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Preparation and Performance
We have all been given the same mission. In Mt 28:19, Jesus tells us to go make disciples of all nations. That is what we are expected to do! But we don’t always realize that Jesus spent three years preparing his disciples to do just that. Most of us look at our faith journey as…
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Lots Going On
Hi All, it has been a while since I’ve posted, but I’m back in the saddle now. Last year has been a roller coaster of events for our family both positive and negative. Fortunately, we seem to be past the hurdles and are moving into a more promising year. As to the books, I’ve been…
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A mustard Seed
I was meeting with a new pastor today about STEPUP and whether or not it may have benefit for his parish. Prior to the meeting, I had spent time reflecting on today’s gospel passage. Jesus was talking about the kingdom of God being like a mustard seed. How it starts out very small but grows…
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Laborers for the harvest
A couple of years ago, I was given an assignment to meditate on scripture each day and then make a journal entry. In today’s Gospel, Jesus instructs us to pray that the Lord sends out laborers for the harvest, because the harvest is great but the laborers are few. As I reflected on this passage…
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3 percent Per Year
Years ago, I heard a talk by Dr. Brant Pitre. In the talk, he shared that the early church grew by about 40 percent per decade. In spite of war, persecution, plague and no modern medicine, the early church grew by 40% per decade. Given compounding, this is about 3% per year. If this were…
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He said, “Go make Disciples”
It is really easy to look at the work we are doing in our church or ministry and pat oneself on the back, thinking I’m doing my part. But if you look at the trends of the last few decades it is really obvious that whatever we are doing really isn’t working. We get involved…
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