Tag: excuses

• No More Excuses

  Tuesday Re-mix – And they exceeded our expectations: They gave themselves first of all to the Lord, and then by the will of God also to us.  2 Cor. 8:5 I think we, as church leaders, are guilty of making excuses for our people and their occasional luke-warm commitment to kingdom activity. I did a radio interview…

  Blake

  January 8, 2013

  Corinthians, Everyone’s a Minister, leadership, missional

  2 Corinthians 8, church, commitment, Debbie Williams, excuses, expectations, interview, laymen, leadership, Macedonians, ministry, Paul, Shane Finch, Trusting God’s People Again

• Learning to say, “I’m sorry”

  Tuesday re-mix – This is a popular post from last year, updated and resubmitted for your consideration and comments. (Read this post in connection with this previous post on Learning to Say, “Ouch”. They belong together, because that is what happens in reconciliation. ) Remember when your little brother did something really mean and hateful…

  Blake

  October 6, 2009

  Church Unity, Forgiveness, H2H, Reconciliation

  apology, consequences, excuses, expressing pain, expressing regret, Forgiveness, little brother, Reconciliation