Lay It Down: live the life JESUS has always wanted
Growing Out: From Disciples to Disciplers — a path to spiritual maturity that GETS you there
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What’s New This Week
Don’t Hate Me Because I Tweet
- Reformed Means Missional -- Worked on this one over the winter. Now it's yr turn. :) facebook.com/photo.php?fbid… 17 hours ago
- What do you let serve you, other than God? That’s your idol, or at least your potential idol.... facebook.com/pages/Lay-It-D… 23 hours ago
- Let's Get Scriptural: Read Ephesians 5:21-33. • Some form of the word "submit" is used four times in the first... fb.me/2o7jF95di 1 day ago
- Jesus not only endured temptation, but overcame temptation we were too weak to have Satan even bother to THROW at us. facebook.com/pages/Lay-It-D… 6 days ago
- Let's Try Something Different: Write down some of the roles you currently play in life--parent, worker, friend,... fb.me/2f2dssZ6O 6 days ago
Blogroll
- Amazon Author Page (mine)
- Between 2 Trees… — Justin Morrisroe
- Bill Mallonee — Songs for the Journey and Beyond
- Clever Phrase Here — Amber Van Schooneveld
- Created for Community — Rob Bentz
- If I Blogged…. — Christopher Heuertz
- Josh Hunt
- Keith Meyer
- LarrysShallenberger.com
- Next Level Worship — Dwayne Moore
- Pure Purpose — Susan Lawrence
- Shawn Vander Lugt
- Sunny Side Up (not scrambled) — Linda Crawford
- The Heart of a Warrior — Greg Bourgond
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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Shawn Vander Lugt Is AWESOME!
No, this blog hasn’t been hijacked. Just thought I’d make today’s Other Voice a little more personal. And besides, he makes the same claim on his blog this week: http://shawnvanderlugt.com . What’s more, he lives out his claim. By day, … Continue reading
How good is your news?
Go find an old newspaper—the older the better, but week-old is probably enough to make the point. Go ahead; take a few moments to look it over. Do you recall any of the stories you’re reading? Do any of them … Continue reading
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
“We are prevented from following in another’s footsteps and are called to an incomparable association with Christ. The Bible makes it clear that every time that there is a story of faith, it is completely original.”—Eugene Peterson, Run With the … Continue reading
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Lay Down Your “Head”
There’s a popular adage out there; it’s been the chorus of a few good songs, in fact. And it goes like this: “Everything you know is wrong.” That’s not entirely true, obviously (I hope), but there’s still a lot of … Continue reading
What Are YOUR Re-Reads?
Consider this one light and personal. Or a mandate to get into some heavy reading. Or an excuse to mutter, “He clearly has too much time on his hands.” Your call. Anyway, since it’s Thursday (i.e., Other Voices Day) I’m … Continue reading
The Battle of Your Life
“My dear brothers, never forget, when you hear the progress of enlightenment vaunted, that the devil’s best trick is to persuade you that he doesn’t exist!”—Charles Baudelaire, “Le Joueur Généreux” This is a long one, but it needs to be, … Continue reading
Help! (or, You Can’t Do It Alone, Part II)
There’s a great series of scenes in the movie Walk the Line, which portray Johnny Cash trying to kick his drug addiction and face the demons that drove him there, especially the tragic death of his older brother when he … Continue reading
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Lay Down Your Old Identity… part 2
Perhaps the most difficult part of laying it down is the most basic—laying down who we’ve been, in order to become the people God created us to be. Many Christians today believe—or at least live as if they believed—that Jesus … Continue reading
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The Cost of Discipleship: megachurch edition
Still waiting on that other new book. Fortunately, Keith Meyer (he of Whole Life Transformation) hooked me up with this new one in the meantime, and I’m glad he did. In some ways, it’s similar to the journey Keith took … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, church renewal, discipleship, kent carlson, mike lueken, spiritual formation
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Living in the Spirit… or not….
Got some fruit handy? Go grab some right now. Try to grab more than one of the same kind; grapes are ideal for this little meditation. Take a few moments to really look your fruit over. Then, look over the … Continue reading
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