Am I really the bad guy? I don’t always think that I am but at times that is how the world thinks of me. What if I were to change my thinking and consider myself the bad guy? I know it won’t last forever. Being the Bad Guys is a new book by Stephen McAlpine. About the Book The church used to be recognised as a force for good, but this is changing rapidly. Christians are now often seen as…
Be Steadfast “Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.” I Corinthians 15:58 (ESV). Learn to be steadfast. Background Confession time – I do not have a whole year of blog posts written and scheduled to be published. I don’t have a set topic and date I will write about that topic. I do have some thoughts and plans of what I…
What to Expect on As He Leads is Joy in 2021. As I look back on 2020, the one big lesson that I learned yet again was that God is in control of the plans of my life. I need to continually look to him for direction and that includes my blog. I have been thinking and praying about what God wants me do write about this year. It is all subject to his leading and guiding. I will continue…
Are you wondering if you read the title correctly, 5 Danger of Spiritual Goals? Maybe you are reading that and beginning to disagree. Stick with me and let’s talk about these dangers. First of all, I need to say that I do believe that Setting Spiritual Goals are important. I have written 6 Spiritual Goals you Need to Set. I have set spiritual goals myself each year and have shared these here. 2019 Spiritual Goals 2020 Spiritual Goals I do…
You can live in a community and not be part of a community. Over the next few posts, I will be sharing with you some of the lessons that I have learned these past few weeks. Six years ago we moved to a new country and to a city where we knew one person so basically, we knew no one. We knew that there were a large Bible-preaching church and a large number of international students. We found a house…