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Our Identity Is Not in Their Performance

May 13, 2019Mike Leake

Transforming Grace by Jerry Bridges was one of the most life-changing books I’ve read. Paragraphs like this one brought me so much freedom: Living by grace instead of by works means you are free from the performance treadmill. It means… Continue Reading →

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In Defense of Boring Student Ministry

August 31, 2018Mike Leake

“It’s a sin to bore young people with the gospel.” I heard that phrase quite a few times in my training as a student pastor. There is much to this which I would heartily affirm. If you have the ability… Continue Reading →

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Thoughts On Leading Children to Christ

March 20, 2017Mike Leake

The little boy was very upset that once again he didn’t get to take the Lord’s Supper. He knew that his church (and his parents) believed that you needed to be baptized in order to drink grape juice at church.… Continue Reading →

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Hillbilly Family Ministry

December 6, 2016Mike Leake 1 Comment

The best-selling Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis could just as easily been subtitled How One Crazy Hillbilly Saved Me. Vance acknowledges this much when much of his summary chapter is devoted to the impact… Continue Reading →

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