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Why study theology?
“Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent” (John 17:3 NIV84). Theology. The word finds its origin in the two Greek words: theos and logos. Theos means…
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A chain of only 38 links between me and Jesus
“For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received” (1 Corinthians 15:3 ESV). “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word” (John 17:20 ESV). The…
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Are you keeping the four devotions?
“And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers” (Acts 2:42 ESV). This week Robin and I started visiting different WCC Community Groups. Our plan is to visit all of our groups over the…
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Praying that Irene lives up to her name
“And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not…
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More learnings from my top ten leadership mistakes – Part 2
“There is something else wrong that happens here on earth. It is the kind of mistake rulers make” (Ecclesiates 10:5 NCV). Solomon was right. There is a certain kind of mistake that those in leadership make. With that in mind, I’ve…
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Learnings From My Top Ten Leadership Mistakes – Part 1
“There is something else wrong that happens here on earth. It is the kind of mistake rulers make” (Ecclesiates 10:5-15 NCV). This past Monday our church was honored to host the Innovative Church Community’s monthly peer-learning gathering. Our band led in…
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Why John wrote
“Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in…
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25 ways to engage your neighbors with the gospel
“But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbor’” (Luke 10:29)? Jesus taught the parable of the Good Samaritan to answer this man’s question, “Who is my neighbor?” We’re not that different from the Pharisee…
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Celebrating the blessing of leadership longevity
“During Gideon’s lifetime, the land enjoyed peace forty years” (Judges 8:28). Everyone should congratulate Amanda Manuel and Stephen Combs. Amanda celebrated two years on our WCC staff in June. Stephen celebrated his 6th year on staff at WCC this July. Make…
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Fruitfulness during a heat wave
“He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers” (Psalm 1:3 NIV). What a week! We got back home from our vacation to discover that our…