“She is so gifted.” “I just work at a restaurant.” “Wow, I’m not doing that.” I have heard so many statements like these. These words often suggest that what one is doing is not enough. […]
Hans Fitzel listed the reasons why people fail to delegate or share their ministry/leadership: Fear of losing authority Fear of work being done poorly Fear of work being done better Unwillingness to take the necessary […]
One of the most notable parts of the Lord’s pattern of prayer is, “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10). For a Jew, this prayer means […]
Each of you has been blessed with one of God’s many wonderful gifts to be used in service of others. So use your gift well. 1 Peter 4:10, CEV When reading this scripture for the […]
Many fanatics preach against continuous learning, that is, they want people to rely entirely on the power of the Holy Spirit. Some of them believe that reading books and having formal education are worldly. Nevertheless, […]
It was the fall of 2015 and I had never wept so incessantly before in my life. It was ridiculous and I knew it was. Yet grief comes. Moving sixteen hundred miles to run on […]
“No man is an island” is not just another cliché; it is a principle that we can find in the Scripture, “For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself” (Romans […]
God knows the importance of good reputation in the ministry, and He also knows that only a godly character can produce it. If God is not concerned about our reputation, He would not deal with […]
Jarrid Wilson, pastor and author of Love Is Oxygen: How God Can Give You Life and Change Your World, died by suicide on Monday September 9, 2019. Jarrid, a passionate child of God and church […]
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