Author Archives: Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Difficulties When Reading the Bible

Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the Bible in general. … Continue reading

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Dr. Tom Cocklereece Talks About Simple Discipleship

Today we welcome Dr. Tom Cocklereece who serves as pastor of Shady Grove Baptist Church in Marietta, GA and as CEO of RENOVA Coaching and Consulting LLC providing values-based transformational ministry, leadership, executive, marriage, and life coaching. Tom is a … Continue reading

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Genesis: The Beginning of the Nations

Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Today we discover the … Beginning Of The Nations With The Tower Of Babel (Genesis 11) In this section we … Continue reading

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Sweeter As the Years Go By?

by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith Executive Director of EaglesInLeadership.org Author of “Growing Missional Leaders” “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who … Continue reading

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Genesis: The Beginning of Death and Destruction

Editor’s Note: As we continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year, we step into the … Beginning Of Death and Destruction In The Fall (3) If everything started out so … Continue reading

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Beginning the Book of Genesis

When Melodee and I traveled to Hawaii for our 20th anniversary, our desire was to make sure we got the most of out of our days. With that in mind, we set out a framework of what we want to … Continue reading

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Hearing from Heaven in 2011! (Part 2)

We are here again today to invite you to participate in an exciting campaign we are sponsoring for 2011. It’s called, “Hearing from Heaven in 2011!” It’s a simple idea – one with profound benefits for your life. We are … Continue reading

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Hearing from Heaven in 2011! (Part 1)

We are here today to tell you about an exciting campaign we are sponsoring for 2011. It’s called, “Hearing from Heaven in 2011!” It’s a simple idea – one with profound benefits for your life. We are inviting you to … Continue reading

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The Difficulty of Current Information

Never retreat in the face of difficulties. Advance as conditions permit. If conditions don’t permit, create those conditions. –       John Maxwell[1] Let no one or anything stand between you and the difficult task; let nothing deny you this rich chance … Continue reading

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Prepare for These!

When was the last time everything happened just the way you planned it? Everyone makes travel plans with a “best-case scenario” in mind! However, when things don’t go according to their plan, many people lose the joy of the journey … Continue reading

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