BY SHEPHARD VICTOR Sometimes, we might mistake style for substance. Confusing presentation with power. The gospel is not delivery style or method. It is not charisma. It is not eloquence, accent, storytelling, or personal experience. The apostle Paul addressed this directly when he said: “For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach […]
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BY SHEPHARD VICTOR It is important for us to be discerning about a subtle narrative that sometimes emerges in Christian spaces. There are moments when people, often unintentionally, present their past life in the world in a way that makes it seem as though their effectiveness, relevance, or acceptance today is rooted in the fact
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BY SHEPHARD VICTOR Managing Emphasis Without Losing the Foundation. One of the greatest virtues believers must cultivate is to extend much grace to others (graciousness), which I believe is the ability to see beyond our own context and appreciate that others may be shaped differently. Many of us do not realize how deeply our backgrounds
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BY SHEPHARD VICTOR Someone once asked me why we often “carry God so much on our heads” in Africa, while others in some developed countries seem to not care – in other words, why do the expressions of Christianity seem to be so deeply shaped by geography? Why does faith look one way in the
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BY SHEPHARD VICTOR End the year with gratitude, not complaints. Begin the new one with gratitude, not a bucket list. As we round up the year and look ahead with hope, remember this: gratitude must be infused into your life and atmosphere. With its infusion comes a shift in your posture, a reset in your
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BY SHEPHARD VICTOR Don’t wait until loss teaches you gratitude. One of life’s most painful lessons is realizing the value of people, seasons, and opportunities after they are gone. The encouragement you dismissed. The friend you assumed would always be there. The strength you took for granted, until burnout set in. Sadly, loss has a
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