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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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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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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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You No Longer Have ANY Excuses :)

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Carl Simmons

(aka, carlsimmonslive is now also Carl Simmons FREE….) I know, I know, I’ve been talking a lot about my books lately. Well, I’m not done just yet. Those of you who, like me, are avid music fans have probably discovered … Continue reading →

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The Past, the Present, and the Future of Laying It Down…

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Carl Simmons

(or, Who IS this guy?) Now, for the full version (and again, apologies to subscribers for having published the last version prematurely)…. Hopefully, it’s no big secret that I’ve recently put out a new book, Lay It Down: A Journey … Continue reading →

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Lay It Down: The Book — It’s ALIVE!

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Carl Simmons

You can get the full information here, but for now, here’s the back story: After close-but-no-cigar rounds with a couple publishers I respect (and that you’d recognize) – and a few more just plain frustrating rounds with agents – I’ve … Continue reading →

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Lay It Down: A Re-Introduction

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Carl Simmons

(As many of you already know, I’m in a[nother] period of transition here. So, as I restructure—and as I rework the first draft of the next book—thought I’d reintroduce said book here. And if you’re new to all this and … Continue reading →

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