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LIFT Renewal Ministries is a non-profit ministry established for the purpose of helping pastors and congregations deepen their experience of Jesus Christ. Our founding director, Rev. William A. Johnson, is an ordained minister in the United Methodist church. read more
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- Between the Bridge and the River
Craig Ferguson - A Failure of Nerve
Edwin Friedman - First, Break All the Rules
Buckingham & Coffman - Testimony to the Exiles
Rev. Mark Feldmeir - Good to Great
Jim Collins - The Path
Laurie Beth Jones
Gifting
As of noon on Friday, there are only 56,880 minutes left until the start of 2009…and only 46,800 minutes left until Christmas. Just enough time for each of us to finish our Holiday gift lists and head for the shopping malls! Are you ready?
For myself, I’m not the list-making kind of person. That kind of approach doesn’t come naturally to me. Worse yet, I’m a notoriously impatient gift-giver. Which is to say that when I have a gift to give to someone, I usually can’t wait for Christmas, or their birthday, or whatever. I want to give it to them right now, without any further delay. My impatience is even more acute when I’m giving a gift that really fits the person; a truly inspired gift that will delight the recipient and bring years of joy and usefulness to them. And the worst cases of “I can’t stand the wait” for me are the gifts I’ve made with my own hands--the gifts that have cost me something of myself, and my time, and my creativity.
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