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Back To Basics

Back to Basics Having served the Lord for most of my life (minus a period of temporary insanity in my early teens!), there were Christian “basics” that were instilled in me from early on. These were drilled into me. They were reinforced. I was encouraged to do them. Praised when I succeeded. And I was

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The Hireling
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Those who are called vs. the hireling

Over the course of 20 years of full-time ministry, another 5 years or so of volunteer ministry, along with growing up as a third-generation minister – I have noticed a few things. One of those things that I would like to discuss today is that of “The Calling.” Briefly, I will contrast those who have

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Stay the Course

I find myself grappling with a trend that I’ve seen happening in the Church for the last few years. When I reference the Church, I don’t have a particular church in mind. “Church”, in this context, is the global church, the church around the world, or the Body of Christ. I’m not singling out a

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Paying the Price Image
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Paying the Price

I have often received the question, “What does it take to be in full-time ministry?” This question comes my way about once a month, or sometimes more frequently if I am traveling  and ministering in churches or Bible schools.  Please allow me to me share what I used to think.  In 1999, I was nearing the

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War in the Heavenlies Blog
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War in the Heavenlies

Understanding your Spiritual authority is crucial for your ability to do spiritual warfare – and if you did not know that there is a war going on in the heavenly realm – you only need to look around you at your own life. You will see that there is some thing or someone trying to

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Unfriendly Fire
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(Un)Friendly Fire

“Let love and kindness be the motivation behind all that you do.” 1 Corinthians 16:14 There’s a saying I’ve heard for a while… “The Christian army is the only army in the world that shoots its wounded.” This statement may not be 100% accurate if you want to get legalistic… but that is my point!

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