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An Honest Look At My Own Tendency Toward Christian Professionalism And Celebrity

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325SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Sometimes I have a flash of lucidity, suddenly enlightened that my dreams are ever so hollow. Many of my plans and purposes are self perpetuating, self sustained, self absorbed. They are all about self, which leaves little room for the divine—cramped space for God’s presence. But, alas, I have…

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Bid My Anxious Fears Subside (Thoughts On The Missionary Venture)

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296SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List One of my missionary friends to China recently penned his moving musings in a post on Facebook. It started out with these words:   When I tread the verge of Jordan, bid my anxious fears subside.   When I tread the verge of Jordan, bid my anxious fears subside.…

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God Shows Up At Yet Another Powerful Underground Training

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233SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Last month, our foreign and local missionaries joined together to pull off yet another incredible underground training at 26 Tribes outreach center. These discipleship trainings are a focal point of Within Reach Global, knowing that it propels passionate young Christians to pursue God in their spheres of influence, taking…

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Christian Ministry: Creating A Culture Of Releasing People

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228SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List “This is a great article that may help ministries better understand why some people won’t stick around, and also as they let them go, it is actually a good thing, “seeding” them for greater ministry elsewhere. We never “own” anyone in ministry. This article can certainly help some ministries…

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