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A Matter Of Time
A young friend (against my advice) took a leadership position in a ministry with a history of detached major donors infighting among the staff weak executive leadership a dated mission that is out of touch with the changing demographics of their market a retired founder who still has influence on Board decisions and a business model that depends almost 90% on a few supporters. Given that this is an organization that charges tuition and fees that is not a good sign. Come to think of it are there any good signs at all in this scenario? With just that knowledge ” would you take the job? It depends on…
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Living in the Shire
You cannot have a good conversation in London without getting around to the issue of the role of government in modern society. One night at dinner our distinguished guest was very direct about her dismay that a country calling itself a “Christian” country could allow anyone to be without a minimum of health care. After all ” the role of government is to take care of all the people –not just those who can afford it. There were a few in our group who disagreed! It’s a basic division between those who are adamant about the limited role of government and those believing government needs the latitude to make…
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“Prosperity Knits a Man to the World”
While I knew the story of the rich young ruler long before I ever read those words in C.S. Lewis ” I've never heard it put better. Many times” ” the best way to understand a person is to see them in contrast to another in similar circumstances. I've done that with Bonhoeffer and Hitler. The differences are stunning and studying them together only puts each of them in sharper relief. This week I did that with the rich young ruler and Zaccheus. While they had one thing in common – wealth – they could not have been more different. The rich young ruler was more than comfortable approaching Jesus…
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"Prosperity Knits a Man to the World"
While I knew the story of the rich young ruler long before I ever read those words in C.S. Lewis ” I've never heard it put better. Many times” ” the best way to understand a person is to see them in contrast to another in similar circumstances. I've done that with Bonhoeffer and Hitler. The differences are stunning and studying them together only puts each of them in sharper relief. This week I did that with the rich young ruler and Zaccheus. While they had one thing in common – wealth – they could not have been more different. The rich young ruler was more than comfortable approaching Jesus…
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1 Peter 1:1-12
1. Acts 2: “They enjoyed the favor of all the people.” Acts 8 – Stoning of Stephen: “On that day, a great persecution broke out against the church at Jerusalem and all except the apostles were scattered.” This meant thousands of people left Jerusalem and moved back to their homes after Passover or they fled individually or in groups to places all over Asia Minor. Much like the Mormon migration escaping the persecution in Missouri and other states. No one would have expected a small cult to survive. But they did. 2. 1 Peter 1:1-2 God’s elect. A couple of things are important to understand. John Calvin – To the…
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