Our Spiritual Journey
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30 Dec 2014
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30 Dec 2014
Lectures and Sermons Get Failing Grade
Submitted by Stephen WintersLectures and Sermons Get Failing Grade
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30 Dec 2014
An Epiphany for Lecture-Loving Pastors
Submitted by Stephen WintersAn Epiphany for Lecture-Loving Pastors
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30 Dec 2014
Interactive Preaching: A Conversation between Two Pastors
Submitted by Stephen WintersInteractive Preaching
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30 Dec 2014
Flipping the 40-Minute Sermon
Submitted by Stephen WintersA new trend in academia encourages educators to focus less on lecture and more on active learning within the classroom environment.
"The danger with lucid lectures…is that they create the illusion of teaching for teachers, and the illusion of learning for learners," explained Eric Mazur, a professor and pioneer for this educational model, in Harvard Magazine. "Sitting passively and taking notes is just not a way of learning. Yet lectures are 99 percent of how we teach!"
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30 Dec 2014
The Rise of the Dones
Submitted by Stephen WintersThe Rise of the Dones
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30 Dec 2014
Why so many Christians are “done” with church.
Submitted by Stephen Winters
Why so many Christians are “done” with church.
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28 Dec 2014
Done With "Church as Usual"
Submitted by Stephen WintersSite Keywords:Define "church"
I am 63 years old and I am done with traditional church (Actually, I've been "done" for a number of years, but haven't thought of it in those terms before. (see References below at the bottom of this page.)).I'm tired, long tired, of being preached "at" and taught "at", I want to be interacted "with". Enough of having preachers speaking at me, and enough of having Bible teachers teaching at me. Just enough!!!
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27 Oct 2014
Thought Scripts
Submitted by Stephen WintersSometimes, when we are learning to control our thinking and control unwanted thoughts, it really helps to have a thought script written out and memorized so that it can be used at a second's notice. For best results, the script should be written to apply to your specific situation.
Thought scripts are used to replace other unwanted thoughts.
Here is an example of one script I wrote, memorized and used for many years.
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31 Aug 2014
What does "Seeking God" mean
Submitted by Stephen WintersI recently was looking through Facebook and saw this quote:
"God you have the answers I need. I'm seeking you first." Matthew 6:33
I looked up the reference, Matthew 6:33
"Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need." Matthew 6:33, New Living Translation
It is so easy to say, "I'm seeking the Lord", but what does that really mean?
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19 Aug 2014
Statement of Faith
Submitted by Stephen WintersMany churches and religious organizations have written a statement of faith that they put on their website and pamphlets. If the leadership of those organizations wish to display their statements of faith, it is perfectly appropriate for them to do so. It shows the website visitors and prospective members what the leaders of that organization considers important.
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13 Aug 2014
Stephen's Eating Plan
Submitted by Stephen WintersAvoid
Breads, pastries, pies,
Potatoes
Processed food
Dairy, butter, margarine
Stop
Stop being the garbage disposal. Don't eat that last bit of food. Put it away or throw it away.
No Snacking
Do
Eat small portions. Portion sizes is one of the main keys to loosing weight
Do take time to make a proper meal.
Put everything on your plate at the the first.
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10 Aug 2014
Two Self-Defeating Lies We Tell
Submitted by Stephen WintersTWO LIES WE TELL OURSELVES & OTHERS1. "I'm working on it" often said about our character defects2" "I'm doing my best"These are both used as excuses to Not Change and to Not do better.We also say those things as an excuse to get other people "off our backs."The truth is we either ARE doing something or NOT doing something. -
25 Jan 2014
Overcoming Failure
Submitted by Stephen WintersMany of us have failed at many things in life. Many of us even think that we have failed God, over and over again. However, failure is not the problem.
"There is no failure except in giving up." - Robert D. Hales
"Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently." - Henry Ford
"My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure." Abraham Lincoln
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5 Jan 2014
Under Her Father’s Authority
Submitted by Stephen WintersUnder Her Father’s Authority
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26 Dec 2013
Attributes of God in Christianity
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5 Dec 2013
Free Will
Submitted by Stephen WintersWhat do we mean by free will?
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24 Nov 2013
God Told Me
Submitted by Stephen Winters.....
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24 Nov 2013
God Spoke
Submitted by Stephen WintersWhen a person or a book says that "God Spoke" (not be be confused with "God told me"), what does that mean? When we think of another person "speaking" to us, we can visualize the process. First the thought was formed in that person's mind. Then the mind sends the message to the lungs to force out air through the air passages to.... then the vocal cords are called to ... and then the tongue shapes in various ways to shapes the sounds.
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21 Nov 2013
The Loving of Another
Submitted by Stephen WintersWhat is true Love? How can I Love another in a way that she "feels" loved? First, we need to define what we mean by love. There are two aspects of love. There is "Love given" and "Love received" Let's take a look at the first: