Tag Archives: obedience to God

Obedient Nations

Posted on June 8, 2020 by carlsimmonslive

That part of the Great Commission we tend to gloss over. . . . Stephen M. Spaulding. Obedient Nations: What’s So Great about the Great Commission? 304p., $15.99, Deep River Books. Stephen Spaulding sees a clear line of thinking and … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Blessings        

Posted on October 21, 2019 by carlsimmonslive

You could spend a lifetime dealing with what Jesus brings up in the Sermon on the Mount. And you will. Eternal life starts now. Continue reading →

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Beautiful Interference

Posted on September 26, 2019 by carlsimmonslive

Learning to live like our Teacher. . . . Tim Hall. Beautiful Interference: Learning to Love God with All Your Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength. 112p., $13.99, Deep River Books. The teachings of Jesus have the profound ability to be … Continue reading →

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Starting in the Harvest

Posted on June 20, 2016 by carlsimmonslive

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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Lay Down Your Gifts

Posted on January 27, 2016 by carlsimmonslive

Let’s start today by revisiting Jesus’ commissioning of the seventy-two from a few weeks ago. The seventy-two certainly had something to rejoice in when they used the gifts they had received: “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name” … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Blessings

Posted on January 20, 2016 by carlsimmonslive

Our new lives in Christ are just beginning. We are changed; but we are eternally far from finished. “Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ … Continue reading →

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Lay It Down: The Book — It’s ALIVE!

Posted on March 25, 2013 by carlsimmonslive

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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Of Obedience, “Hidden Tendencies,” and the Grace in Between

Posted on February 18, 2013 by carlsimmonslive

I’m currently in the process of my half-dozenth or so go-round with Watchman Nee’s The Spiritual Man. If y’r familiar with the book (and even if you’re not), it may not be Summa Theologica or Institutes of the Christian Religion … Continue reading →

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Living Out of Death

Posted on February 3, 2013 by carlsimmonslive

Let me eat when I’m hungry let me drink when I’m dry two dollars when I’m hard up religion when I die… —”Moonshiner,” traditional (via Dylan and esp. Uncle Tupelo, in my case) Religion, in its truest form, is for … Continue reading →

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Children of the Promise

Posted on November 13, 2012 by carlsimmonslive

I’ve been coming across our title phrase—or rather, it’s been coming across me—a lot lately (Rom. 9:8, Gal. 4:28). How do we live like “children of promise”? One way to look at it also came across me lately… As I’ve … Continue reading →

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