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So, Let’s Talk Reboot (or, Yet Again into the Breach)

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Carl Simmons

So, not quite as long time no see, but still…. I’ve been thinking a lot about what to keep, what to toss, and what to rehash. 🙂 And here’s where I’ve landed, on all my social-media fronts: First: I don’t … Continue reading →

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Long Time No See. Here’s Some Stuff to Read.

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Carl Simmons

Hey there. Been awhile since I’ve wanted to invest energy in blogging (or really, had energy to invest), but this seems like a decent time to start dipping my toe back into the self-promotional waters. But it’s been awhile — … Continue reading →

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Out of Our Heads and into the Streets

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Carl Simmons

“The antidote to excessive introspection is not to completely forget myself, but to look more to the Lord Jesus Christ, which leads to thinking rightly—and less often—about myself.” Continue reading →

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Learning from the Best

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Carl Simmons

It’s easy to rely on programs and methods to “do church,” both individually and corporately. But as Leslie Hardin reminds us, the church starts with people who follow Christ, period. And if we want to truly follow Christ, there’s very … Continue reading →

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Living in the Spirit’s Power

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Carl Simmons

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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Anger Is an Energy—But Where Is It Going?

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Carl Simmons

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 →

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What Happened in the Garden… Doesn’t Stay in the Garden

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Carl Simmons

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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Living as People Who Are Free

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Carl Simmons

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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From Disciples to Disciplers Featured on Discipleship Network

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Carl Simmons

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 →

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Starting in the Harvest

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Carl Simmons

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 →

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