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On the Leader Sharing Doubt by Bill Easum No one is ever totally beyond doubt. The issue with me is how much doubt can a leader share with the people and still be

Summer Slump by Bill Easum What can you do to have a summer hump instead of a summer slump? I remember my first visit to Prince of Peace Lutheran right after Mike Foss

Top Five Lessons from Great Pastors by Jeff Patton Top Five Lessons from Great Pastors                     Summer time and the living is easy                     Fish are jumping, and the cotton is high                                                

Surrender by Jeff Patton “Surrender is not the best way to live.  It is the only way to live.  Nothing else works.  All other approaches lead to frustration, disappointment and self-destruction.”   The Purpose Driven

Moving? by Jeff Patton There comes a time when you have packed their belongings, said good bye to many friends (and a few who aren't very friendly) and now travel some distance to

Preparing for the Coming Flood by Jeff Patton I believe God is up to something.   All across the World there is a huge flowing of new life into the lives of people. Are