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What Does Your Anger Look Like?
How good are you at your anger management? Where would you be on this scale…? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Anger Ladder ~ by Dr. Ross Campbell 1) Pleasant behavior; 2) Seeking resolution to the conflict; 3) Focusing anger on the source only; 4) Holding to the primary complaint, not to peripheral issues; 5) Thinking logically and constructively;…
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Character of Leaders?
I was pondering the C’s of leadership lately as many of us have been disappointed in leaders lacking the character to walk faithfully and courageously. Some people say that a leader should have character, charisma, commitment, courage, competence… But, have you ever noticed how God seems to never look for people with outstanding character to call them…
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Disciple making Movements?
If what you’re doing isn’t working, why keep doing it? (…Or at least add an additional track like one mega church in Texas did after doing the math. For that full story, see link at bottom of this post.) This past weekend, I enjoyed sitting in on a session with a gentleman serving overseas (cannot…
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Best Truth of the Year!
Last night of 2017, I reflected on the highlights and got excited for what’s ahead for 2018. Below I share with you the key theme that God has given to me and through me over and over. I’ve had the joy of sharing this so many young women and watching them be set free. Find…
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31 Days of Prayer for the Church in Canada
Hey, Canada! 🙂 Are you ready for God to move in and through you to share His love in your family, your city, your country of Canada? Join your fellow Canadians in a hunger and thirst for God to move across our land. Recognize God’s Power in the Church: We, the church, are called and…
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Do you live in fear or in expectation?
I recently was blessed by these words sent to me in an email story… Expectation positions us to see miracles, big and small. It sharpens our vision and focuses our attention towards God. It liberates us from apprehension that blinds us to the majesty before us. Instead of being shackled by fearing the worst, we’re…
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Intentional Meals Together?
“Cook at home and enjoy family meals.” I read these words recently in the newly updated food guide… Thanks to a young friend recently visiting from Germany, who inspired us, I have been encouraged to ALSO include EVERY family member in the making of suppers, no matter the initial headaches, and turn them into a…
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Mind Blown: Amazing Disciplemaking Story
A new missionary friend I met at a coffee shop birthday party the other day, sent me this disciplemaking story that made me weep with delight! She sent… Hey, check this out! A guy who was orphaned, drug addict, met Jesus, and grew in being discipled and started a discipleship making MOVEMENT. thousands of groups are all…
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My Process of Healing
“Watching is a vital part of praying. God wants us to seek out the holes in the walls of nations, churches, and individual lives. Just as David and Joshua found out why God’s blessing had dried up, it is our job as prophetic intercessors today to find these gaps and fill them with prayer.” –…
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‘Doing’ Church – “We make victims of our heroes.”
“Doing” Church in North America – “We make victims of our heroes.” Graham Cooke brilliantly describes how “doing” church today must start with leaders who can model freedom. He goes onto say that church revolves around 3 types of people: Initiators, Enablers and Resisters. He skillfully describes if that if we have any hopes of accomplishing…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 