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Continue reading →: Condition of Life
We’re about to teach the Sermon on the Mount as we go through Matthew in our church. This weekend, the weekend after Easter, we hit the Beatitudes. I’m really impressed by how Dallas Willard discussses them in The Divine Conspiracy. This is one of those books that I think everybody…
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Continue reading →: Life Victorious over Death
Ten years ago today my dad died at age 49. After fighting cancer for 10 years, a blood clot broke loose and entered his brain, and he died suddenly while telling jokes with friends. This morning we got a phone call from my mom. My sister Missy is in labor…
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Continue reading →: ★ Life Victorious over Death
Ten years ago today my dad died at age 49. After fighting cancer for 10 years, a blood clot broke loose and entered his brain, and he died suddenly while telling jokes with friends. This morning we got a phone call from my mom. My sister Missy is in labor…
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Continue reading →: Attention Discouraged Church Planters!
If you’re discouraged with the lack of visible fruit from your ministry, try this exercise: Sit down at your desk and make a list of the names of every person whose life intersects with yours and for whom you try to listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit as…
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Continue reading →: ★ Attention Discouraged Church Planters!
If you’re discouraged with the lack of visible fruit from your ministry, try this exercise: Sit down at your desk and make a list of the names of every person whose life intersects with yours and for whom you try to listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit as…
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Continue reading →: Life with a Toddler, Part 72642
My lovely 19-month-old daughter is frequently picky when it comes to her breakfast foods. She had a couple bites of cereal today, then said she was all done and wanted down from the high chair. I asked if she wanted bananas – “no no”. Cheese? “no no”. Bread? “no no”.…
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Continue reading →: ★ Life with a Toddler, Part 72642
My lovely 19-month-old daughter is frequently picky when it comes to her breakfast foods. She had a couple bites of cereal today, then said she was all done and wanted down from the high chair. I asked if she wanted bananas – “no no”. Cheese? “no no”. Bread? “no no”.…
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Continue reading →: Service Project #2
On Valentine’s Day we gave out bags of goodies to the residents of a trailer park in our area. Today we did round 2 in the same neighborhood. Nine of us handed out 31* bags of groceries: a pound of hamburger, a couple of cans of good soup, a loaf…
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Continue reading →: ★ Service Project #2
On Valentine’s Day we gave out bags of goodies to the residents of a trailer park in our area. Today we did round 2 in the same neighborhood. Nine of us handed out 31* bags of groceries: a pound of hamburger, a couple of cans of good soup, a loaf…
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Continue reading →: The Hersey of the Vampire Christians
Via Coop here is a fantastic article by Dallas Willard: Why Bother with Discipleship? In my church we’re studying the Gospel of Matthew this year, and I’m trying to embed into each of us a deep understanding about the Kingdom of the heavens. After three months we’re about to enter…
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