In this post I examine whether we have missed the mark in how we have interpreted the Great Commission in practice.

What do you think?

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The movie "Safe Haven" is popular movie that many Christians are attending. The plot is summarized as follows:

"When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small North Carolina town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Beautiful yet self-effacing, Katie seems determined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of events draws her into two reluctant relationships: one with Alex, a widowed store owner with a kind heart and two young…

The following post details lessons learned about leadership from watching German Shepherd dogs.

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In Feb 2012 my wife was diagnosed with follicular lyphoma--cancer of the lymph nodes. She was diagnosed on a Friday and we were at MD Anderson for evaluation and potential treatment the next Tuesday. It was remarkable that the appointment was made immediately when they were called.  It was made, however, with the stipulation we could be at the hospital the following day.

Upon our arrival, there were parking attendants at the front.  There was w valet parking for all patients. Upon…

How often have you heard the phase " I go to church, but I am not "fed"?  Our often is this used to invoke unhappiness with a particular preacher's sermons?  Where does this attitude  of " I need to be fed" come from?  Of course elders, not preachers, are told to "feed the folk.".  But this attitude is clearly one of passivity.  If a congregation doesn't have the "right program", enough "motivational" sermons, or .... whatever the person's felt needs ( as opposed to real needs) are, the…