(The following is the September 16 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 1 Thessalonians 3 and pay close attention to verses 11-13.) Is it easier to love people like us or those who are different? Most people drift toward others like them in personality, social status, intellect, physical capabilities, faith, politics, …
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Church Is Essential
(The following is the October 26 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Hebrews 10 and pay close attention to verses 19-25.) Throughout the Old and New Testaments, God expects believers to have a personal faith in God that they live out within a broader faith community. The author of …
Christianity Happens in Community
(The following is the October 18 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Hebrews 3 and pay close attention to verses 12-13.) God did not create humans to live in isolation. He declared about the first man, Adam, “It is not good for the man to be alone. …
Bricks and Community
We have a lot of exposed brick inside our home. It's one of the things that attracted us to the place originally. I've been looking closely at all the brick and pondering it in recent days. No two bricks are the same. Many look very different. Some have weathered 117 years of use better than …
Guest Post by Brenda Rick Smith – “What I’ve Learned In My First Month As a Community Manager”
Note from Jeff: One of the smartest things a manager can do is hire great people and then get out of their way. With that in mind, I am thrilled to have Brenda Rick Smith as a new colleague on my team at Humana to serve with me as a community manager for our enterprise …
