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Greed is GoodThe quote from the movie “Wall Street” is still echoing today. It’s how we are in this mess right now. It’s all of us. From my own city, a story of greed hits a major ministry. A huge giver with big business interests gets involved with a major ministry helping drug addicts and alcoholics. His company then asks…
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Greed is GoodThe quote from the movie “Wall Street” is still echoing today. It’s how we are in this mess right now. It’s all of us. From my own city, a story of greed hits a major ministry. A huge giver with big business interests gets involved with a major ministry helping drug addicts and alcoholics. His company then asks…
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More thoughts on the financial crisis… Today the House voted DOWN the financial bailout package. It was not exactly a slam dunk for either party. The Democrats had 40% of their members vote against the package and the Republicans had over 60% vote against the bill. More on that later. There are heated debates flowing over the meaning of all…
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More thoughts on the financial crisis… Today the House voted DOWN the financial bailout package. It was not exactly a slam dunk for either party. The Democrats had 40% of their members vote against the package and the Republicans had over 60% vote against the bill. More on that later. There are heated debates flowing over the meaning of all…
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Thoughts on Spiritual Gifts Having gone through a series on spiritual gifts, one thing I did not do was get into specific lists in the New Testament. I focused mainly on being used, discovering the gifts, and how we are called to USE those gifts! We are stewards in the Great House of God and the call of the Owner…
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Thoughts on Spiritual Gifts Having gone through a series on spiritual gifts, one thing I did not do was get into specific lists in the New Testament. I focused mainly on being used, discovering the gifts, and how we are called to USE those gifts! We are stewards in the Great House of God and the call of the Owner…
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Thoughts on the Economic Crisis As a pastor and financial advisor, I find myself more glued to the current economic situation and sorting it out with all kinds of paradigms. An article I read by some Time reporters spurred my thinking some more. They were very cutting in their analysis of the current situation. For the most part, I found…
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Thoughts on the Economic Crisis As a pastor and financial advisor, I find myself more glued to the current economic situation and sorting it out with all kinds of paradigms. An article I read by some Time reporters spurred my thinking some more. They were very cutting in their analysis of the current situation. For the most part, I found…
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Virtues to Pray Over Your Children and Grandchildren (Part 4) 26. Willingness to work (Col. 3:23)27. Passion for God (Ps. 42:1; Ps. 63:1)28. Self-discipline (Prov. 1:3)29. Prayerfulness (Eph. 6:18; I Thess. 5:17)30. Gratitude (Eph. 5:20; Col. 2:7)31. Heart for the lost (Ps. 96:3; Mk 16:15) On the month’s date, pray for that virtue over you children and grandchildren. (I find…
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Virtues to Pray Over Your Children and Grandchildren (Part 3) 16. Peace loving (Rom. 14:19; ROm. 12:18)17. Joy (I Thess. 1:6; Acts 13:52)18. Perseverance (Heb. 10:36; Heb. 12:1,2)19. Humility (Titus 3:2; James 4:10)20. Compassion (Col. 3:12; Matt. 9:36)21. Responsibility (Gal. 6:5)22. Contentment (Phil. 4:12,13; I Tim. 6:6)23. Faith (Luke 17:5,6; Heb. 11)24. Servant’s Heart (Eph. 6:7; Mk. 10:45)25. Hope (Rom.…