As I continue to read Andy Stanley’s book “The Grace of God”, I am finding answers to some big questions: What kind of person do I want to be? What kind of ministry do I want to be part of?
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For me, the year 2011 will always be remembered as the “year of the living and active word of God”. Never before have I experienced the Spirit speaking so powerfully through the Scripture!
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One of the primary works of the Spirit in me in 2011 is repentance. My repentance came in the form of the words “stop” and “start”.
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As the year 2011 comes to an end, I begin my yearly December reflections on the year by publishing my 2011 Easter Conference Report. This was the most significant event of 2011.
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As Christmas approaches, I’ve had one thought that keeps coming to mind: Would I have room for Jesus if he had visited in 2011 instead of about 2,000 years ago?
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Things like this have disturbed me for many years. I never said anything, but today I share my thoughts.
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Things that disturb me about UBF: a tendency to rewrite history to be only positive; a tendency to focus on individual and communal praise of God while ignoring the reality of painful divisions and disunity.
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On 8/8/2011, I sent the following questions to the Leadership Council in Toledo UBF.
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In 2007, a U.S. newspaper ran an article entitled “Fellowship or Foe?”
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Today our church continued going through the book of Acts. The passage last week was Acts 4:1-22. Today it is Acts 4:23-31. I dedicate today’s post to all those who have been threatened by UBF leaders; to anyone who has experienced any form of spiritual abuse by religious “bullies”; to anyone who has been asked to “shut up and go away”.
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