Guest Post by Dr. Amy Stumpf Six stalks of bamboo sit on my desk. Three are just regular bamboo stalks that grow straight up. The other three are slightly more expensive “lucky” bamboo stalks that have grown in some decorative shapes. That bamboo didn’t just randomly grow into an artistically twisted pattern. I suppose that […]
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This was one of the better received blog posts over the last year so I thought I’d share it again in case you need some holiday gift ideas! I was recently asked what Christian books have had the biggest impact on my life. Like many people who enjoy reading, I can trace a lot of
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I was recently asked what Christian books have had the biggest impact on my life. Like many people who enjoy reading, I can trace a lot of my thinking and worldview to a few key books that I read at just the right time or were simply so powerful they forever shaped my thinking. Below
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I’ve been dealing with a lot of ministry stuff lately that partly stems from the church in America’s under-emphasis on discipleship and true transformation. As I sat in my office this morning and reflected on all this I picked up a book that I read sometime ago and thought, “Gee, this is what people ought
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I like what Dallas Willard says in his new book The Great Ommission: Hope in the goodness of God is joy’s indispensable support. This goes along with what Paul prays in Roman’s 15:13: May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by
