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Advent: Training in Waiting
“No one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who works for those who wait for him.” Isaiah 64:4 The seasons of the…
Read MoreThe Conundrum of Calling
“Calls are essentially questions. They aren’t questions you necessarily need to answer outright; they are questions to which you need to respond, expose yourself, and kneel before. You don’t want…
Read MoreEpiphany: A Time for Seeking and Finding
“When the wise men saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy. On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they knelt…
Read MoreFrom Desire to Discipline
Editor’s Note: The Transforming Center takes very seriously its mission to equip leaders to guide their churches in becoming spiritually transforming communities. If you are like most pastors and Christian…
Read MoreDiscerning God’s Will Together: Discovering a Process of Leadership Discernment
It was a conversation similar to many I have had with Christian leaders. A pastor from a large church was telling me that his church was going through a major…
Read MoreEpiphany: A New Kind of Journey
Today is the day when the Christian church celebrates epiphany—the “showing forth” or “the revelation” of Christ in the world. Epiphany takes its themes from the journey of the wise…
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