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- I hate how hard spiritual transformation is and how long it takes. I hate thinking about how many people have gone to church for decades…
- Learning something new is a fabulous way to be refreshed. When work can grind you down, something about learning a new activity thrills the soul.…
- When I teach the formal curriculum, I have the chance to think about it ahead of time. I can rehearse it. I can illustrate it…
- A simple way to address hidden curriculum issues is to spend time talking with staff and key leaders about their spiritual lives.
- Far more books get written about how to get more people in your church than how to get the people already in your church to…
- Real spiritual authority has to do with the truth of the actual words being spoken, and the spirit of the person behind the words. Really,…
- I have given up the idea that there is an opposition-free church out there. But I have gained something else - an appreciation for the…
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