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The Agony and Ecstasy of Church – A ‘Must-Read’

Posted by on Feb 24, 2013 in Church, Community, Destructive Communication, Evangelism, Featured, Holy Spirit, Listener Letters, Suffering, Uncategorized | 19 comments

As you can imagine, I receive many, many emails from listeners.  Every now and then, one leaps out.

This one from Therese in Scotland will make you want to cry and to rejoice. I’ve resisted the temptation to comment further. Just read the email exchange and be blessed. :-)

(Shared with Therese’s permission)

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The Power of a Kiss

Posted by on Feb 18, 2013 in Family, Featured, Intimacy, Love, Marriage, Relationships, Uncategorized | 1 comment

So many couples – way too many couples – live a passionless marriage.

With all my heart, I’m here to tell you that that’s not what God has planned for you. Marriage is meant to be a deep, intimate, passionate, life-long relationship. 

And there’s a very simple way to recapture the passion; to put the spark back into your marriage. It’s the power of a kiss. Here’s how …

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The Missional Power of Not-So-Random Acts of Kindness

Posted by on Feb 16, 2013 in Blessing, Community, Featured, Grace, Leadership, Relationships, Uncategorized | 5 comments

We’ve all heard that phrase random acts of kindness. It makes us feel all warm and fuzzy inside. But today, I want to share something much, much more powerful with you.

Not-so-random acts of kindness. Deliberate acts of kindness.

I recently spent 3 days with a man for whom kindness is a way of life. And what I saw, blew me away.

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You Can’t Juggle Chainsaws

Posted by on Jan 22, 2013 in Blessing, Christmas, Discipleship, Faith, Featured, Forgiveness, Grace, Growing, Jesus, Power, Relationships, Uncategorized | 8 comments

Let’s face it – you and I, we can’t juggle chainsaws can we? Don’t believe me, then watch the video in this post.

We wouldn’t dream of firing up three chainsaws and juggling them. So – here’s the bit that I find intriguing – why do we try such a crazy stunt with the “chainsaws” in our lives? 

You may be wondering – “What the blazes is Berni on about this time?”

We’ll get to that, but first I dare you to watch this video!

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