[New to The Brook Network? You may benefit by having new postings delivered via email, RSS feed, or Twitter] Want to do regular Bible reading in 2011? Some of my favorite Bible reading plans are put out by the Navigators, and can be downloaded free. Here are three Bible reading plans. I suppose it’s a cultural thing, but, […]
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[New to The Brook Network? You may benefit by having new postings delivered via email, RSS feed, or Twitter] Thinking about making some New Year’s resolutions? The Resolutions of Jonathan Edwards began as a list of 21 when he was a young man. Edwards, considered by many the greatest theologian in American history and a
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Thanks to all of you who have stopped by the website of The Brook Network since we opened up just a few months ago. You are from all 50 states and 82 different countries. And here are the top posts you visited or invited others to visit in 2010… #5 Muhammad and Jesus #4 If They Ain’t
1. Always use the word “change” as a positive term. 2. Talk about change frequently, so it is not seen as a threat. 3. Teach the biblical concept of change (growth, new life, radical commitment, leading of the Spirit). 4. Celebrate change whenever it accomplishes something good in the church. 5. See worship as a
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James Patrick has a very helpful article on the very unfortunate topic of working with a narcissistic leader. “The key to understanding narcissists,” Patrick says, “is recognizing that they are primarily ‘self-referential.’ That is, they interpret the world only as it pertains to them.” Ego is a common-enough Achille’s heel of leaders, but true narcissism
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A THOUGHT FOR THIS CHRISTMAS WEEK… “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders… and of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it
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Millions of us have watched one or more of the viral videos of people in public places being surprised by a covert choir starting the Hallelujah Chorus or some other major production (called “flash mobs”). The places have been shopping malls, train stations, outdoor squares. What is really great is watching the surprise on people’s
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[New to The Brook Network? You may benefit by having new postings delivered via email, RSS feed, or Twitter.] I’d like to tell you about something new for 2011 that I’m very enthused about. We’re setting up The Brook Network for a year-long study of a topic that has not been pursued adequately: spiritual leadership.
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Bible translators are still hard at work producing new English versions, as will be illustrated next year when an update of the New International Version appears (NIV 2011). There are many reasons why fresh translations and updates are helpful, one of them being changes in the English language. The way we use words is always
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Download the free E-book, Christmas Joy – A Devotional, by Mel Lawrenz. And let your friends know by using SHARE/SAVE right here…
Matthew Jacoby is the founding member and lead singer of Australian group, Sons of Korah. Also a pastor with a doctorate in philosophy/theology from the University of Melbourne, Jacoby and Sons of Korah help adapt the Biblical Psalms into musical form in order to help people experience the Psalms to the fullest depth for which
Tears don’t easily come to my eyes, but the few minutes this 18 year-old North Korean girl took to tell her story–of her faith, her sufferings, her country, and her hopes–made me and thousands of others cry at Cape Town 2010. The video has now been released to the public. This Thanksgiving weekend I am
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On November 11, Leadership Network is hosting a live, online event on the topic of Leaders & Readers. Six authors will share their thoughts on the role that reading has played in their leadership experiences, drawing content from their latest books–and you can join in with Q & A. (I was glad to work with
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Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Theological Ethics at Duke University, Stanley Hauerwas, recounts parts of his life in his most recent book, Hannah’s Child: A Theologian’s Memoir.
It will take some time for everyone to get some perspective on what happened in Cape Town, South Africa, this past week when 4,200 Christian leaders from 198 countries gathered to talk about the mission of the church today. As Lindsay Brown, the International Director of the Lausanne Movement said in his closing address Sunday
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