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| As Each Part Does Its Work
| Made in God’s Image |
| When I was young, there were two types of women in my life. On one side stood my mother and her sisters, who wore attractive, stylish clothes, had modern hair styles, and wore make-up. |
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| A Job We Can Share |
| Shortly before He ascended to heaven, Jesus gave his followers a job: “Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them . . . and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age” (Matt. 28:19-20). Yet, the majority of Christians have never made a disciple and don’t even know where to begin. |
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| Becoming an Intentional Discipler |
| “God works through people. As other women see Jesus in me in spite of or even through all my faults and weaknesses, I pray they’ll be encouraged to let others see Jesus in them. That’s discipling. Not just an intellectual giving out of truth – lives must be exposed to each other.” God used those words, written by Anne Ortlund in her book, The Disciplines of the Beautiful Woman, to call me into an intentional discipling ministry back in November, 1981. |
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| One way to Guarantee You’ll Grow in Your Faith |
| It’s possible to be very active in the Church without even having a meaningful relationship with God. Like the Biblical Martha, we can become so busy doing things “for” God that we don’t have time to spend “with” Him. |
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| Go It Alone or Ask for Help? The Christian Dilemma |
While chatting with a neighbour, I asked her how she was doing. I knew one of her children had been having some difficulties. She began to cry.
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| The Challenge of Leading Others |
| Have you ever accepted a leadership role, only to wonder afterward why you ever thought you could lead anyone else? Especially if you realized your group included other people who were more experienced leaders than you? Good. The leaders who worry me are those who don’t feel just a little nervous. Humility in a leader is usually a good thing. |
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| When Your Gifts and Talents are Ignored |
| I watched one of the two-hour episodes of “Celebrity Apprentice” this season, curious about how one of the contestants would do. I smiled as a well-known recording artist and producer was given the role of team secretary, spending most of his time making lists, looking for equipment, and phoning for pizza. |
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| Taking a Leap of Faith |
Have you ever done something simply because you believed God wanted you to do it? No, I don’t mean jumping off a building, or running around with a placard saying the world’s ending tomorrow. I’m thinking of all the sane, ordinary people who make daily decisions based on what they believe God is saying to them.
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| Becoming the Ideal Leader |
| It’s easy to watch a charismatic person who draws big crowds, and think, “Wow! That’s a real leader!” The person is usually personable, good-looking, extroverted, and seems to always be surrounded by a sense of mystery and excitement. Barak Obama fits that model. So does Mike Clemons. John F. Kennedy. Pierre Elliot Trudeau. |
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| What I’ve Learned about Leadership from Watching Cito Gaston |
| Along with many other baseball fans, I was delighted to see Cito Gaston return as manager of the Toronto Blue Jays this summer. The fact that Cito has been essentially ignored by the baseball community for the last eleven years totally baffles me. In my opinion, Cito is one of the best managers in baseball, and has a leadership style others would do well to emulate. |
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