Being & Building Followers & Friends of Jesus
These 5 connections hold the key to spiritual fruitfulness & fulfillment.
A pivotal moment in my life occurred around this time of year in 2010. My friend Don Wright and I were taking our usual walk around the track of Weddington High School, and I told him quite earnestly, “Don, some things have really got to change in my life next year.”
Don has a way of getting to the heart of a matter, and he reminded me of a sobering truth: “I think you said the same thing last year at…
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7 Life-Changing Christmas Facts in the First Chapter of John
When we think about the Christmas story, we usually start with the Gospel of Luke and Gospel of Matthew. There we see the shepherds, the magi, and the angel Gabriel’s stunning declaration to Mary. Other colorful characters appear, including Elizabeth and Zacharias, Simeon and Anna.
But John’s Gospel presents the rest of the story. As the final of the four Gospel accounts, it reveals…
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I once met a man who had become addicted to prescription painkillers.
“That must be terrible,” I empathized. “Where is your pain located?”
I expected the man to tell me about migraine headaches, pain in his back, or some other kind of physical agony. But, to my surprise, he took the conversation in an entirely different direction.
“Well, my wife left me a few years ago, and I’ve been really lonely. I’m also having conflict with my kids, and I don’t like my job. I…
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