John 4:7-9 “When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, ‘Will you give me a drink?’ (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food). The Samaritan woman said to him, ‘You are a Jew…
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Why did the Jews and the Samaritans Hate Each Other? John 4:7-9 “When a Samaritan woman said to him, ‘You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?’” (For Jews do…
John 4:1-9 “The Pharisees heard that Jesus was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John, although, in fact, it was not Jesus who baptized, but his disciples. When the Lord learned of this, he left Judea and went back once…
One of the most important things we must do whenever we read a particular passage of scripture is to disengage reading it through our modern 21st Century set of eyes and presuppositions and look at through the cultural lens of…
On a recent (May 2019) podcast I listened to by Thom Rainer, author & church consultant, he provided 8 Reasons You Should Consider Becoming a Church Consultant and here is the first and main reason for doing so: The deteriorating…
Leadership Influences Perhaps you like me find your style of leadership influenced by people from all walks of life, all ethnicities, differing social-economic and religious backgrounds. Perhaps another influencer on your leadership style comes from where you chose to pursue…
© 2014 Photo used with purchased copyright permission from BIGSTOCK PHOTO. Our church defining us by our website! Over the past four Sundays, June and I have been in four different and…
I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in…
The title of this article comes from chapter six of my book Constructing Blue Collar Leaders In a White Collar World, dealing with the above statement/question and in thought conjunction with a post by Thom S. Rainer titled Five…
“You don’t get a second chance to make a great first impression!” ©2014 Photo use with purchased copyright permission from BIGSTOCK PHOTO Many churches when I go to check them out if I am contemplating sending a resume for a…