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The Big Problem With Trusting God
By Dr. Scott Rodin | “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5 There is an old joke about a man who fell over the side of a cliff but was able to stop his fall by grabbing a small branch. ... read on
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The Enemy At Your Bedside
By Dr. Scott Rodin | Will you start your day in chains or in victory?
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Three Steps in Creating Your “To-Be” List
By Dr. Scott Rodin | Over the past several years we have spent a good deal of time talking about the importance of focusing on who we are in Christ as our primary work, and only secondarily considering all the good things we might do for him. The short version ... read on
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Don’t Miss It, Look Behind You!
By Dr. Scott Rodin | Great leaders keep their eyes focused on the horizon. Successful people gaze ahead to what might be. Visionaries lock on to the heavens and move into the future undistracted. But what if God’s future for us lies in another direction? I was taught a great ... read on
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Naming the Lie in a Naked World
By Dr. Scott Rodin | It’s likely we’re all familiar with the phrase, “the emperor has no clothes.” It’s a loose translation of a line from Hans Christian Andersen’s children’s story called, ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’. Even though most all of us know the famous line, I wonder how many of us have actually read the story? Well, I did, and ... read on
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Stewarding God’s Truth In An Age Of Christophobia
By Dr. Scott Rodin | “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me.” Matthew 24:9 I am concerned about how we proclaim God’s truth in this age of post-truth and a rising Christophobia. The ... read on
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The Myth of God-Drivenness
By Dr. Scott Rodin | What do people get for all the toil and anxious striving with which they labor under the sun? All their days their work is grief and pain; even at night their minds do not rest. This too is meaningless. A person can do nothing better ... read on
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Open Your Eyes And Be Ready
By Dr. Scott Rodin | Every day God places people in our path. He has a purpose in doing this. For us they may appear to be everything from delightful divine appointments to frustrating obstacles. The unexpected call of encouragement from a friend, the neighbor who stopped to chat, keeping ... read on
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Stewarding Closed Doors…Even When Others Don’t Open
By Dr. Scott Rodin | How do you know if your plans are God’s plans? Do your strategies, goals and pursuits that drive your life and leadership align with God’s will and purpose? One way to be sure they do is to move through life watching for where God will ... read on
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Are We Raking Leaves Before The Hurricane?
By Dr. Scott Rodin | My nephew and his family were in Maui when Hurricane Lane hit the island in 2018. He sent me the above picture with the caption, “Hurricane’s coming, better rake those leaves.” I laughed at the futility of the effort. Didn’t this guy know what was ... read on
