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From time to time, as I’m sketching at a church or school, the question arises: “So, have you had training for this?” Or, maybe,...
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“…that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord” (Acts 3:19).
Like everyone else on the planet, we preachers get in ruts. ...
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I’ve adapted and used the Getting Things Done productivity process for years, but sometimes it seems cumbersome. Recently, however, I discovered insights from a Microsoft employee...
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As our bodies age, so do our brains. Are we doomed to irreplaceable cognitive decline? Or, can we make some choices to keep mentally...
Mediocrity: Be Anything Other Than This!
“…you are lukewarm, neither hot nor cold…” (Revelation 3:16)
Mediocrity is a warm blanket.
Mediocrity is a C+.
Mediocrity is “pretty good, but not great.”
Mediocrity is remaining...
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