by Terry_Powell | Sep 10, 2021 | Bible Teaching and Small Group Ministry, Christian Living in the Trenches, Church Leadership and Ministry |
What happens on the inside is far more important than external attractiveness. In the late spring of 1999, I was the teacher of record for a European tour that offered college academic credit for recent high school grads. The students had just received their diplomas...
by Terry_Powell | Jun 22, 2021 | Bible Teaching and Small Group Ministry, Christian Living in the Trenches, Church Leadership and Ministry, Depression and Faith
Do I listen to my pastor’s sermons, or do I just hear them? To listen implies engaging the mind and processing the preacher’s words. To hear means the sound waves are entering my ear canal but I’m not concentrating on them. What a privilege I’ve...
by Terry_Powell | May 26, 2021 | Christian Living in the Trenches, Depression and Faith
There is more than one type of homelessness. In cities across the United States, homeless individuals sleep on park benches, under bridges and on scraps of cardboard stretched out on sidewalks. In the suburbs of my hometown of Columbia, South Carolina, on busy street...
by Terry_Powell | May 20, 2021 | Christian Living in the Trenches, Depression and Faith
How has God put you together to encourage or to comfort others? When someone is needy or hurting, do you consistently give the gift of your physical presence, even when you are unsure what to say? Do you allow your nearness to express what mere words cannot? Does your...
by Terry_Powell | Mar 31, 2021 | Christian Living in the Trenches, Church Leadership and Ministry, Depression and Faith
Discover how an attack of spiritual warfare should encourage you! A Reassuring Perspective I am not someone who looks for a demon behind every bush, who sensationalizes every setback as a satanic attack. Often Satan gets blamed for things for which we should...
