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Wednesday, April 28, 2021

The secret which lets your points breathe

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Introduction.  Point one.  Point two.  Point three. Application.  Conclusion. When a sermon feels like a flood of words, the structure of th...
Tuesday, April 20, 2021

The two dimensions of a sermon

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Sermons have both width and depth. Sermons have a scope of the biblical text which they tread - width - and a degree in which they delve int...
Friday, April 16, 2021

How long until our habits become unhealthy again?

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If you’re lucky, like we are in Australia, then you’re church currently gets to meet in person. But, things are still far from normal. Only ...
Sunday, April 11, 2021

How to set out your bible notebook

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So, let’s say that you have a notebook of 100 pages and you want to use it for bible note taking - sermons, bible studies, whatever.  How sh...
Thursday, April 8, 2021

The danger of having to hit a sermon-time-limit

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I’ve previously written that most sermons, due to the effectiveness of the preacher, shouldn’t exceed 30 minutes. Frankly, for most, 30 min...
Sunday, April 4, 2021

The secret that results in married people listening to your singleness sermon

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Singleness. Dating. Marriage. Parenting. Churches should teach on all of these topics. But, these topics will not speak to everyone in the s...
Thursday, April 1, 2021

The drop-out commonality

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I’ve thought about drop out points in ministry a lot. I’ve written about them a lot . But one thing I’ve not really thought too much about, ...
Friday, March 26, 2021

Why knowing what you, and others, are known for matters

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Drop out points in youth ministry. Spiritual gifts. Apologetics. Sex and relationships. Ministry to young men. Youth leader training. Princi...
Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Do atheists avoid church like fatties avoid the gym?

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I’m not obese. I’m not fit either. I’m probably closer to the latter than the former.  But I go to the gym. it’s not unusual that I’m the fa...
Wednesday, March 17, 2021

How long until your relationship becomes prayer-able?

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Prayer points. Christians are expected to share them. Share them with their closest friends. Share them with their small group. Share them w...
Saturday, March 13, 2021

Tiny Bible Bit audit results

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After tracking almost a decades worth of Facebook devotions, here’s the things which were significant... Total posts - 1474 (Sept 25, 2011-F...
Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Disunity starts with the convinced tribe

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There is a massive, and significant, difference between disagreement and disunity in a church. Numbers. If I disagree with the leadership of...
Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Summer goal learnings

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First of all... learnings is not a real world. I know. Someone should inform 2020. Learnings were everywhere ... Anyway... I may not be the ...
Sunday, February 28, 2021

2020-2021 Summer goals summary

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  It’s the last day of summer. So, how did I go in achieving my Summer goals? 1 - The aim was to get back down to 78kg. I didn’t. I’m curren...
Monday, February 22, 2021

Should you review and rewrite the past?

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As I’ve recounted in my summer goals, I’ve been conducting an audit of the Tiny Bible Bits which I’ve written over the last decade. Bloody h...
Thursday, February 18, 2021

What would happen if we had truth in advertising?

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  It sounds impossible. I know. But stick with me... What would happen if we had truth in advertising within the church. What if every event...
Monday, February 8, 2021

Has someone had to make the COVID offering request?

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For many churches, I assume, that COVID-19 has been an unfolding financial nightmare. While virtual services and cancelled programs may well...
Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Summer goals update #2

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Nine weeks ago I set myself 7 Summer goals. How am I going? 1 - I started summer aiming to get down to 78kg. A month ago I had ballooned up ...
Thursday, January 28, 2021

Should you pair up dating leaders?

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I’ve written before about the possibility, nay probability, that leaders in Christian ministry - if both single of course (?) - will be roma...
Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Is it ok to buy love?

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I don’t mind admitting that I buy love. Strategically. I did it last week. I did it while working as a youth minister. Last week I paid to b...