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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Egg-and-spoon race, sack race, the 100-metre dash (on the odd occasion) – those were my contributions to the athletic endeavours of my secondary school. Needless to say, I was not the school’s star athlete. The 100-metre dash I do not ever remember winning; I do remember ending it panting, out of breath. The daily games
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Be blessed by this little clip; doing it brought out the child in me. I think I might be doing more of this in the future, if I have time; otherwise I shall bring my team on board. It seems like a nice way to communicate a powerful message with simplicity. Do read the
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Human beings do not seem to have a natural propensity to express gratitude and see the good. The bad seems to easily obsess us to the exclusion of all that is lovely, sweet, and of good report. I wrote a post years ago about one night at prayer meeting when I asked for testimonies. As usual
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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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‘The gospel is fascinating!’ said a young man who was attending our church for the first time one Sunday. I was preaching on ‘The gospel – the story’, the first of a four part series entitled ‘The gospel – the story, the person, the promise and the power”. I started at creation and worked my
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