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In Holy Discontent by Pastor Bill Hybels, his primary concern is with people who are so discontented with life that they become motivated to change things. He uses as his Biblical example Moses who was chosen by God to lead … Continue reading →

In my years of teaching speech communication, one of the most fascinating subjects I taught was persuasion. I would define it as the act of putting ideas into words which, when spoken to a listener, will cause that listener to … Continue reading →

“Apathy is a lack of feeling, emotion, interest, and concern. Apathy is a state of indifference, or the suppression of emotions such as concern, excitement, motivation, and/or passion. An apathetic individual has an absence of interest in or concern about … Continue reading →

I began on November 10, 2016. Here it is March 7, 2017. I began after the presidential election of 2016 for a reason. I had been posting on Adam Hamilton’s book Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White. … Continue reading →

I should let it go. I have already announced through my church that we are moving on to a new book: Holy Discontent by Bill Hybels. But here I go again. I have wrestled with this post for a couple … Continue reading →

To be at one with Jesus Christ. Bingham Hunter quotes Samuel Chadwick [author of The Path of Prayer]: “To pray in the Name of Christ . . . is to pray as one who is at one with Christ, whose … Continue reading →

Exegesis and grammatical analysis. Probably two things that will put the normal person to sleep. Yet doing exegesis and analyzing grammar are what W. Bingham Hunter does in the final chapter of his book The God Who Hears. Exegesis is … Continue reading →

“Well my daddy left home when I was three and he didn’t leave much to Ma and me. Just this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze. Now, I don’t blame him ’cause he run and hid but the … Continue reading →

Sometimes it does a body good to just pause. Not too long ago, I was forced to sit, literally sit for almost three months. Walking was tough because I had to avoid pressure on my right foot.   I had to … Continue reading →

First Corinthians 13:11: “When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me.” In the context of … Continue reading →