being the church
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It Begins With You and Your Family
“What you accomplish for God beyond your home will never be greater than what you typically practice with God within your home. What have you done in the past seven days to disciple your own family?” – Dr Timothy Paul Jones
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Ten Commandments for Pastors
I read this while riding my stationary bike one early morning… I needed it… Ten commandments for pastors – Mennonite Brethren Herald Mennonite Brethren Herald.
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Song of the Day: The Time is Now – Phil Wickham
The Time is Now – Phil Wickham “Let light and love come rushing through the door!” Press play and then scroll down to enjoy the lyrics… “The Time Is Now” The battle line is drawn it’s all in black and white Hope is going forward and fear from behind It’s time It’s time to make…
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Intimacy – Jonathan David Helser with Lyrics
Intimacy – Jonathan David Helser with Lyrics in screen and below to ponder… These hands you made to hold yours, my love These feet you shaped to walk with you in our garden These eyes you placed to gaze upon your face These lips you formed to kiss my beloved I was made, I was…
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Personal Daily Practices by Dallas Willard – (YouTube) Interview
Dallas Willard is another modern day theologian who practiced Spiritual Disciplines regularly. He wrote, “The Spirit of the Disciplines” which I have purchased to read while on Sabbatical. Here’s a personal interview with him on his personal practices… “Dallas’ Personal Daily Practices?” by Dallas Willard – YouTube. Some points… Start the day with meditation on…
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Podcast: Sabbath by Pete Scazzero
A sample of what I’m re-learning on sabbatical… Search iTunes for ‘Pete Scazzero sabbath’
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Stuck Between Good Friday and Easter Sunday?
With Jesus gone, the disciples were left with nothing but the memories and His words, neither of which seemed to be affecting them, for they huddled in fear on Saturday, having little faith in what He had promised. The disciples had painted their own picture and it was shattered. How about you? Do you find…
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Were You There? (Good Friday Song)
This song brought tears to my eyes this Good Friday as I pondered who wrote it… a people very much in suffering. (I attended a memorial for Jesus. Quite a different perspective. Since I’ve been to many memorials recently, it was very thought provoking to reflect on the life of Jesus in this way and…
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Be Present and Aware… with Tasks and People
Since going on sabbatical, I’ve found myself being more aware of the people around me and the tasks I am doing… This post inspired me… Today, experiment with being present and aware during one of your appointments or tasks. If you are meeting with a person: Look them in the eye. Listen attentively. Pray for…
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Sabbath Eve Prayer
One of the things I learned months ago from reading Marva J Dawn’s “Keeping The Sabbath Wholly” is to intentionally prepare our hearts and minds on the “Eve of Sabbath” (Saturday night) before we gather to worship on Sunday morning. Too often we rush into church with our minds set for self-idolatry. I found this…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 