Disciple
A disciple is a follower of Christ; he1 fellowships with other believers; and he1 fishes for men.2 First, as follower we mean he1 has an intimate relationship with Christ. He1…
Attitude and Aptitude
Do no judge by appearances, but judge with the right judgment.1 You will recognize them by their fruits. . . So every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased…
Empathy
A Kingdom leader is broken. For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. . .—but God shows his love for us in that…
Learner
When John’s two disciples followed Jesus, Jesus . . . said to them, “What are you seeking?” And they said to him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), . . .1 Much…
L. E. A. D.
What is a leader? Base line, a leader is one who has followers. Are leaders endowed with a certain personality or trait that clearly identifies them? The Stanford marshmallow experiment was a…
Turning a Leaf
I wonder who would have stayed with the topic and bothered to read had my title been Death? I attended a wake over the weekend. It had the customary trimmings…
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GOD the Chief Cornerstone
During our History class as an architecture student, we were taught the various elements of historical structures. One of them was the cornerstone, interchangeably known as the keystone. It is…
No Return; No Exchange
As mentioned in my earlier blog, I started not believing nor knowing what to make of the marriage vow—“Until death do us part.” My nature was to get. Your value…
Intimacy in Marriage
Sex is . . . Basically, God’s truth may be divided into 3 categories: First, those truths that are far beyond man’s finite mind to comprehend. “The secret things belong…
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Roles
I liken that anything created was designed for a purpose. Viewed from an architect’s mindset, the creation of a house or building goes through a design process: decipher the wants…