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Igniting Passion Through God-Stories

Photo by Josh Appel on Unsplash In his excellent book The Call: Finding and Fulfilling The Central Purpose of Your Life, Os Guinness makes the following statement: “As followers of Christ we are called to be before we are called…

By Ron Johnston | February 20, 2019 | Equipping | No Comments |
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Hanging On To God’s Call

Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash While walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, Jesus saw four fishermen. He had met them before but this time was special. He had decided that he wanted to include them in…

By Ron Johnston | February 13, 2019 | Encouragement | 2 Comments |
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Building Future Leaders

Photo by Vince Fleming on Unsplash When I was 17 years of age, one of our youth leaders made what I thought was a crazy suggestion. She thought it would be a good idea if our youth group led a…

By Ron Johnston | February 6, 2019 | Equipping | No Comments |
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Personal Gifts of Grace

Last week I received an update letter from one of my favorite missionaries. She serves as a midwife in Guatemala and in this update she shared two stories that dealt with the normal living out of her life in that…

By Ron Johnston | January 30, 2019 | Encouragement | 1 Comment |
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Count Your Blessings

In 1897 Johnson Oatman, Jr. wrote what would become a classic hymn. It appeared in many of the hymn books that were used before power point became popular. It was a hymn that encouraged people in the midst of difficult…

By Ron Johnston | January 24, 2019 | Equipping | No Comments |
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Sharing The Riches

I am currently reading two books that while they aren’t about small churches or about churches of any size, they are stretching my thinking and challenging my walk with God. The first is a new publication written by John Stackhouse,…

By Ron Johnston | January 16, 2019 | Uncategorized | 2 Comments |
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The Passing of the Seasons

chris-lawton-unsplash.jpg While working out of my office in my basement today, I have heard my wife taking down the Christmas decorations. I am always a little bit sad when the Christmas season ends and for us it ends when the…

By Ron Johnston | January 9, 2019 | Equipping | 2 Comments |
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New Beginnings

nordwood-themes-1066398-unsplash.jpg This entry is being sent out on January 2nd, the second day of a brand new year. I love New Year’s Day because it provides a new beginning in which I can start everything anew. I’m like you. This…

By Ron Johnston | January 3, 2019 | Equipping | No Comments |
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Christmas Is Still Special

At some point every Christmas my mother would see the short form (Xmas) for Christmas and she would become upset. It was always followed by a statement that our culture was trying to take Christ out of Christmas. Her complaint…

By Ron Johnston | December 19, 2018 | Equipping | 5 Comments |
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Jesus Is The Reason For The Season

photo by Dan Kiefer on Unsplash If you are like me your life right now is filled with Christmas activities. I have attended two turkey dinners already with several more on the way. I have been to a beautiful Christmas…

By Ron Johnston | December 12, 2018 | Equipping | 1 Comment |
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