Posts Tagged ‘Personal Growth’
On Reading Widely: Four Benefits for Pastors
“I just don’t have time to read widely,” says the modern pastor. Between preparing multiple sermons, planning outreaches, discipling believers, and so many other worthy activities that crowd his schedule, the pastor has little free time for outside reading. But if he made time, how would reading widely benefit him and his service in the…
Read MoreThree Battles to Fight for Personal Bible Study
We often see products — toothpaste, bandages, vitamins — labeled for “double” or “triple protection.” This claim, even if it seems gimmicky, is founded on the truth that damage can come from multiple sources. In fact, the most deceptive forms of decay come from multiple sources, incrementally and simultaneously engaged. Spiritual disciplines similarly suffer when…
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