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Some Christmas Audio For You!
I love this rendition of the Christmas Story, read by Steven Curtis Chapman’s daughter, Shaoey: [audio:http://simplefollower.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/01_-_Luke_27-14_As_Told_By_Shaoey.mp3] And this song by Michael W. Smith always gives me chills… [audio:http://simplefollower.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/07_-_All_Is_Well.mp3]
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Verses Supporting the Trinity in the Bible
Gen 1:26, “Then God Said, ‘Let us make man in our image, in our likeness…” So who is the “us” this verse refers to? My friend Jay explained to me the three common positions: It’s a reference to the Trinity It’s a literary technique showing…
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What Legacy Will We Leave?
Recently I overheard a man on the phone talking to a funeral home. The conversation went something like this: "My sister died Friday. No, we weren’t very close. Yeah… it’s a strange story, haven’t seen her in years. We’re estranged. Sure. Now, you need to…
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The Dangerous and Beautiful God
Jay is a friend of mine. He gave a message recently verbalizing a vision of the might and majesty of the God of the Bible and to help us understand better his awesomeness, his mightiness, his beauty, and his fierceness. It’s really worth hearing, listen…
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Sharing Christmas Cheer (i.e. some recent articles)
Sparring With a Bell Ringer Every day Will Miller tells a story from his life. This post describes a run in he had with a bell ringer at the mall. William is quick on his feet, quicker than I. He explores the question, "Should we…
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How to Make a Big Difference in This World
I’m going to start with a random question: What makes a story newsworthy? What type of events do the press pick up on? Here’s my answer: 1) Stories that affect one or a few people a lot – Headline Examples: "Hiker falls in volcano"…
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Can I Recommend Irresistible Revolution?
The book, Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical by Shane Claiborne challenges nearly every aspect of American "churchianity." The revolution Shane describes is nothing less than a call to follow Jesus literally in the way He lived and taught. Shane’s interpretation of what it…
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Being a Follower of Jesus Means Praying
Picking up from yesterday’s post about what Christian’s can and can’t do, I want to suggest that perhaps the foremost activity which should characterize a Believer’s life is PRAYER: "As is the business of tailors to make clothes and cobblers to make shoes, so it…
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Christians Can’t DO Anything? Wrong!
Was talking with an older man recently who was bemoaning the fact there is nothing for Christians to do. "It’s a problem now, it was a problem when I was a kid, it’s always been a problem. If you can’t watch movies, can’t dance, can’t…
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Texting Beyond our Limits
Imagine it’s Saturday, 2,000 years ago. Jesus is sitting in the synagogue. His cell phone is laying out on the pew beside him, flipped open. He is following along with the Rabbi, but frequently glancing down at the phone, checking incoming messages. Multi-tasking is no…
