Contending for the faith once delivered – James
The Standard of Expectation
Seems like, for the most part, we Christians continue to primarily organize ourselves around public, group meetings. Doesn’t it seem like the “Sunday morning meeting” is highest priority in the congregation you attend? This is the one you get the most social demerits if you miss, right? Continue reading “An open letter to my brothers and sisters”
by A. W. TozerSome people object to taking vows, but in the Bible you will find many great men of God directed by covenants, promises, vows, and pledges. The psalmist was not averse to the taking of vows. He said, “Thy vows are upon me, 0 God, I will render my praises unto thee” (Psalm 56:12).
My counsel in this matter is that if you are really concerned about spiritual improvement – the gaining of new power, new life, new joy, and new personal revival within your heart -you will do well to make certain vows and proceed to keep them. if you should fail, go down in humility and repent and start over. But always keep these vows before you. They will help harmonize your heart with the vast powers that flow out and down from the throne where Christ sits at the right hand of God.
A carnal man refuses the discipline of such commitments. He says, “I want to be free. I don’t want to lay any vows upon myself; I don’t believe in it; it is legalism.” Well, let me paint a picture of two men. Continue reading “Five Vows to Make and Keep / Tozer”
La palabra liderazgo puede ser difícil de definir, pero comprensible cuando lo ves. Esto significa que la esencia del liderazgo no sólo se conoce por su definición, sino también a través de verlo en acción. Después de todo, el Reino de Dios no es solo palabras sino es poder junto con acción.
Antes de continuar, piensa en alguien que sea un gran líder. ¿Quién, además de Jesús, es tu líder favorito de todos los tiempos? ¿Puedes nombrar a alguien? Volveremos a esto, pero quiero animarte a pensar en el nombre de un líder.
Aquí te muestro dos definiciones de liderazgo: Continue reading “¿Qué es el liderazgo?”
Five years ago I interviewed a friend of a friend who had just completed The World Race. You may have heard of it or known someone who has been on it… you know, 11 countries in 11 months. If you don’t know, google it. There’s a lot out there on it. I had been down to visit the founder and some of the directors of the program prior to that, but wanted to get a perspective of someone who didn’t work for Adventures in Missions (the organization who runs The Race). I was thankful for Samara’s transparent feedback. If you want to read that interview, click here….
This time we didn’t catch up over Skype, like the time before. We sat down in Chiang Mai for a face to face, and even though I knew Samara a little better over the time in between, this was my first time to meet her in person. I was thankful for the opportunity. Continue reading “Samara Marie…. 5 years later”
