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What If Steward Leaders Are The Only Ones Left Standing?
By Dr. Scott Rodin | I want to test a hypothesis with you. It has three parts and it goes like this. Our American culture is becoming increasingly hostile to the Christian message, to our biblical, kingdom values and to everyone who strives to live as a true follower of ... read on
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Are You A Steward Leader? Now There Is A Way To Know (And Grow)
By Dr. Scott Rodin | For the past seven years this weekly blog space has attempted to provide you with thoughtful pieces on the life and work of the steward leader. My colleagues and I have been filling this space with our best thoughts and ideas on this important topic, and we pray you have been blessed ... read on
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Beating Your ‘And’ Disease
By Dr. Scott Rodin | We have enough. This is an audacious claim based on the equally radical belief that the source of our contentment is God Himself. That is, we can only live with the belief that we have enough if we believe God is enough. But what exactly does it ... read on
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Stop. Pray. Do The Unexpected.
By Dr. Scott Rodin | I am challenged by Scripture’s consistent teaching that Jesus saw people in the context of their entire life’s journey and responded accordingly. The woman at the well was not a despised Samaritan of dubious reputation, but a woman who was spiritually lost looking for living ... read on
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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
