Tag: should I
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Honor Your Mother and Father- Exodus 20:12
God instructs the Israelites to honor their fathers and mothers. This command does not always mean that parents must be agreed with or obeyed if what they are asking is immoral. It does mean they are to be heavy on the minds of their children, respected by them. Children are not to be entitled brats…
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The Sabbath Is For Man- Exodus 20:8-11
God instructs Israel to honor the Sabbath day by keeping it holy—setting it apart. The seventh day, Saturday, was to be a day of rest from labor. Toil was to be done in six days. On Saturday, the people were not to work themselves, anyone, or anything else. They were to rest. God rested on…
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Should Christians Celebrate Christmas?
Submit your questions on this blog, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, or Tumblr. My favorite legend about Santa Clause originated in AD 325. In that year, there was a man named Arius. Arius defined the Trinity in such a way that the Son, Jesus Christ, was inferior to the Father, created by the Father, and created…
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My Unbiblical Ministry Dream
What is the result when we strive to follow Jesus as churches, pastors, and ministry leaders? What is the fruit of a healthy church body that genuinely strives to abide in the instruction of Jesus Christ? Scripture does not leave us in the dark about how to measure the success of our ministry and it…
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Confessions of the Righteous
During one of the seasons in my life, I worked third shift (overnight) at a high-end grocery store. The pressure was high to do things right, and I was good at my job. They were considering me for management and I would have made it to the top if I hadn’t gotten back into the…
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On Leaving the Ministry
In 2007, the Francis A. Schaeffer Institute of Church Leadership Development (FASICLD)reported that “Of the one thousand fifty (1,050 or 100%) pastors we surveyed, every one of them had a close associate or seminary buddy who had left the ministry because of burnout, conflict in their church, or from a moral failure.”[1] I am currently…