Category: Mentoring
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Nobody Escapes the Battles.
Nobody escapes the battles that come with life. Often, they will be battles against difficult, or even malevolent forces. When this happens, these forces, which are demonic in nature, will be cunning and relentless. Though they may leave us alone for a season,
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New Four-Part Study on Christian Commitment
I have just released a new four-part study on Christian Commitment. You will find it elaborated on in in my new book, “The Proven Track of Success” coming out in July 2014. Here’s the link to the four-part study.
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“You’re Not Being Fair!”
We have all said the words, “You’re not being fair!” I was watching a TV sports program and one of the two commentators interrupted the guest speaker before the guy was done speaking. The other commentator said, “Hey, you’re not being fair!” I laughed at the first commentator’s reply to this.
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Study on Wisdom – 1 Corinthians 2
This is a line by line study of wisdom from 1 Corinthians 2. You can use it for personal devotions or as a group study.
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Asking the Right Questions – Sarah Mueller
Sarah Mueller is Dr. Abramson’s daughter. Here’s her Mentoring Minute: My husband and I like to joke around about what our neighbors might think of us. Do they think we are strange for having 4 kids (yes, really – 4 boys!) ? Do they think we are over-protective because we homeschool? Do they automatically think…
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Everyone Needs a “Worries Box.”
I was talking with a young man who I have mentored as he prepares to become a pastor. The subject came up of anxiety or worry over the decisions and choices he will have to make along the way to his successes. I told him that through the years I have developed my own “Worries…
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The Lie of Shame
Every one of us has experienced feelings of shame. It’s is a condition in which we feel dirty and polluted. Shame a consequence of our fallen human condition. It can infect us because
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Do What You Believe In. Believe In What You Do.
I was talking with my wife Nancy about a woman on a TV quiz show who, on the final question of the contest, chose to deliberately tie another contestant when she could have won. Nancy and I agreed that, within the woman’s heart, she probably believed in giving grace to others, rather than winning at…
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The Value of Discipline
I was thinking about the things I have done to try to keep myself healthy and strong enough to accomplish what I believed was the will of God. I am acutely aware that I must value and apply these same disciplines going forward. Being disciplined has made possible
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Foolish Choices
Have you ever seen a picture of an ostrich with his head in the sand? I’m not sure those big birds really do this, but it’s a picture of a foolish choice because
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