I’ve heard it many times: “It was a life-changing experience.” Such is a frequent comment from participants in short-term mission trips through our church and other mission agencies. For some it is taking a step in faith and discovering rewards. For others this is a reaction to first encountering poverty in under-developed countries. For one […]
Read MoreWould you like to encourage fellow believers in their daily walk of living out new life in Christ? Sometimes we each feel we are on our own, and we’re stuck in the same old patterns of our faith life. Perhaps, like me, you will appreciate fresh evidence of Christ’s Spirit at work bringing new insights […]
Read MoreAfter his conversion, the Apostle Paul spent a number of silent years at home in Tarsus. I envision him sharing his personal story of God’s grace and the impact on his life, even going out on weekends to spread this new Good News. He was a genius at learning to pare down his message to […]
Read MoreThe field of motivational psychology was pioneered by Abraham Maslow. His hierarchy of needs is so well known that I treat it as the classical hierarchy. The first four priorities are to satisfy bodily needs, security needs, affiliation needs and status needs. The fifth is the least explored and the hardest to talk about in […]
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