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Finding Ministry Vision
This is the simplest way I've seen to think about and find vision for your ministry, be it a church or a small group. I had to share. This diagram comes from Thom Rainer's Breakout Churches: Discover How to Make the Leap, p. 114. … [Read more...] about Finding Ministry Vision
How to Read More
Reading is a powerful tool, and yet we often neglect the habit. It feels overly burdensome. So what is the secret to reading more and enjoying it? The answer is far more simple than you think. Book Worm I worked at a Christian bookstore all through college. I loved being around the books and Bibles. I felt smarter just by association, and as an employee, I was allowed to … [Read more...] about How to Read More
Lot, Election, and Responsibility
The story of Lot contains an interesting facet. It provides some insight into the question of divine election, predestination, and human responsibility In Genesis 19, two angels warn Lot to flee the city of Sodom because they will shortly destroy it. This warning is not unlike the New Testament call to repent and believe. It contains bad news, good news, and a call to turn … [Read more...] about Lot, Election, and Responsibility
Who Are the Nephilim?
We find a strange allusion in Genesis chapter six. We read, "The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown" (Genesis 6:4). Note the ESV avoids translation here. "Nephilim" is simply a transliteration of the … [Read more...] about Who Are the Nephilim?