Authors%WP_TITLE_SEP%Jeff Jones

Re-Branding Christianity

Jeff Jones and Carey Nieuwhof talk about what the community really thinks about your church, and what church leaders can learn from Domino’s Pizza and other re-branding campaigns. www.careynieuwhof.com.

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Healthy Thinking

It’s been a turbulent season. What has caused some to stay anchored during the storms and stresses of life, while others have lost their bearings under the same conditions? It…

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The Gift of Singleness

Oftentimes, it feels like marriage is an expectation society has for each of us—as if marriage will make our lives complete. What happens when marriage doesn’t come quickly for us?…

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Jesus and Politics

What does Jesus teach about politics? Remember our primary identity and allegiance as God’s people. Be good citizens of the state. Influence the common good by being a positive part…

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Getting Out of Debt

Getting out of debt takes discipline, commitment and intensity. Work at a plan to remove debt. Stop borrowing money, live within your means, set aside an emergency fund, pay off…

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Amnon’s Apetite

Amnon abused the trust that his half-sister Tamar had given him, and committed incest with her. He not only ruined her life, but irreparably scarred the household of David.

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Decisions, Decisions

Paul teaches us that to discover God’s will we must ask for directions, consider God’s mission and our priorities, consult other godly people, stay close to God and be decisive.

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Spend Less

It is hard for a rich person to be godly, but not impossible. According to Agur’s prayer in Proverbs 30, we should avoid traps of distraction, arrogance and worry. If…

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The Corner Office

Christian leaders or managers must have uncompromising character, clear direction and expectations, must give honest feedback and provide others opportunities to serve and grow in their areas of gifting. Leaders…

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Giftings

God has placed us on the earth and designed us with a destiny, a unique way to make a contribution to this planet. We must recognize our giftings, see their…

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Just Ask

Christians are often shy about inviting others to “Christ’s wedding feast.” But Jesus implores us to bring in the impaired, the hungry, the doubting, the consumed, the lonely, the angry,…

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Beyond Fear

Jesus teaches us that when we live in fear we sacrifice the long term for the short term, we lose perspective and we fail to invest our lives fully in…

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Management

God has given us several biblical principles for managing our finances: choosing to live within our means, giving the first portion of our income to God and saving for the…

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Contentment

We live in a society that is “consumed with consumerism.” The consumption road leads to destruction, but contentment deepens our spiritual lives.

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Heaven: The Curse Reversed

God’s perfect world is broken because of man’s sin. Relationships are dysfunctional, cultures are oppressed, God is no longer in constant communion with man. God promises redemption and restoration through…

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Belief Matters

What we believe matters, because beliefs are like seeds that bear fruit. Bad seeds bear bad fruit. Paul teaches that if we don’t know the truth, we are easily deceived.

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Getting Deep

Jesus’ parable of the soils challenges us to allow God’s Word to penetrate our life, to count the cost of following Christ and to take steps to move forward on…

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Fasting

What is fasting? Fasting is a voluntary choice not to eat for a period of time in order to focus one’s attention on prayer in a significant moment in life.…

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