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I seem to be receiving so much revelation from my Old Testament read through this year, as I intentionally use the life of Christ as a...
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Brandon Billings
May 15, 20142 min read
Liabilities and Leadership
The older I get the more fascinated I am with the dynamic of leadership. True leadership is not about the leader only; the acts of the...
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Brandon Billings
May 12, 20144 min read
Another Joppa Moment
This a.m., as I continued my read through I Samuel, I found myself wondering as I witnessed the powerful work of God in David’s life. ...
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Brandon Billings
Apr 28, 20143 min read
A Love Song
Perhaps my favorite Book of the Bible is Ruth; this morning as I began for the “umpteenth” time to read it, I was stuck by the irony in...
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Brandon Billings
Apr 12, 20143 min read
Once a Teacher, Always…
Early on in my Christian experience, I found it quite easy to deliver what apparently were beneficial lessons to what used to be called...
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Brandon Billings
Mar 15, 20143 min read
The Door
Growing older, releasing leadership to a younger generation, even shutting down the doors long held open for investment of time and...
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Brandon Billings
Mar 10, 20144 min read
His Ways and Our Ways
For several weeks now I have been contemplating the moment and meaning of the Mount of Transfiguration. That may seem a little strange...
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Brandon Billings
Mar 2, 20144 min read
Professions
As I mature, I have to admit that more questions than answers arise. However, that may just mean that I continue to think, rather than...
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Brandon Billings
Jan 14, 20144 min read
Beyond the Dream
All my life I have been guided by a sense of providence; from early on in my walk with Christ, an awareness of some unfolding dream, much...
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Brandon Billings
Jan 2, 20143 min read
Biblical Literacy
Moving into 2014 is a “new slate” moment for me. With the mayoral season behind me, there seems plenty of room to consider what my next...
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Brandon Billings
Dec 31, 20133 min read
Spiritual Shifts are Always Unnerving to the Religious
It’s New Years eve, a time of reflection but also a time of looking toward future application of newly acquired learnings. My 2014 goal...
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Brandon Billings
Aug 4, 20132 min read
I’ll be Brief but the Story, Compelling!
I am hurried this a.m., as I was told we will be attending the first service! However, my read through Matthew continues to stir my...
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Brandon Billings
Aug 3, 20133 min read
Context and Character
If Christ were God, and God is love, which is my belief, then God becoming flesh to dwell among us, must have had a reason; perhaps it...
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Brandon Billings
Jul 31, 20133 min read
Lord Save Me!
My readings this a.m. took me to John 14, a chapter that features two of my favorites in scripture: John the Baptist and the Peter of...
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Brandon Billings
Jul 20, 20131 min read
Brevity and Truth
I usually use this site just to “think out loud” in the morning and that can get quite lengthy. Thought this would be refreshing to...
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Brandon Billings
Jul 18, 20136 min read
Your Spiritual Gut
I awakened early Tuesday with the task of preparing to speak to a group of men regarding my faith and life journey. What would I say? ...
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Brandon Billings
Jul 10, 20132 min read
The Prophets
As I continue my annual journey through the Bible, I am struck with the absence of true “prophets” today; those who speak the truth...
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Brandon Billings
Jun 8, 20131 min read
A Wakeup Call to American Christianity
“A man was walking through the woods in springtime.1 The air was thrilling and throbbing with the passion of little hearts, with the...
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Brandon Billings
May 14, 20133 min read
Alone with a Lover
Some of my most cherished moments in life have occurred as I walked my way through the conundrums of public leadership, often struggling...
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Brandon Billings
Dec 5, 20124 min read
Hebrews and Hellenists
As I continue my reading of scriptures, now in the Book of II Chronicles, the above categorization of human beings, shared in a recent...
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