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»  Why A Mission Agency Could a church fulfill the great commission if there were no Bible colleges, seminaries, or mission agencies?  The answer is a resounding “YES!” That may sound like the wrong answer coming from the director of a mission agency.  But that response is … Continue reading → »  People Skills & the Pastor – Part 2 The leaders of the world know the value of interpersonal skills. The book How to Win Friends and Influence People was written by Dale Carnegie and first published in 1936. Tens of millions of copies have been sold world-wide and … Continue reading → »  People Skills & The Pastor – Part 1 I was talking to a young pastor recently, and after our lengthy conversation I commented on his wisdom and warmth. I told him many pastors fail in regards to dealing with people (something we often refer to as people skills). … Continue reading → »  The World’s Wisdom or God’s Wisdom? “Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition, based on the elemental forces of the world, and not based on Christ” (Colossians 2:8 HCSB) I recently had the occasion to share this verse … Continue reading → »  Essential Fundamentals of Masculinity “Men Must Know Who They Are and How They Must Act” God designed the essence of masculinity in both a man’s being and acting.  It is engraved in what they are and revealed in how they (are supposed to) act.  … Continue reading → »  Gun Control or Heart Change … Which is Really Needed? Though people have analyzed the issue of the Sandy Hook tragedy from a multitude of aspects–socially, psychologically, etc.–we can NOT consider these murders, merely an act of physical violence. Man consists of body and soul—physical and spiritual. We were created … Continue reading → »  Serious Ministry in a World of Amusement – III I appreciate John Piper’s perspective on Christian hedonism. “My shortest summary of Christian Hedonism is: God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him. We all make a god out of what we take the most … Continue reading → »  Serious Ministry in a World of Amusement – II Christians and This Present Age There is another important word in the New Testament related to our discussion and that is the Greek word ai?n from which we get the English word eon. This word can mean “a very long … Continue reading → »  Serious Ministry in a World of Amusement “Why do people in churches seem like cheerful, brainless tourists on a packaged tour of the Absolute?” That profound question was posed by one author thirty years ago.[1] Do you think such an assessment could still be made three decades … Continue reading → »  Excellence for Non-Perfectionists Many organizations identify “excellence” as a core value. Wikipedia defines excellence as “a quality which is unusually good and so surpasses ordinary standards.” My working definition is “doing the best you can with what you have.” But that still leaves a lot of subjectivity to … Continue reading →