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Chris Jackson

Strengthening Faith, Love, and Hope

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Chris Jackson

Strengthening Faith, Love, and Hope

  • Encouragement, Encouragement for church leaders, pastors, perseverance

Keep your head up (encouragement for pastors)

“Keep your head up!” That’s what the dad kept yelling last week at the pool while his son kicked and flailed and struggled to swim across the deep end of the water. “Son, if you keep your head up you’ll be fine, but if you let it drop you’re sunk.” As I listened in on their father-son bonding moment, I realized that God was saying…

  • Chris Jackson
  • October 31, 2013
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2-Minute Message: why non-Christians can be better than Christians

  • Chris Jackson
  • October 30, 2013
  • compassion, hope, service, The hole in our gospel, Witness

The end and the beginning

In the end it’s all about the “one.” Today will be my last official Hole in our Gospel posting, and I think the most appropriate way to end is with Richard Stearns’ own words. He writes: “In the end God works in our world one person at a time. The hungry are fed, the thirsty are refreshed, the naked are clothed, the sick are treated,…

  • Chris Jackson
  • October 23, 2013
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2-Minute Message: Exoskeletons

  • Chris Jackson
  • October 21, 2013
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2-Minute Message: When You Can’t Do It All

  • Chris Jackson
  • October 14, 2013
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