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Zacharias and Elisabet: Luke 1:5-25
This passage gives the background on the childless couple, who are from the priestly lineage, and explains how Gabriel the angel came to Zacharias while he was on duty in the temple and told him he would have a son. Here are some interesting things I found.
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Margaritas and Thesauruses – The New Testament in Greek.
Did you know that Jesus told twin stories about a margarita and a thesaurus? Seriously. Really. You can read it for yourself in Matthew 13. I discovered this because yesterday morning I was doing some reading of the Greek New Testament on some subject or other, and the words jumped out at me. The words
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Power Clashes, Jesus and Humility
Power Frames, Power Clashes In his book, Pitch Anything, Oren Klaff describes his “frames”. (These are not to be confused with the memory frames I have written about in other posts.) He says that a frame is “the instrument used to package authority, strength, status. Everyone uses frames, whether they realise it or not. They
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How Jesus Won Every.Single. Frame Clash
I’ve been thinking deeply on Oren Klaff’s frame theory, and have already come to the conclusion that a) Jesus won all of his frame-clash and b) Jesus expected his followers to mature to the place they could also win every frame clash. What was Jesus’ secret? If we check back on the first page of
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Exceptional Leadership (in Six Steps)
The simple power of these six steps calls for deep meditation: MIX: Who are your people? When/where/how are you regularly mixing with them. I’m beginning with my own immediate family. Beyond that, I’m not sure. But I know that ‘Mixing’ requires listening, setting aside my own agenda. It requires at least three people in conversation
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Four Frames of Hope – Reframing Memories part 3
“We need to talk about this differently,” I said. “We both feel so emotionally exhausted from the last year that we see everything dark and despairing.” I’d taken Erin out for coffee, specifically to have this conversation. “What do you suggest?” she asked. “We need to take a different perspective, and realise what actually went
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