Archive for 'spiritual growth'
Strategic Resolutions
Posted on 04. Jan, 2012 by frank.
Don’t make the mistake of treating this year like every other. So often we go into a new year and get excited about a chance to start over, but we only set ourselves up for dissapointment. We pull together our goals and resolutions for the year and maybe one or two will get accomplished but [...]
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A Place of Hope
Posted on 19. Sep, 2011 by frank.
Have you personally experienced those moments where you wonder, “Where is God?” I think we’ve all been there at some point and for me it was the church and the relationships in a community of faith that kept me going. We often hear that its not the building that makes us a church its the [...]
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Creator Communication – Prayer
Posted on 19. Mar, 2011 by frank.
I’ve always felt that there are 3 main parts of communication with God, prayer is one of them (I’ll be posting on others soon). However, prayer isn’t something that comes easy for many Christians, but its an essential part of being a Christ follower. Early church records from the book of Acts demonstrate the importantce [...]
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Busy Does Not Equal Meaningful
Posted on 25. Jan, 2011 by frank.
This term crowded loneliness has come up in our church because of a study we started called Making Room for Life by Randy Frazee. When you think of loneliness what kind of person comes to mind? Perhaps someone who can’t leave their home due to illness? Or maybe someone in a nursing home? When I was a kid [...]
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One Size Doesn’t Fit All
Posted on 21. Sep, 2010 by frank.
I think as ministries and churches set objectives, create goals, or design spiritual growth opportunities we can sometimes get tunnel vision. We get so focused on meeting the needs of one people group and forget there is more to our congregational make up than the baby Christian (or maybe your focus is on the senior saint). The [...]
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Can you quit being a Christian but still follow Jesus?
Posted on 02. Aug, 2010 by frank.
Anne Rice thinks she can. The famous author wrote a series of vampire novels, one of the most famous being Interview with the Vampire, which was later filmed starring Tom Cruise. Just a few days ago, a frustrated Anne posted the following on her facebook page: For those who care, and I understand if you [...]
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How Does Spiritual Growth Really Happen?
Posted on 15. Jul, 2010 by frank.
I had the privilege of working with Brian Jones for almost 10 years as we planted Christ’s Church of the Valley in the suburbs of Philadelphia. He was recently one of the speakers at the North American Christian Convention and he also writes for the Christian Standard. I really respect Brian’s insight because he just has a [...]
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You Are Never Out Of God’s Reach
Posted on 07. Jan, 2010 by frank.
Saul, hated Christians. He hunted them down, broke up families, threw them in prison, and even had them killed. However, God had a plan and even Saul was not out of God’s reach. That is something I think we can learn from Saul (we know him better as Paul). No matter how devastating the path of [...]
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Do You Have A Bible Reading Plan?
Posted on 01. Jan, 2010 by frank.
Norman Vincent Peale said, Plan your work – work your plan. Lack of system produces that “I’m swamped feeling.” I think we can also get that feeling when we are not grounded in the one thing that gives us a glimpse into the way God sees the world. Regular Bible reading can not only be [...]
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