Posted: Saturday, February 16, 2013 12:00 am
Rebuilding the walls
By Perry Kallis/Temple Baptist Church
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Anyone who has ever been put in charge knows the following truth: Getting people excited about starting a project is twice as easy as keeping them motivated to continue.
We can be so easily side-tracked by everything from outward distractions to inner discouragements.
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