Author Archives: Carl Simmons

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About Carl Simmons

See the About Me page on my site, if you want to know more about ME. Otherwise, hopefully you'll know more about Jesus and some of his followers by reading here. And thanks for stopping by.

Lay Down Your Sin

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Carl Simmons

No matter where you are in relation to Jesus, “sin” is an ugly word. Just saying the word causes problems, so let’s get on the same page before moving forward. In the days and weeks to come we’ll break this … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Pride

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Carl Simmons

Now that we know who we are in Christ and have our heads on straight, now we can begin to deal with laying down our sin. We’ll explore this more broadly tomorrow, but today let’s start with one sin in … Continue reading →

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A Leadership Skeleton Worth Putting Flesh On

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Carl Simmons

There’s a lot of concepts and practical ideas packed into this comparatively slender book—so much so that I wish it’d been noticeable thicker so that it all could have been unpacked more. Nonetheless, and especially for those who aren’t big-time readers, … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your “Head”

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Carl Simmons

There’s a popular adage that’s been the chorus of at least a few good songs, which goes like this: “Everything you know is wrong.” That’s not entirely true, obviously (I think), but there’s still a lot of truth to it. … Continue reading →

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Growing in Jesus Featured on NoiseTrade!

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Carl Simmons

Let me keep this one really simple: Go here. And then, pass it on to your peeps, so can they enjoy it as well. And course, check out the other selections from yrs truly (and sure, others too :)) while … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Old Identity

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Carl Simmons

Our first devotional runs longer than usual, but that’s only fitting. After all, it’s going to take a little time to get to know each other. So let’s start in…. Many Christians today believe—or at least live as if they … Continue reading →

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Lay It Down: A Final Introduction

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Carl Simmons

“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you” (John 15:13–14). We read these words in John 15, and take great comfort … Continue reading →

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Free Discipleship!

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Carl Simmons

(Well, the books are free, anyway… the discipleship itself… well, I’ll defer to Dietrich Bonhoeffer on that one….) So it’s done: All six books in the From Disciples to Disciplers series—including the first three, Growing in Jesus, Growing in Character, … Continue reading →

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Lay It Down: A Journey into Trust

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Carl Simmons

Moving on, and in more ways than I can count…. That said, hopefully you’ve been reading the last several entries and beginning to think: “This sounds great. I could really use someone to walk me through all this stuff, though. … Continue reading →

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Season 6: Growing in Your Mission

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Carl Simmons

As you keep growing, God may well put things on your heart that you’ll need to be the one to initiate. God’s given you a specific vision for ministry—either inside or outside the church, or maybe even planting a new … Continue reading →

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