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L.E.A.D. – FAITH AND DOUBT
We are instructed frequently throughout the Scriptures that we must have faith and also that we must challenge any doubt in our lives contrary to that faith, as it will end up damaging our relationship with our Father God....
L.EA.D. – YES OR NO
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Let Your ‘Yes’ Be ‘Yes’: The Third Commandment Revealed
Integrity in the things we say, the promises or oaths we make, and the actions that we display to others is such a fundamental part of our witness, so central a focus in the life of one of God’s...
L.E.A.D. – A Different Spirit
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Leadership With A Different Spirit
One of the most significant issues the community of God can face today is its members relinquishing their God-given responsibilities and trying to put authority or obligations of ministry and leadership on a single...
I’M ALIVE!
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Hello everyone! Long time no talk to! I think it has been over 5 months since I have really had the chance to write something and post on my own site. I have been on an insane journey these last 5 months, to say the least, filled with mountain top...
F.A.I.T.H.
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Faith is a common subject that people teach. It’s a common word that we hear in a sermon or that we read throughout the Bible.
F – Focus
A – Audit
I – Internalize
T – Trust
H – Hope
However, in my opinion, I don’t think...
Was Balaam a Prophet of God?
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Prophets for hire, talking donkeys, seemingly schizophrenic instructions from Yahweh, and blessings coming from a rogue prophet hired to curse Israel. There is no doubt that a cursory look at the Balaam narrative can leave us scratching our heads in...
Dance Upon Disappointment
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The title above are words that stuck out to me in a song called Heroes by Amanda Cook. I decided to look up some deeper meanings for the word dance. There are many different Hebrew words for dance. However, the most general word that means to dance...
The Gaze of Faith
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If you know your Bible, then when I say the word “faith” you will most likely think of the fifteen-word definition found in Hebrews 11:1: “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” But...
The Position of the Creator and the Creature
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In order for there to be proper harmony in a relationship, religious or otherwise, there must be a correct order in it. Any time the proper order is challenged or gets out of balance, the relationship is in jeopardy. In the same way, if we do not understand...
Apprehending the Divine
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What is “real”? How do we humans determine what’s real and what isn’t? Do we not define it with our five senses of touch, taste, hear, smell, and sight? As beings of a physical world, we’re entrenched in the idea that...