estimated that the average believer has twenty-five encounters with Christians before choosing to accept God’s gift of grace. The thing is, Billy said, the first twenty-four Christians think they...
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Nov 8, 2010
Through his teaching, speaking and writing, Len Sweet serves as both a church historian and futurist. In his book Nudge, he presents readers with a practical and approachable way to incorporate God into one's everyday...
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Mar 16, 2010
I teach in a college and have two grown children. I’m aware of God. I know my Redeemer. I praise him in my daily life because I have to—because I know to. Life has been too difficult to do otherwise. I do...
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Dec 17, 2009
I met this guy (we'll call him Joshua) on the street in a popular downtown area one night while he was waiting for a taxi. The first question that I asked him was, "How many brand names of beers can you name?" First there...
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Dec 10, 2009
He sat on a short stool in the entrance of a high-end jewelery shop after it had closed for the day playing his guitar. He was singing the Elton John classic Levon. I love hearing the sound of a single guitar and singer...
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Be Still!

“Be still and know that I am God!” There are few verses in the whole Bible that I need to remember more than this one. Unfortunately, I am wired for anything other than stillness in knowing that God... Read More +