Last week, in The Nehemiah Solutions, Part 1, we saw that risk taking is not so risky when we're taking risks for God Work! And so Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem, but what he found there was more than a ruined city without a protective wall. He found that the people,...
The book of Joshua is rich in lessons for our day and age, and the upcoming 18 lessons, appearing in the Nugget on Saturday evenings, will be focusing on practical tips from this book that can help us in our walk with the Lord. This first lesson looks specifically at...
It was the aftermath of the miraculous victory over Jericho. The people and their leaders were feeling pretty good about themselves. In fact, the last verse in Joshua 6, the chapter that speaks of the fall of Jericho, states this: "So the LORD was with Joshua, and his...
The quickest way to become a leader is to put everyone else ahead of yourself. "And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him."...
My family and I were busy preparing for our annual vacation. We would be gone for nearly a month this year, and though we weren’t leaving for another 2½ weeks, we were already packing the trailer, stocking the food, preparing the maps, and a host of other things that...
Let me begin with what's buzzing in the Indian media now days, or to be more precise what's buzzing in the Indian car market. For the uninitiated, very competitively priced NANO car manufactured by Tata motors is creating waves (aimed primarily at the majority middle...
Continuing with our series "Let's get our Act together" aimed at bringing about "Sound and effective church leadership for general church growth", we will first look at priorities that defined the ministry of the early church leadership: 1. Capture: Were not disciples...
Continuing with our series "Let's get our Act together" aimed at bringing about "Sound and effective church leadership for general church growth", after "Capture" and "Nurture" activities, let's focus on two other important facets of Early Church , which we can "weld"...
As I pointed out earlier in this series , both the Early Church clergy and laity together worked for building up the Kingdom. Now what were the reasons for effectiveness of the laity? In the concluding part of the series "Let's get our Act together" let's have a look...