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Author Archives: Carl Simmons
Living in the Spirit’s Power
I believe the job of a prophet is to rattle the spiritual cage and wake up sleepy Christians, calling them out to understand the danger we face today. We have come to the point of contentment. We are content with … Continue reading
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Tagged a.w. tozer, book review, Holy Spirit, spiritual gifts
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Anger Is an Energy—But Where Is It Going?
David Powlison had been on my “gotta get around to reading him” list for quite some time now; I figured he’d been name-checked by too many people I respect to not be worth my time. And now, courtesy of the … Continue reading
What Happened in the Garden… Doesn’t Stay in the Garden
In his book The Knowledge of the Holy, A. W. Tozer famously declared, “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” This book delves into a subset of that idea; for … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, christian worldview, creation, john macarthur, the fall, the master's university, theology
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Living as People Who Are Free
Repentance is not what we do to right ourselves with God. That’s been done for us by Jesus. Repentance is what we do when we are right with God. It is change in the direction of obedience toward what God … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, book review, freedom in christ, new growth press, new life in Christ, repentance
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From Disciples to Disciplers Featured on Discipleship Network
Happy August. And here’s a short note with a big link… 🙂 A couple weeks ago I was interviewed by Phil Miglioratti of Discipleship Network / Pray! Network about the From Disciples to Disciplers series (although I was able to sneak in … Continue reading
Starting in the Harvest
Our making of disciples flows out of our life with God, to be certain. Yet in some ways, the order needs to be inverted as well: Only as we make disciples are we perfected in the faith. As we reach … Continue reading
Living into Leadership
Spiritual eldership is something lived and recognized, not something attained. That said, growing into eldership requires guidance. Bob Thune’s book helps potential elders—and potential leaders at any level, for that matter—to get some of that guidance and training, and in … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, character, Christian leadership, eldership, leadership, leadership development
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All This Gettin’ Born….
As I continue to ruminate on Bill Mallonee’s latest, it’s hard not to see it as a concept album of sorts, that concept being: Life is long. And hard. Now, before you say, “Well duh, it’s a Bill Mallonee album,” … Continue reading
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Tagged bill mallonee, hope, joy in Jesus, mortality, music review
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Pick It Up—Put It On—Walk It Out: a small-group session
For this session, you’ll need…. 1 old, beaten-up jacket and one new jacket, for every four to six people. The older and smellier your old jacket is, the better—but not so bad that people would get dirty just putting it … Continue reading
Repent and Believe… Simple, Right?
There’s a number of things I really like about this book; there’s other things about it that are rather distracting/annoying (and which may or may not be the author’s fault). As such, it’s kind of the epitome of “three-and-a-half stars.” Whether … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, book review, deliverance, faithfulness, identity in Christ, repentance
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