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We’ve Moved!

That’s right the Pulpit Helps Blog is now the Disciple Magazine blog and is located on our new site. Keep on following us at www.disciplemagazine.com/blog!

Posted by Justin Lonas on December 15th, 2009
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10 People Every Pastor Should Fear

Courtesy of Gospel Driven  Church 
All of these people need grace (except for #10, of course, who gives it), but pastors should guard their hearts against some of their words and deeds (except for #10, of course, whose words and deeds should be trusted, enjoyed, and proclaimed).
1. The guy who “subtly” reminds you how much he gives […]

Posted by Justin Lonas on June 5th, 2009
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Facing the Temptations of Leadership:A review of Nouwen’s In the Name of Jesus

In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership, Henri J.M. Nouwen, Crossroad, 1993, 107 pages, $14.95, softcover.
If you have not encountered the work of Henri J.M. Nouwen, you are missing an incredible opportunity to deepen the spiritual understanding of your faith - his writing has a prophetic, soul-piercing quality seldom found in modern Christian […]

Posted by Justin Lonas on March 31st, 2009
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Can you Buy Hope for $25?

We are blessed beyond belief in the West. While there is nothing inherently wrong with this, our plenty can easily become a sin when we neglect to help those in need. Unless we are confronted with the realities of spiritual and economic poverty in the world, we can be lulled into complacency and miss incredible […]

Posted by Justin Lonas on May 22nd, 2008
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