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5/6/2020 0 Comments

In Pursuit of Excellence

"In Pursuit of Excellence" Here is an excerpt from a two-part guest blog I wrote for H&E Publishing in Peterborough, Ontario (Feb 19, 2020 and May 4, 2020).
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God is exceedingly excellent in every way. His character is excellent, his Word is excellent—everything he does is excellent! Surely this is why the Psalmist calls us to “praise him according to his excellent greatness” (Psalm 150:2). But if God is excellent, and Christians are called to “be imitators of God” (Ephesians 5:1), doesn’t that mean we should strive to be excellent at everything we do? At first glance this might seem like a terrifying thought; after all, most of us certainly aren’t excellent at everything. It shouldn’t be terrifying, however, when we realize that the pursuit of excellence is ultimately about using the gifts and opportunities God has already given to us.
Is God really interested in how well we do things? How can we be excellent at everything we do? Is perfectionism the same as excellence? Won't pursuing excellence lead to vanity and pride?  

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here to read the first article posted on H&E's blog. Click here for the second part. Thanks to Chance Faulkner for the invitation to write a couple guest blog posts!
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The Pursuit of Excellence Part 1
The Pursuit of Excellence Part 2
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