God is in Control: Psalm 23:1-3 NKJV
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. Psalm 23:1-3 NKJV The Psalms are an excellent source of encouragement when we struggle with needing control in…
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CityFest: How to Spark Bible Engagement in Your Community
The bustle of New York City always catches me off guard. “You’ll find people from every tribe and nation in New York,” my cab driver told me as we left Penn Station. Taxis, tourists, billboards, fast-paced locals—everyone seems to be meeting in this epic center of civilization. “Every language in the world is spoken here,” the cabbie added with a…
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When God Goes Silent
At the start of a busy day, a college student loads her backpack with books and papers—and of course her phone. She’s off to a full day of classes, but she also has a number of relationship issues stirring in the background. She’s hoping for a call from her mom, her boss needs to contact her about her hours for…
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5 Questions to Troubleshoot Bible Reading Issues in Your Church
Most churches have a small contingent of people who faithfully read the Bible every day or two. These are the “Bible engaged.” Then there’s a larger crowd of those who never get around to it, despite their best intentions. As leaders, there’s only so much we can do. At some point, they need to decide to engage with Scripture for…
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4 Messages to Jump-Start Bible Reading in Your Church
There has been some hand-wringing over our latest State of the Bible survey, which showed that “Bible skeptics” now outnumber the “Bible engaged,” 21% to 17%. We have been brainstorming ways to reverse that trend by countering skepticism in our society, and that’s a worthy pursuit, though a challenging one. Yet the stats also show us a much larger group…
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Stories That Help Us Overcome
“Isa” was arrested in 2010 as a suspected member of a terrorist group that bombed the World Cup in Kampala, Uganda, killing at least 74 people. Yet this teenager’s story began long before. He was abducted from his madrasa by an Al Shabaab operative when he was only eight and forced to attend a radical Islamic school in Somalia. Over…
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Boston Brewings
Innovation. Courage. Paying attention to those on the margins of society. Learning from those you disagree with. These themes bounced through Boston’s historic Tremont Temple during the Q Conference, held in late April. It was a heady time, teeming with new info and ideas. And I kept wondering, How can this help us lead people into greater Bible engagement?Study people…
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