Posts in: Faithful Steward
Enough! — An Audacious Idea
By Dr. Scott Rodin | I’m going to use the next several blogs to propose a most audacious, even outrageous idea. It’s an idea deeply rooted in the Gospel, yet one we have either conveniently forgotten or intentionally pushed to the periphery of our collective life as the body of Christ. Here ... read on
How a Jar of Dirt Can Save America
By Dr. Scott Rodin | It’s difficult to enter 2023 without some sense of foreboding. We seem to be living in an unrelenting tension between our firm conviction that God is on the throne, and the evidence of a nation that is spinning out of control. Every morning when I ... read on
The Power of Remembering
By Dr. Scott Rodin | As the year draws to an end, we have a once-a-year opportunity to look back over the previous 12 months and remember, relive,(and possibly try to forget) the events that shaped our journey that was 2022. We do this in different ways. Perhaps some of us will go to our journal to page through the days, remembering how God answered prayer, how he was ... read on
Do You Really Want to Know How to Live God’s Way?
By Dr. Scott Rodin | A lesson in relying on God’s faithfulness not our own abilities
Three Simple Steps to Help Us Be Thankful for the Right Things
By Dr. Scott Rodin | Write your own Thanksgiving Day prayer.
Defining Reality
By Dr. Scott Rodin | One of Max de Pree’s famous management quotes is this, “the first responsibility of a leader is to define reality.” This is true, not only for leaders, but for all of us who seek to follow Jesus. While we may agree with this advice, defining ... read on
The Four Most Terrifying Words In Scripture
By Dr. Scott Rodin | As I write this blog I confess that I am shaken. I feel as if a warning shot has whistled past my nose, barely missing me but riveting my full attention on its origin. The source of the projectile is a combination of scripture, Oswald ... read on
Ruling as the Image Bearers of God
By Dr. Scott Rodin | Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move ... read on
Defining Our ”Main Thing”
By Dr. Scott Rodin | “The Main Thing is to Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing” was a saying framed in the entry of a church I recently visited. Good words, easy to say but hard to do. I’d propose that the first step for leaders is to define ... read on
Sell It All
By Dr. Scott Rodin | What is your response to Jesus’ invitation to embrace the kingdom of heaven and follow him?
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