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(William) Still Waters Run Deep | blind man's fancy
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Blind man's fancy. Pastoral musings of an ignorant man. William) Still Waters Run Deep. 8220;You may have heard the story of the man who went to the psychiatrist and told him that his problem was an inferiority complex. The psychiatrist did his best with him, and then brutally, perhaps too brutally, gave his considered opinion. ‘Your trouble is not inferiority complex,’ he said, ‘but just that you are plain inferior.’ Cruel, but probably true! Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Pastoral...
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A Love to Shepherd or To Be Heard? | blind man's fancy
https://bjmaxwell.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/a-love-to-shepherd-or-to-be-heard
Blind man's fancy. Pastoral musings of an ignorant man. A Love to Shepherd or To Be Heard? When considering pastoral ministry I’m confident it was neither. Reminded us at a recent conference. That no one is called to preach. One is called to preach. In other words, there is no preaching that is not saturated in, devoted to and exposited from God’s Word. It is not our voice that we want folks to hear, but God’s voice. I would add that one is “called” to preach God’s beloved Word. The Work of the Pastor.
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Full Atonement, Can it Be . . . Limited? | blind man's fancy
https://bjmaxwell.wordpress.com/2010/06/14/full-atonement-can-it-be-limited
Blind man's fancy. Pastoral musings of an ignorant man. Full Atonement, Can it Be . . . Limited? Philip Bliss gave the church a treasure when he wrote the hymn “Man of Sorrows! What a Name” (1875). There is no sweeter foretaste of heaven to hear your church belting out:. Guilty, vile, and helpless we;. Spotless Lamb of God was he;. Full atonement. What is it about full atonement that Bliss (and we) would be led to wonder if it could be? Or does man limit the atonement by his unbelief? For even the Son of...
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Do We Worship God or Worship Worship? | blind man's fancy
https://bjmaxwell.wordpress.com/2010/07/14/do-we-worship-god-or-worship-worship
Blind man's fancy. Pastoral musings of an ignorant man. Do We Worship God or Worship Worship? Then the Lord said, “Because this people draw near with their words and honor Me with their lip service, but they remove their hearts far from Me, and their reverence for Me consists of tradition learned by rote (Is 28.13). It’s the nature of Adam to be more concerned about appearances than reality. But it’s the nature of Christ to examine the heart despite appearances. At the congregational level:. Is our preac...
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The Work of the Pastor, William Still | blind man's fancy
https://bjmaxwell.wordpress.com/2011/01/04/the-work-of-the-pastor-william-still
Blind man's fancy. Pastoral musings of an ignorant man. The Work of the Pastor, William Still. 8220;God has caused you to become pastor to some souls here who are as valuable to Him as any in the world – your quiet persistence will be a sign that you believe God has a purpose of grace for this people, and that this purpose of grace will be promoted, not by gimmicks, or stunts, or new ideas, but by the Word of God released in preaching by prayer. Will all be torn to pieces. The Work of the Pastor. The Wor...
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Strive to Be Ordinary | blind man's fancy
https://bjmaxwell.wordpress.com/2010/03/09/strive-to-be-ordinary
Blind man's fancy. Pastoral musings of an ignorant man. Strive to Be Ordinary. Today I had the privilege of sitting in the shadow of ten giants of the church. Ray Van Neste. And nine pastoral ministry students at Union University graciously and patiently endured my rambling thoughts on pastoral ministry. For those (or the one) so interested here. Is the manuscript. Sweet dreams. 5 thoughts on “ Strive to Be Ordinary. March 10, 2010 at 11:07 am. Thanks again brother,. March 16, 2010 at 11:27 am. So, what ...
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Would Jesus Join the Tea Party? | blind man's fancy
https://bjmaxwell.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/would-jesus-join-the-tea-party
Blind man's fancy. Pastoral musings of an ignorant man. Would Jesus Join the Tea Party? Nd Jesus said to them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s” (Mark 12.17). Abraham Lincoln wrote in 1862 about the conflict over slavery between the Union and Confederacy In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may be, and one must be wrong. God can not be for, and against the same thing at the same time. The Pharisees tried to...
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Deeper Still | blind man's fancy
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Blind man's fancy. Pastoral musings of an ignorant man. One thought on “ Deeper Still. May 12, 2011 at 10:17 am. May we be true shepherds and not hirelings. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out. Notify me of new comments via email.
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Hic Sum | blind man's fancy
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Blind man's fancy. Pastoral musings of an ignorant man. Amy’s husband and dad to Lydia, Byron and Abigail. Otherwise, just a small church pastor (www.ubcmillington.org) in a small town . . . with a big mouth. Feel free to contact me at. Or find me on Facebook. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. Notify me of new comments via email. The Rest S...
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Easy Come, Easy Go, Easy Come | blind man's fancy
https://bjmaxwell.wordpress.com/2011/02/22/easy-come-easy-go-easy-come
Blind man's fancy. Pastoral musings of an ignorant man. Easy Come, Easy Go, Easy Come. Customer service is always the best when the customer is new. The new customer gets the best deal, latest program, most attention and grandest promises. Maintaining loyal customers takes far more hard work than finding new ones. Let the disgruntled, underserved old customers leave. We’ll find three new ones to replace them. This mystery is great, but I am speaking with reference to American business and the church.
