How Do We Listen Wisely? In our last post , we learned at the feet of Peter how to present truths to believers that they have not heard before or that they have not heard clearly  before .  But what about when we hear something “new” and “strange” from a leader? What steps can we take to be both open to new, truthful ideas and careful to guard against false ones? Taken by inference from the Acts 11 passage and elsewhere, there are many wise steps to take. First, those b

The Missing Pieces in Your Prayer Life, Part 2              In the last post , I proved  that the biblical pattern of praying begins...

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How did Jesus prepare for Passion Week?

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