{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1","title":"Stephen Braunius","home_page_url":"https://stephen.braunius.org","feed_url":"https://stephen.braunius.org/json/","description":"<p>Seek | Do | Share</p><p>I have always loved to learn new things and put that knowledge to use. 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Naked we shall return.”</li>\n<li>We need to share with people in need</li>\n<li>In Jesus’ organization the entrance is being saved by grace through faith</li>\n<li>Genesis 15: Abram – he believed God and it was credited as righteousness</li>\n<li>God opened the Red Sea first for the Israelites and then gave them law</li>\n<li>It’s not that we have to…we GET TO!</li>\n<li>FRUIT is what shows our faith</li>\n<li>Everyone should look in the rear view mirror and see that we aren’t there yet, but we are changing</li>\n<li>Salvation is a mystery</li>\n<li>“This text is not the root of salvation but the root of salvation”</li>\n<li>God has a heart for the orphan, widow, alien, and the poor</li>\n<li>We are not following God’s heart if we are not doing things to help the orphan, widow, alien, and the poor</li>\n<li>leave margins in our budget to generously and spontaneously give to those in need</li>\n<li>Enough? How much is enough?</li>\n<li>You know what joy is? Joy is helping to pay someone’s medical bill?</li>\n<li>“refuse to use the perks for your own selfish advantage”</li>\n</ul><p><em>Categories: Leadership · Originally published on stephen.braunius.org</em></p>","content_text":"14 August 2014 2:44 PM\n\nMatthew 25:31-46 – a terrifying passage\n\ndrink deeply from the life of William Wilberforce\n\nfreedom of new life in Jesus against a nation making money from slavery\n\nJohn Newton, a past slave trade person, grabbed by God (“Amazing Grace”)\n\n“your vocation can be a viable venue to advance the meaningful things of life”\n\n“do not relegate leadership to a theory”\n\n“The blessings of God were not meant to be hoarded”\n\n“Naked we came into this world. Naked we shall return.”\n\nWe need to share with people in need\n\nIn Jesus’ organization the entrance is being saved by grace through faith\n\nGenesis 15: Abram – he believed God and it was credited as righteousness\n\nGod opened the Red Sea first for the Israelites and then gave them law\n\nIt’s not that we have to…we GET TO!\n\nFRUIT is what shows our faith\n\nEveryone should look in the rear view mirror and see that we aren’t there yet, but we are changing\n\nSalvation is a mystery\n\n“This text is not the root of salvation but the root of salvation”\n\nGod has a heart for the orphan, widow, alien, and the poor\n\nWe are not following God’s heart if we are not doing things to help the orphan, widow, alien, and the poor\n\nleave margins in our budget to generously and spontaneously give to those in need\n\nEnough? How much is enough?\n\nYou know what joy is? 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