September 2011
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sentness: A Luke 10 Way of Life | Part One →
A look at a life lived on mission that flows out of our hearts being moved as we pray from my friend Eric Hesse’s blog at sentness.com
erichesse:
Part One of a Four-Part Series
Luke 10 is an incredibly important text for those who want to live a sent life.
After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about...
August 2011
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The Way of Spontaneous Expansion
check out this great article that my friend eric hesse posted over at his blog sentness.com. it is about the writings of one of the greatest influences in my life as a missionary/church planter/church planting coach: roland allen.
another great article about roland allen can be found here.
erichesse:
Recently, I’ve been reading selected writings by Roland Allen from his book The Spontaneous...
July 2011
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In times of change, the learners will inherit the earth, while the knowers will...
– Eric Hoffer
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In answer to your inquiry, I consider that the chief dangers which confront the...
– William Booth, (April 10, 1829 – August 20, 1912), British Methodist preacher who founded of the Salvation Army
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If you find yourself criticizing other people, you’re probably doing it out of...
– The War of Art by Steven Pressfield (via laurennicolelove)
June 2011
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We Want to Go to There: A House Made of Bookcases →
Imagine a house, perhaps tucked into some quiet nook in the woods somewhere, where every wall is covered with floor-to-ceiling bookcases. No more piles of graphic novels and DVDs and classic lit cast sadly around your living room, judging you for not putting it on proper display. Just endless supplies of shelf space, even in the staircases. It’s a hoarder’s dreamland. And for those of...
March 2011
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If today’s church does not recapture the sacrificial spirit of the early...
– Dr. Martin Luther King
January 2011
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December 2010
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Because of God’s tender mercy, the morning light from heaven is about to break...
– Luke 1:78-89 (via marshallnorthcutt)
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Often it seems what we really want is for people who are not Christians to think...
– Donald Miller (via marshallnorthcutt)
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November 2010
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What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his...
– Matthew 16:26a (via holysmokesandgeewhiz)
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Church as Family: 3 of my friends who are pastors and leaders in EFCA sharing about their journey into more organic forms of being the church on the mission of Jesus.
Good stuff.
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Rooftop Gardening
heck yeah! follow the link for a cnn video about a “rooftop to table” restaurant that uses vertical hydroponics for their restaurant’s produce. cool tools.
shamarlife:
http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2010/09/29/produce-gardens-taken-to-a-whole-new-level/
This is brilliant! Could you imagine if restaurants, grocers, and communities started using this method to grow food on rooftops?...
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October 2010
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September 2010
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When we are committed to do God’s will and not our own we soon discover...
– Henri Nouwen, The Only Necessary Thing, p.142
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May we exalt and enthrone King Jesus on high in our hearts and our minds, in our churches and our homes, in our passions and our thoughts, in our words and deeds.
There is no substitute that can satisfy or rightfully take His place whether moralism or ministry, religion or rules, pleasure or pragmatism.
Christ is all and He deserves all praise.
May Christ have the preeminence in all things.
The spotlight of heaven and earth never leaves Christ. He is the melody, the...
– Len Sweet & Frank Viola, Jesus Manifesto, p. 16
If the heart is occupied with Christ, Jesus will pour forth from the lips and...
– Len Sweet & Frank Viola, Jesus Manifesto, p. 15
The Lord appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you. http://read.ly/Jer31.3.ESV
In short, the New Testament writers were completely consumed wth Christ. He was...
– Sweet & Viola, Jesus Manifesto, p. 14
The apostles’ message throughout Acts is not the plan of salvation....
– Leonard Sweet & Frank Viola, Jesus Manifesto, p. 12
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The center and circumference of the christian life is none other than the person...
– Leonard Sweet & Frank Viola, Jesus Manifesto
August 2010
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Love it will not betray you Dismay or enslave you, it will set you free Be more...
– -Mumford & Sons
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Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.” -...
– quotme
“Love it will not betray you
Dismay or enslave you, it will set you free
Be more like the man you were made to be.”
-Mumford & Sons
July 2010
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June 2010
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Prevenience →
a great post by my friend John White about how Eugene Peterson helped him see the difference between “make it happen” ministry and recognizing where God’s at work and joining Him in it.
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