December 2010

11 Books I’ll Read 2011

December 31, 2010
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I didn’t enjoy or understand the value of reading until shortly after my conversion. I was an 18 year old High School graduate who had only read four books to date: Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, Silver Bullet by Stephen King, some science fiction novel, and Anton LaVey’s The Satanic Bible. Yes it’s [...]

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Missional Boldness

December 30, 2010
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The Blues Brothers is a film about two wayward brothers, Jake and Elwood Blues, who are on a mission to raise money for their childhood home – a Catholic orphanage in Chicago. The orphanage will be shut down unless they can come up with $5,000 to cover property taxes (This was thirty years ago people). [...]

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You Can’t Drink an Americana

December 29, 2010
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I drink a fair amount of coffee and spend a lot of time in coffee shops. It’s where I hold a lot of meetings and do a much of my writing. My go-to drink is the “Americano.” It is simply espresso and hot water. I like it plain (no creme or sugar). The problem is [...]

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These Next (Last) Five Days

December 27, 2010
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Yesterday Darrin Patrick, Pastor of The Journey in Saint Louis, posted this modern proverb on his Facebook wall. “How you live the last week of 2010 has a direct correlation as to how your 2011 will be.” Like any proverbial statement, this is generally true. There there are exceptions, but it is true for most. [...]

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Do Not Forget Him Today or Tomorrow

December 25, 2010
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For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6 ESV) As we celebrate Christmas today with friends and family, sharing with one another and enjoying all [...]

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Praying Throughout the Day: Wrap Up

December 23, 2010
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I’ve been blogging about how to pray throughout the day not simply because I sense that Christians today are weak in this area, but because I want to grow in this myself. Going deep in Scripture has always come easier to me than going deep in prayer, but over the years I have come to [...]

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Memorizing Philippians

December 23, 2010
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Years ago I had the privilege of seeing a man in one of our Community Groups come to faith in Christ. As a new believer who was hungry for the word he read Scripture frequently and thoughtfully. One day I told him that some people memorize books of the Bible. Yep, entire books. The next [...]

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