A God-Sized Vision
– Colin Hansen and John Woodbridge. Zondervan. Hansen and Woodbridge ask the question: “Is it possible that we do not see God working in mighty ways because we don’t ask him to work in mighty ways?” They go on to recount the fascinating details of world-changing revivals, beginning with biblical events and continuing through the
If You Want the Blessing, You Have to Grow Up
by Michael Catt (from the “Leap of Faith” series) Joshua, 1 Corinthians, Hebrews, Ephesians I. Jehovah is looking for a people who will take Him at His word. Essential truths for victory:1) Prayer is a powerful weapon.2) The sword of the Spirit is our offensive weapon. II. The promises are ours, but we fail to
"Temperance is moderation in the things that are good and total abstinence from things that are foul." - Frances E. Willard
“Temperance is reason's girdle, and passion's bride, the strength of the soul, and the foundation of virtue.” - Jeremy Taylor
Temperance
Suffering
“We need to pay attention to what we are learning about God in the darkness because the darkness is where our relationship with Him is tested. The darkness is where we learn the truth that God will be faithful.” – Jan Dravecky “Great souls are grown through struggles and storms and seasons of suffering. Be
"We hate some persons because we do not know them; and we will not know them because we hate them." - Colton
"The hatred we bear our enemies injures their happiness less than our own." - J. Peitt-Senn
"We may fight against what is wrong, but if we allow ourselves to hate, that is to insure our spiritual defeat and our likeness to what we hate." - George William Russell
Hate
Money Fonts
(as appeared in World Magazine, May 2010) Watching your budget? Here’s a surprising way to save money: Choose the right font. Printer.com, a printer comparison website, found that you can save up to 31 percent on your ink cartridge costs by selecting a typeface that uses less ink. That translates to $20 per year for
The Radical Disciple
Some Neglected Aspects of Our Calling – John Stott. IVP Books. “(This book) looks at eight elements of Christian discipleship that believers tend to neglect: nonconformity, Christlikeness, maturity, creation care, simplicity, balance, dependence, and death. Stott lays out the clear challenge that if Jesus is truly Lord, ‘we have no right to pick and choose
Introverts in the Church
Finding Our Place in an Extroverted Culture– Adam S. McHugh. IVP Books. As an introvert, McHugh was called to be a leader in the church. He says, “Too often I experienced those two things as contradictory, adn the book began as my way of trying to make sense of my call in light of my
Missing the Obvious
The Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Jesus, they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven. But He replied to them…“Do you know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but cannot discern the signs of the times?” And He left them and went away. (Matthew 16:1-4) Blindness is amazingly comprehensive.
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We Weren’t Born to Be Mild
by Michael Catt (from the “Leap of Faith” series) Joshua 1 Ron Dunn said there are three characteristics of faith:1) It is an affirmation.2) It is an act.3) It is an attitude.– The life of faith is a life of rest.– Faith is not a substitute for effort, and effort is not a substitute for
"Popularity is fleeting. It's not real." - George W. Bush
Popularity