Nate Randall

Product of Grace. Married out of my league. Trying to be a good dad to 5 amazing kids. Trying to point people to Jesus along the way.

[Nate Randall @ndrandall]

"Guilt is a poor motivator. It’s very powerful, but it’s also poisonous to the learning process."

William D. Hendricks & Howard G. Hendricks
#LivingBytheBook

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@OwenTew

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Time to reread Animal Farm.

[Nate Randall @ndrandall]

The majority of the Jews bowed to the golden image because they feared the furnace more than they feared God.

Lutzer, The Church in Babylon

[Nate Randall @ndrandall]

The older I get, the more I realize the importance of making room for nuance.

I’m incredibly cautious & skeptical of those who dogmatically advocate (bully?) stances w/o an ability to admit to the complexities of almost any major issue (social, medical, religious, etc).

[Nate Randall @ndrandall]

Oh, to live an unhurried life. Some good perspective for today:

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@cnieuwhof In my 20s-30s, I would have said yes.
Now in my 40s, I say no.

[Nate Randall @ndrandall]

The church exists for no other purpose but to draw men into Christ, to make them little Christs. If they are not doing that, all the cathedrals, clergy, missions, sermons, even the Bible itself, are simply a waste of time. -CS Lewis

[Nate Randall @ndrandall]

Say it louder for the people in the back!

[hbcharlesjr @hbcharlesjr]

Preacher, it is okay if you are not hip, cool, or smooth. You are a herald of the gospel, not the manager of a brand. Who cares if they are not impressed with you? Your job is to point them to Jesus!

[Nate Randall @ndrandall]

One of the most disconcerting things that can happen is to be gone from your *important* role and find that all moves on without you.

It’s also one of the most liberating.

#humility #leadership

[Nate Randall @ndrandall]

Just finished preaching 1 of2 services. Thought of conversations with my dad (a pilot) about flying.

Concluding a Sermon is like landing a plane. The goal: land it smooth.

But sometimes you bounce it. Even veterans.

1st svc: I bounced it.
2nd: will find out shortly.

[Nate Randall @ndrandall]

@MikeCosper The MH series is journalism at its best. Thank you, thank you, thank you. As a guy who was “all in” to the MH movement (from a distance) and has also lived shades of similar dysfunction in a smaller church, thank you for the exploration. “We all did it.”

[Pete Scazzero @petescazzero]

I am often asked how to discern limits & priorities, how to balance one's being & doing.
Here's a simple guide:
-- You cannot give what you do not possess.
-- What you do matters; who you are matters more.
-- The state you are in is the state you give to others

[Nate Randall @ndrandall]

Christians are meant to be “spiritual” in the sense that they are meant to be “led by the Spirit” and to “live by the Spirit.” -Simon Tugwell

Via Becoming a True Spiritual Community by Larry Crabb

[Nate Randall @ndrandall]

Sometimes it’s hard to know the difference between PATIENCE and APATHY.

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@philipnation

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@OwenTew 😂😂 yes!

[Matt Smethurst @MattSmethurst]

40% of fatherhood is walking around the house, turning off lights.

[Chicago Cubs @Cubs]

10 runs without a home run then Javy had to go and RUIN IT.

@BinnysBev

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Your work matters—no matter how magnificent or mundane you may feel it is.

“God is transforming us in our work and transforming the world through our work.” -Tom Nelson