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Opportunities are Spreading as Fast as the Virus – Don’t Miss Them!

By Dr. Scott Rodin | There is more to this testing time in which we live. I am struck not only with the capriciousness that marks this unpredictable moment in history, but also in the amazing number of new opportunities that are unfolding before us. The question is, will we recognize them?


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The Coronavirus, Colossians and Why Tens of Millions of Us Need to Die

By Dr. Scott Rodin | It is likely by the end of this year one of two scenarios will have played out. Either the coronavirus will live up to the hysteria and hype, killing hundreds of thousands in the US, overwhelming our medical system and pushing our country to the brink of economic collapse and social anarchy. Or, it will play itself out as so many other apocalyptic threats have, passing with much less impact, good medicine and common sense having prevailed.


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Image is Everything

By Dr. Scott Rodin | We are living in a time of fear and darkness that is suffocating so many both inside and outside the church. How are we, as faithful stewards of the grace of God, to respond?


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Smelly Old Clothes

By Dr. Scott Rodin | Why then do we so often reach down and start to slip on those dirty discarded rags? As we live into our own freedom as a faithful steward, where are we tempted to put on those old rags?


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Defining Reality

By Dr. Scott Rodin | How do we define reality? The need to do so assumes that there are a host of alternatives that are somehow counterfeit, deceptive, or misleading. As we look at the challenges of today and the concerns for the future, how do we discern truth from deception?


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What’s So Critical About the Stuff and Soul Connection?

By Dr. Scott Rodin | This week it is my privilege and joy to turn my blog over to my friend and colleague Dr. Wes Willmer. This is an exciting day as our publication arm, Kingdom Life Publishing, launches Wes’s new book, Stuff and Soul: Mastering the Critical Connection.


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Three Questions that will Shape the Way You Live in 2020

By Dr. Scott Rodin | The writer of Hebrews tells us that by seeing Jesus we believe a greater truth about the world than can be readily seen. How do we reconcile the view of the kingdom of God above with this reality of a rapidly deteriorating kingdom of man writ large across our news reels and computer screens?


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Stewarding Christmas: How to Avoid the Three Christmas Traps

By Dr. Scott Rodin | What would it look like for you to ‘steward Christmas’ this year? We pray this new look at Christmas will help you overcome the challenges and discover again the joy and power of this amazing season.As we seek to be stewards and not owners of Christmas.


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Stewarding Christmas

By Dr. Scott Rodin | Stewards will embrace Christmas by starting at the manger. They will surrender their time to God and seek His leading for how best to use it. They will define ‘Christmas success’ as a season of faithfulness. They will be driven by doing those things that glorify God even if it does not meet the expectations of others. They will value service over busyness and giving over buying. They will trust God to lead and provide at every level.


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It’s Time We Told the Truth About Christmas

By Dr. Scott Rodin | When God took on human form, when in the baby Jesus there dwelt the fullness of the Godhead bodily (Colossians 1:19) every human was changed forever.