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.

The Meaning of Success

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Carl Simmons

For those of you who’ve been following along: Congratulations! We’re spent an entire season of Wednesdays exploring what it means—and what it takes—to pursue a God-given vision. And I hope that, in the process, you’ve gained a deeper understanding of … Continue reading →

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Where Do We Go From Here?

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Carl Simmons

“Here’s a test to see if your mission in life is finished—if you’re still alive, it’s not.” —A.W. Tozer Over the last few months of Mondays, we’ve explored gifts, talents, and passions—the hands and hearts God has given each of … Continue reading →

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An Offer You Could Refuse… But Why WOULD You?

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Carl Simmons

This week’s Other Voice… is you. Well, that’s actually up to you, but that’s the offer I’m putting on the table. Here’s my dilemma: For the past year, my 6-study series Growing Out has been wandering the earth without a … Continue reading →

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So, How Are YOU Doing?

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Carl Simmons

We’ve spent the last few Wednesdays looking at various challenges we’ll face in walking out the vision God’s given us for ministry, and our reactions to those challenges. But even when we don’t run into major issues, we can still … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Being You

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Carl Simmons

Since we’re only a little removed from Christmastime, let’s open with a scene from the movie It’s a Wonderful Life. Cue it up to 1:32:18, where George Bailey says, “I’m in trouble, Mr. Potter. I need help,” and play it … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Baggage: a small-group session

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Carl Simmons

For our purposes today, I’ve edited this so you won’t need to read through the devotionals that go with this study. Should you want to read them anyway, they’ll be in bits and pieces under the following names: Lay Down … Continue reading →

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Learning to Live Out of Our Identity

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Carl Simmons

Basically, what we have here is a book about finding, and resting in, our identity in Christ,  and you can never have enough books like that out there. And for the record: We don’t. David M. Showers. Ten Steps to … Continue reading →

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You’re WHAT?

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Carl Simmons

Over the course of this Wednesday series on developing a God-given vision, we’ve talked about how to deal with setbacks and failures. We’ve also talked about how to deal when nothing much is happening at all. Now, we’re going to … Continue reading →

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A Question of Balance

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Carl Simmons

What do you normally do when you have too much to handle—let go of one thing to do another, or try to somehow do everything? Likewise, spiritually, how do you deal with having too much on your plate—let go of … Continue reading →

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Go With God, and Keep Going

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Carl Simmons

I was half-thinking of riffing on my last book review and titling this “So Simple, Even a Senior Pastor Could Do It.” I eventually thought better of that idea, but my reasoning was sound… granted, someone could also have fun … Continue reading →

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