Tag Archives: purpose

Five years

“What do you want to be true of you as a leader in five years?  What do you want your wife to say about you as a church leader? What do you want your kids to say about you as … Continue reading

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Starting backward

Some of us start writing to see what we think. As the words come, we begin to realize what was in our head. The words come in fits and starts and then in a rush. We grin and weep as … Continue reading

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doing something that matters

Purpose is what we are about. Purpose is supposed to be core, supposed to be the thing at the very heart of what we are. Purpose is what we are living for. Purpose is what we would die for. Jesus … Continue reading

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Carry on

[Matthew 4:12-17] When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he returned to Galilee. It sounds like running away. John had been by the Jordan River. He was on the end of that river closest to Jerusalem. Closest … Continue reading

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