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WRITING IS NOT THE BEST WAY TO COMMUNICATE. 2 John 12

Why would career fishermen become writers? Talk about a career pivot. John explains why he writes: “We are writing these things so that our joy may be complete” 1 John 1:4. “I am writing you so that you may not sin” 2:1. He says he writes to those who have been forgiven, know God, haveContinue reading “WRITING IS NOT THE BEST WAY TO COMMUNICATE. 2 John 12”

YOU CAN WRITE. 1 John 2:12-14.

Most of those who wrote the Bible probably did not know they were writing scripture. They wrote histories or song lyrics or letters without knowing their words would be read for thousands of years in the greatest best-seller of all time. But why write? John, one of the more poetic, “writerly” writers, gives answers. HeContinue reading “YOU CAN WRITE. 1 John 2:12-14.”

Leadership is Hard.

Sheep are wanderers. Without reliable fencing, you need a shepherd or a sheep dog to protect the flock from itself. When God told Moses his death was approaching, Moses did not beg for a few more years. Instead, he prayed for the nation: “May the Lord … appoint a man over the people … soContinue reading “Leadership is Hard.”