#Faithful or #Faithfail?

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Rich Stevenson

believeMaybe you saw the #hashtag segment with Jimmy Fallon this week on The Tonight Show.  He asked the viewing public to tweet some stories of failed Thanksgivings.  Here’s one:  My mother burned our turkey to a crisp, plopped 2 lbs of b0logna on the table and said “meat is meat!”

This week I’ve been studying John 6 and focusing on Christ’s statement:  “I am the bread of life.”  In this chapter, He calls out at least 3 #faithfails. . .paths that promised to take you to faith, but would end in unbelief. Continue reading →

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ENCOUNTER – “meet as an adversary”

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Rich Stevenson

encounterlogoIs an ENCOUNTER with God adversarial?

If you look at the Latin root of the word encounter, you find two parts:  “in” and “contra” (against).  The root meaning is: “meet as an adversary.”

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5 Reasons I Love Billy Graham

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Rich Stevenson

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On Billy Graham’s 96th birthday, I want to repost one of my favorite blogs.

I’m sure I could come up with 50, but I’ve zeroed in on 5 of the biggest reasons that I love Billy Graham.

#1  Billy Graham’s most often repeated phrase in preaching is:  “The Bible says. . .”

Culture didn’t drive his preaching.  Politics didn’t dictate his delivery.  He wasn’t seeker sensitive, He was Spirit sensitive.  Like John Wesley, you could honestly say that Billy Graham is “a man of one book.”  Although many tried to sway him, Billy took the Bible literally and declared it’s simple, clear message faithfully.  After 60 plus years of preaching, he still defers the power of his ministry to the Word of God.

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Top 10 Things I Hope Missionaries Know

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Rich Stevenson

missionaryI’m beginning to understand just a little of what if felt like to be Paul. . .

“Besides everything else, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches…” 2 Cor. 11:28

Tania and I lead a missions network with 45 young leaders around the globe (www.malachinetwork.org).  We sing and pray over them regularly.  It’s not uncommon to lay awake in the night thinking about these precious leaders, many with beautiful children, living in very hard places.  They are strong witnesses of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Here are 10 things I hope they know. . . Continue reading →

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The Dance – Part 7 – The Father Choreographs

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Rich Stevenson

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“Our highest activity must be response, not initiative.” -C.S. Lewis

In the previous post, The Dance – Part 4, I wrote that one of the crucial elements in joyful dancing was to be rid of self-consciousness. I proposed that the opposite of self-consciousness was innocence. In this post, I want to go even further. The ultimate answer for self-consciousness is self-surrender. The biggest threat to my dance with Jesus is not the friction of discipline, critics or the great enemy of the dance. . .it is me. Continue reading →

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