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Category Archives: Soul Winning
The Investment of Time
Have you head of the “10,000 hour rule”? The theory is that to excel in a thing (e.g. sports, music, technology, business, etc.) 10,000 hours need to be invested in that thing (e.g. study, experimentation, practice). This theory was popularized … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, christian growth, evangelism, Priorities, Soul Winning, stewardship, Time
Tagged 1 Peter 2:9, 10000 hour rule, 2 Peter 3:18, Acts 8:4, berlin's academy of music, bill gates, bill joy, book outliers, business, Colossians 4:5, engineers, Ephesians 5:16, grow in grace and knowledge, Hebrews 5:12, investing time, John 9:4, johnny ramsey, k. anders ericsson, lawyers, malcolm gladwell, Matthew 5:13-16, mozart, music, physicians, pratice makes perfect, redeem time, salt and light, specialists, sports, SWAT team, technology, the beatles, time, veternarians
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In The News: Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harvey, a category 4 hurricane, came ashore in Rockport, Texas on August 26. It is the wettest tropical cyclone on record in the continuous United States (Wikipedia). Some areas have received nearly 52” of rain (washingtonpost.com). No part of … Continue reading
Posted in evangelism, History, Nature, Priorities, Soul Winning, Suffering, Weather
Tagged 24 hour news, abu dhabi, bereans, cnn, cornelius, cyclone, fanny crosby, good samaritan, harris county texas, hurricane, hurricane harvey, in the news, inaccuracy in news, kindness, kindness not enough, louisianna, new york, ny times, oklahoma, orange yexas, port aransas texas, rockport texas, song rescue the perishing, Soul Winning, uae, washington post, yahoo news
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A Sense of Urgency
I recently finished watching Ken Burns’ series, The Roosevelts: An Intimate History. The 14 hour series weaves the lives of Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt into a single narrative. He suggests that both Theodore and Franklin were driven by a … Continue reading
Posted in be ready, Christian Influence, evangelism, Forgiveness, Preachers, Preaching, Soul Winning, stewardship, Time
Tagged book means of ascent, brievity of life, Eleanor roosevelt, evangelism, FDR, forgivness, george johnson, James 4:14, ken burns, LBJ, life is a vapor, mrs. roy carruth, robert caro, sam early johnsom, sam johnson, song: swiftly we're turning, the roosevelts, tillit s. teddlie, time, tom johnson, TR, urgency
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Observing The Wind
“He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap” (Ecclesiastes 11:4). The meaning? John Waddey comments, “His illustration is that of a farmer who is so concerned about having perfect conditions for sowing … Continue reading
Posted in Ecclesiastes, Soul Winning, Textual study, Time
Tagged adam clark, book of Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiastes 11:4, fanny crosby, farmer, farming, I. Baltzell, john waddy, matthew henry, observing the wind, regarding clouds, song I want to be a worker, song to the work, Soul Winning, sowing and reaping
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Holding Down The Truth
“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness” (Romans 1:18, KJV). “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Influence, Soul Winning, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged bad influence, Christian Influence, hindering others, holding doen truth, holding truth, holding truth in unrighteousness, influence, influence of christians, katecho, light of world, Romans 1:18, suppressing truth, unrighteousness
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Sharpen the Ax (And Use It)
“If the ax is dull, and one does not sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength; but wisdom brings success” (Ecclesiastes 10:10). This passage teaches that there is wisdom in preparation. Things go better when one has prepared … Continue reading
