Resistance Training
My small group had just begun a study of the book of James. After the opening few minutes of “Who was James?” and “Why did he write the letter?” questions, we dug into the first main topic that James covers. Trials and Testings. This passage, James 1:2-18, was particularly appropriate to our small group at […]
Transformed Thinking – not just Doing
In 1997 my family moved from Canada to the United States. The transition was pretty smooth and we made the necessary adjustments in culture and so on. One transition was both immediate and continuous (even to this day) for me. It revolves around the spoken word: that thing we call an “accent.” Both my wife […]
Six quick parallels between parenting and group leadership
This weekend our oldest child is getting married! We are extremely excited and pleased as she moves into the next phase of life. She has chosen a great mate to travel the rest of her life with, truly a man of character. As I think back over the years about raising our children I’ve come […]
You need him in your group
“Well that sure sounded impressive! What do you mean?” N____’s comment was met with a chuckle by the group, except the guy he was talking to. J___ just had this somewhat stunned look on his face. After all he had just answered an incredibly deep theological question with as equally deep an answer. It was […]
Studying Your Bible Does Not Make You a Disciple
A friend of mine studied classical Greek in college… a secular college. He wasn’t a Christian at the time. I know Pastor’s who tried to avoid studying classical Greek in college – I was one of them but failed to evade a class in Greek and Hebrew. When my friend did finally start his personal […]
