So I got to thinking about all this ethical church leadership stuff, and because we live in a soundbyte world, I came up with this to summarize: “Are we supposed to be known more for our love or for all the things we hate?” Someone else said something very similar once, I’m sure, but it...
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Here is a trustworthy saying: If anyone sets his heart on being an overseer, he desires a noble task. Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He...
Truths I’ve been reminded of this week: God will allow us to do what we want. He allowed his disciple Judas to betray him. No bolts of lightning to strike Judas down before or after he betrayed Jesus. In the same way we are given freedom to turn from God and do things on our...
Just thought I’d throw these online for the sake of having them handy. The Heart Attitudes Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. -Proverbs 4:23 NIV Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. -Psalm 90:12 NIV Sunday: It’s Not JUST About...