Archive for March, 2011
RG2G 016 Five Signs You’re in a Shame-Bound Church
All across America, every seven days, in over 450,000 churches, people gather to worship. And you would think that all of that collective meeting over a long period of time would produce grace-filled, energetic, life-giving faith in the people who attend. But oftentimes the exact opposite happens.
Why? Basically… More
Dave Rave – 5 Reasons You Should Write a Book
The numbers are out. There were over 200,000 new books published in the United States in 2010. This is by traditional, old world media publishers. The real blow-your-mind statistic is that an additional 700,000 books were self-published by authors. What does this tell you? One, it’s a lot easier… More
FMBS 002 No Exceptions, No Excuses, No Way Out
As we continued our verse-by-verse study of the Book of Romans, I saw at the end of the session what I saw on my own face when I went through this many years ago; utter confusion.
I’ve learned that when you really are embracing new truth, when you are going… More
How to Conquer the Fear of Failure
This past weekend we talked about facing your fear of failure; that insidious dread that comes over you when you realize it’s do or die, when you’re about to take a course of action that puts you at risk – or at least, that’s what your heart tells you.
From… More
RG2G 015 Time to ReChurch Yourself: An Interview With Stephen Mansfield
All across America, on any given Sunday morning there are millions upon millions of people who call themselves Christians, who don’t attend church. That sounds rather odd, doesn’t it, in light of the fact that that’s what Christians are called to do: to gather, to worship God. So what’s… More
Dave Rave – 5 Advantages of Starting Over
I was talking to someone on Facebook this week and they let me know that because of downsizing and other disrespectful activity, the company that they’d given so many years for had laid them off and hired someone cheaper.
His statement was, “I get to start all over again.” … More
FMBS 001 Introduction to The Book of Romans
It was exciting to get started on our first Friday in our Friday Morning Bible Study series. This is a 12-week series where we will be studying the Book of Romans verse-by-verse, line-by-line, precept upon precept.
This is actually the first time in 21 years since I’ve been in Nashville… More
Pick Up the Towel
Today I was forced to work out in a YMCA away from my home in an upscale neighborhood, surrounded by executive office buildings. There are probably more MBA’s per square foot there than almost anyplace I go. And yet every time I go into this environment filled with well-educated, sophisticated,… More
I Fear God, but I’m Not Afraid of Him
Without question, the number one thing you should do before you do anything else, is to get the God question settled in your life. That is, to make true peace with God.
Nothing in life works the way it was meant to when the God question in your life is… More
RG2G 014 Is Life a Matter of Fate, Self-Help, Destiny, or Dumb Luck?
In a recent interview, Matt Damon was asked if he believed in fate, or luck. This was in reference to his new movie called “The Adjustment Bureau.”
The story behind the movie is that in our normal, everyday lives there is a force unseen; controlling, not only the people… More
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