Brutiful Repentance: A Personal Journey
The courage required to make a you-turn, to truly repent, may be why so few pastors speak on it and why so few books are written on Brutiful repentance.
The courage required to make a you-turn, to truly repent, may be why so few pastors speak on it and why so few books are written on Brutiful repentance.
What fuels passion and morale for ministry isn’t your educational background, your grace-gift of teaching, your experience as a communicator or your riveting personality—lead pastors serve strong.
Although our physical and psycho- logical brokenness are readily acknowledged in counseling practice today, our identity in the gospel is often overlooked, or at least is not taken seriously enough.
Dream Big: The world and too often Christians are cynical of success and big dreams. I don’t know why this is because big dreams, big visions, and grand ambitions are sprinkled throughout the Bible.
People listen to people they trust. A person who has emotional barriers does not trust Christians in general, but that doesn’t mean they cannot come to trust you if you work to show yourself a trustworthy friend, family member, neighbor, or colleague.
There is a longing in the world today for people to feel valued. They are valued not for what they can bring to the table but for who they are. God has placed giftings in each person that the local church needs today—many leaders and churches long for authentic relationships that make a person feel seen and heard. The small church mindset invites authentic relationships and meaningful engagement.
As you get to know the women in your group, discover the unique gifts within a women's Bible study journey and explore opportunities to connect them with church or small groups to help them grow in their discipleship journey.
In Stay Grounded in God's Word, we don’t have to walk through life blindly. We have a roadmap to help us navigate so we don’t get lost. It’s the Word of God, which we’ve been taught.
Churches that integrate visitors into members have a clear direction of where they are going as Develop Guests into Future Leaders.
Just for a Season, Grandmom and Grandad’s Louisiana table will always be my favorite table, carved walnut and long enough for their four kids to bring their kids who also brought theirs. It was the living table of a great-grandmother, and she set it with southern precision, in decadent layers of greenery and understated class.