What motivated you to get out of bed this morning? Was it the feeling of dread in trying to explain to your boss why you are late for work? For me, it was the sound of my children engaging their perpetual drive for anything short of a well-balanced breakfast. Perhaps your motivation was simply to…
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Sorry, friend. You are cool: you are very cool. You’re reading a blog, so you must be. However, there is something out there with a cool factor that is beyond you on your best day. It is often rejected because it is misunderstood. It has an impressive track record spanning centuries. It has billions of…
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If you have never tried the expository approach to preaching and teaching before, but want to try it, numbered here are some ways you can do it poorly. When constructing and delivering an expository message that will fail to actually be an expository message: 1. Make the Scripture fit your agenda. If you must contort the…
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“Yes, my students, Solomon just told his beloved that her hair is like a flock of goats. Guys, do likewise. If you tell your dates that their hair has goat-like attributes, then not only will you be speaking Scripture to them, you will also most certainly be protecting your purity.” It was at this moment…
Read MoreIn the quarterfinals of this year’s World Cup, the teams from the Netherlands and Costa Rica played a thrilling game. Both teams gave their all, but neither scored during regulation or extra time. Unlike many other sports where play continues until there is a winner, soccer uses penalty kicks if the game is still tied…
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