Steps for Planning Effective Scripture Readings
The congregation is both active and passive in worship. In one real sense, they are receiving what has been prepared by the ministers for that particular week. Presentation is, therefore,
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The Start of Hope
Great comeback stories give us hope. We can all relate to the experience of spending time in difficult places where we wondered if we were ever going to make it
Guidelines for Making Disciples (Hint: You Can’t Microwave Them)
We live in a world where everyone is in a hurry, and you can either make a conscious effort to go against the grain or you will be swept away
How to Move from Success to Significance
Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the
Are You a Peacemaker or a Pain-Avoider?
“AVOID conflict” was my middle name. I thought I was a real peacemaker—what I really was, however, was a pain-avoider.
I would often hear, “John, you don’t like confrontation, do you?”
The Threat of Suicide: An Effective and Biblical Response
Sometimes, death becomes such a promising alternative that many choose to bring it upon themselves. It is a horrifying thought.
This does not change the fact that at times the chronically