“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cummin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow [...]
Forget About Tithing
June 24th, 2009 · 19 Comments
Tags: Courage · Fear · Heaven · Prayer · Thriving in Tough Times · Trust · faith · love · money · peace · suffering
The Path of God
December 16th, 2008 · No Comments
“Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths;” (Psalm 25:4)
One of my favorite movie scenes comes from “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.” It’s where Indy discovers the cave where the Holy Grail is supposed to be, but he’s separated from the chamber holding the Grail by impassable abyss. His guide book pictures [...]
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You can’t make a Horse out of Horse Manure
December 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment
“For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.” (I Corinthians 1:25)
Purpose Weekly is a success newsletter. I know it doesn’t always appear that way. Sometimes it’s kind of preachy - talking about spiritual stuff more than practical success.
Yeah, I know that sometimes it [...]
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Discovering Oil in Israel
July 14th, 2008 · 3 Comments
PURPOSEVol. 2, Issue 25June 29, 2008The Great Treasure Hunt“‘But you, O mountains of Israel, will produce branches and fruit for my people Israel, for they will soon come home. I am concerned for you and will look on you with favor; you will be plo…
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Money Part 4
April 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
Purpose
Vol. 2 Issue 15 April 13, 2008
The Weekly Newsletter of True Potential Publishing
Money Part 4
“Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them. To one he gave five talents of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each according to [...]
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Money Part 2
April 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
Purpose
Vol. 2 Issue 13 March 21, 2008
The weekly newsletter of True Potential Publishing
Money Part 2
“I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor and believe me, rich is better.” My dad told me that. I’ve mentioned it before. He was just kidding around when he said it and he sure wasn’t rich, but the saying stuck with [...]
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Money Part 1
April 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
Purpose
Vol. 2 Issue 12 March 20, 2008
The Weekly newsletter of True Potential Publishing
Money
Ooh boy. We could spend a while on this one. We will, as a matter of fact. We’ll be on this for a few weeks.
Money isn’t a comfortable subject for Christians. Privately, we don’t have much of a problem with it at all. [...]
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