(The following is the July 12 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 1 Corinthians 4 and pay close attention to verses 14-21.) Paul occasionally scolded fellow believers when he thought it necessary as a means of correction. Writing to the Corinthians was one such occasion. The church suffered from internal issues, …
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The Power to Witness
(The following is the May 6 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Acts 1 and pay close attention to verses 4-8.) Christians have the daunting task of being Christ’s witnesses locally, nationally, and internationally. Jesus described it as “in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the …
Leap Year Lesson #210: Choose Influence Over Power
In the late 1990s I was the training manager for two Kentucky locations of an international computer training company. I had a little over 20 trainers reporting to me. It was a good experience and I think I did a good job representing the needs of the trainers to management and representing the needs of …
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