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The Courage to Be Disliked

The Courage to Be Disliked

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The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness (2018)By Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake KogaISBN: 978-1-5011-9727-7–Review by Douglas Balzer It wasn’t until recently, 2016, scientists were able...
The Homing Instinct

The Homing Instinct

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The Homing InstinctLectionary24 November 2019Christ the King SundayJeremiah 23:1-6Luke 1:68-79Colossians 1:11-20Luke 23:33-43Text to LifeThanksgiving Day Text: Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Thanksgiving is almost upon us. Got out your stretchy pants yet. Men, how about those...
All That’s Good

All That’s Good

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All That’s Good: Recovering the Lost Art of DiscernmentHannah Anderson –Review by Landrum P. Leavell III, Th.D. Embracing discernment as part of God’s work of redemption is Anderson’s invitation in this book, seeing the world as He sees it, learning to navigate...
The Pardoning of Jezebel

The Pardoning of Jezebel

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The Pardoning of JezebelStory Lectionary17 November 2019The Story of Tamar: Loyalty is Not as it May Appear (Genesis 38)A Raining Down of Manna (Exodus 16 and Numbers 11)Elijah’s Healing / Raising of a Phoenician Woman’s Son and a Gift of Bread (2 Kings 17)The Story...

Why Metaphor? –Preaching Tip for 17 November 2019

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Why are metaphors so important? They undergird every way you see the world. You may not recognize your metaphors, but all of us live by metaphors that inform what we think and feel. If you want to change your life, you need to first change your metaphors.   To access...