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Monthly Archives: May 2011
How to Guide Without Steering
We’ve all made bad decisions that seemed good at the time. Bet you’ve already thought of one. So let’s explore that before going any further: • When has a decision looked like “the right way” to you, yet turned out … Continue reading
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Tagged coaching, discipleship, growing out, mentoring, spiritual friendship, spiritual guidance
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A piece from Laying Down in Peace
We tend to get worked up whenever someone criticizes God or Christians. We want to run to God’s defense—or honestly, much of the time, our own—and say just the right thing that will shut that other person up. But God … Continue reading
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Tagged apologetics, defending the Christian faith, lay it down, peace of God
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Dallas Willard for Dummies… in the very best sense
I thought that might get your attention. 🙂 But let’s face it, as wonderful a spiritual writer as Dallas Willard is — and The Divine Conspiracy is deservedly recognized by many as the best Christian book of the past quarter-century … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, church renewal, discipleship, keith meyer, spiritual formation, transformation
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What’s Your Compass?
Are you alone? Good. Then you won’t feel silly trying this: Shut your eyes… well, I’ll tell you when actually … and point straight ahead in the direction you think is north. (If you have an actual compass, keep it … Continue reading
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(Actively) Listen!
Let’s start today’s entry in prayer… but let’s do it a little differently. Close your eyes, breathe out slowly, and pause for a moment when your lungs are empty. As you breathe out, talk silently to God. Tell him what’s … Continue reading
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Lay Down Your Old Identity: a handful of fragments
You will not become the person God intended you to be until you’ve laid down the things He has not intended. But you can start now. This laying-down thing takes a lifetime—and God will guide us into next things that … Continue reading
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Tagged faith story, identity in Christ, justification, lay it down, testimony
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Living… nay, setting up basecamp… in the Tension
On to the final catch-up book from that fated 2009 NPC experience. I won’t lie; this is by far the hardest of the three to write. I even half-suspect, like its author, I’ll catch it from both sides. A book … Continue reading
A Conversation With the Creator
“Every time I try to talk to someone it’s ‘Sorry’ this and ‘Forgive me’ that and ‘I’m not worrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrthy.’ ”—”God,” Monty Python and the Holy Grail We all know it’s important to communicate with God in prayer. We know how … Continue reading
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Gladly Accept Imitations
Who we are and what we think comes through in a variety of ways—our words, our actions, even our facial expression or tone of voice. So it’s important that the message we communicate is consistent—not only in the sense that … Continue reading
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Lay It Down: an introduction to the introduction
As previously mentioned, Fridays are a time to put the new writing out there. In most cases it’s still unrefined. In other words, don’t mistake this for a finished product, but accept the germinating ideas for what they are and … Continue reading