Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but one who hates correction is stupid. Prov. 12.1 By this definition, the world is awash with ‘stupid’ people, as many hate discipline and reject correction. I believe one of the most important things to learn in leading is to not insist on guiding a person who does not want to […]
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If you are like me, you will be an admirer of Paul the apostle. Some of the most inspiring passages in the New Testament relate to what he prayed. Take for instance his stint in Philippi. It was a very successful mission trip despite him having to leave in something of a hurry after some
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Someone wrote in an email to me the other day a word of thanks for all the wonders of the gospel that I take such pleasure in teaching and conveying to them. I love the expression ‘the wonders of the gospel’; I make ample use of it because it captures something of the awesomeness of
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Many years ago at four o’clock in the morning over several days in my hotel room in New Zealand, God woke me up and continuously dealt with me about focusing on the call, focusing on preaching and teaching the word of God and not be sidetracked by people’s expectations into things they feel they need
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Recently I stepped briskly off a flight and made a beeline for the exit intent on getting home quickly and making the most of the day since I was going to be off again the next day, and this time on a lengthy trip. A handful of people walked ahead of me and I followed.
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When we were children we had malaria shots every year, as, like clockwork we fell prey to the dire doings of the anopheles mosquito year after year. We knew the symptoms, once the feverishness started and that strange feeling of wanting to lie in the sun all day, joints aching, we knew what was in
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