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Pods.
In: discipleship
30 Jul 2008I’m sitting here waiting for the trucks to pull up and haul all my possessions away. Two thoughts:
1. It’s humbling to know that all my “stuff” can fit in three 16 foot PODs. A good reminder that I don’t need to hold tightly to the stuff of this world.
2. It’s also humbling to know that [...]
Broken Christianity.
In: discipleship
23 Jul 2008Ergun Caner made a statement about “brokenness” in Sunday’s message that struck me.
Brokenness is a part of the cycle of life…
The cloud must break open to shed the rain to the soil
The soil must be broken to receive the seed
The seed must break open to grow
The stalk must be broken to be harvested
The grain must [...]
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iChatting with God.
In: discipleship
12 Jun 2008I have been separated from my family since May 4th. My son has been with me in Lynchburg for the past week. My oldest daughter is spending the summer in ATL. My wife and younger daughter arrive in town in just a few hours. The life lessons I’ve been reminded of during their absence:
Although I [...]
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Love one another deeply.
In: discipleship
9 Jun 2008Last week I had the chance to to do some serious partying. My family and I met our journey group at Chick-Fil-A in Acworth [hey, that's the limit of serious partying for families with little kids!]. We ate, watched our kids tear up the play place, and talked. We shut the place down and they [...]
My american idol.
In: discipleship
5 Jun 2008I have a confession to make. I am an idolater. And this is a picture of my idol.
I really thought I had matured beyond this paganism, that by studying and practicing Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount I had moved to a higher plane of spirituality. Maybe I thought I had achieved a sort of “Christian [...]
Second mile friendship.
In: discipleship
3 Jun 2008Upon returning to Lynchburg and starting my new job, I found out I was scheduled to speak for the Sunday night service at my church [yes, we have Sunday night services…]. I was excited but a little anxious as its been eight years since I have ministered with these people. I thought, prayed, and asked [...]
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- Tags: group life, small groups
Riding life together.
In: discipleship
26 May 2008This is a picture of true friendship.
Before leaving Georgia last month, I was able to catch some Friday rides with my brother Mitch Moyer. We have been ministry, cycling, and life buddies for years. He is a monster rider, and the only way we can ride together is on his “cool down” day.
We headed out [...]
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Spiritual leap year.
In: discipleship
12 Apr 2008The year 2000 was a leap year, so I did.
I leapt from a 28-year life in Lynchburg, Virginia to a 30 month old church plant in Paulding County, Georgia. For the last eight years I served as a small groups pastor and an executive pastor. I have served with a great pastor, on a [...]
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The passion week: detours to death
In: discipleship
18 Mar 2008On this passion week observance, I am reminded of two truths. First, Jesus fixed His eyes on obedience to His Father and walked to the cross to be my substitute. Second, He asks me to do the same - to fix my eyes on the Father, take up my cross and follow Him in obedience.
Galatians [...]
Small groups are unbiblical.
In: discipleship
24 Feb 2008Over the past eight years my wife and I have done group life with 54 adults in our church. We meet every week for study and fellowship, ten months out of the year. We have had as few as 8 people in the group and as many as 28. When the group has been larger [...]
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study, practice, teach
For Ezra had set his heart to study the law of the LORD and to practice it, and to teach His statutes and ordinances in Israel
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