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Category Archives: lifestyles
If your life feels off track . . .
When you feel like your life is off track, it is. No matter how hard we try no person is ever perfectly aligned with truth and reality. We can never exert enough self-effort to do everything right. No matter how … Continue reading
Explan-actions to make faith explicit
Let me explain a new word I coined–explan-actions. It means “to show and demonstrate your faith with your actions, not just to proclaim them with your words–to go beyond making plans and having good intentions and to begin to implement … Continue reading
The power of mutual submission
Here’s some good news: The kingdom of God is one invisible nation, indivisible, with deliverance and healing for all who will humbly receive it. When we’re radically submitted to the risen Jesus as citizens of God’s kingdom, living in humble, … Continue reading
Care for soul-wounds
It’s almost impossible to convey the love of Christ to people when you feel hostile toward them. Be kind. Life’s ups and downs shouldn’t be a Ferris Wheel, endlessly repeating, but a mountain railroad taking you to a lovely destination. … Continue reading
Posted in choice of lifestyle, church, community, lifestyles, mental health, thoughts, Uncategorized, voice of God
Tagged Christianity, conscience, culture, kingdom of God, media, soul, Supreme Court
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Go off the map — Jesus is the way!
Go off the map. Break out of your programming. Be led by the risen Jesus. He is the way. Follow Him! Church sits in idle. But ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to start your engines! True Christianity isn’t a cold … Continue reading
Posted in choice of lifestyle, church, church programming, getting fed in church, Give a man a fish and you feed him, lecture, lifestyle evangelism, lifestyles, not being fed in church, preaching, priesthood of all believers, priesthood of the believer, royal priesthood, see a sermon, sermon, sermon material, true Christianity, Uncategorized, universal priesthood
Tagged book of James, Christianity, Cold Case, Jesus is the way, most wasted day, quotes, Samuel Logan Bringle, the way the truth the life
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Thoughts from a Jesus addict
I’m a Jesus addict, staying high on Him & looking to start a Jesus epidemic! I’ve found that true happiness is addiction to Jesus. Group meetings help Jesus addicts keep His fire burning in one another! O, what a relief … Continue reading
Bottom line & personal (the real deal)
The real “bottom line” is your spiritual condition, not your financial condition. You’re true “net worth” is what you possess after everything material is gone. Pursuing Jesus is a game changer. Life’s never the same when you put Him first. … Continue reading
Posted in choice of lifestyle, Christian, Christian blogs, church, ecosystem, group dynamics, lifestyles, money, organic chruch, small groups, spiritual visions, support groups, theology, Uncategorized, vision
Tagged advice, bottom line, bottom line personal, Christianity, community, faith, net worth, spectators
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Uncurriculum & God’s fire!
Heart-felt, unscrpited, Spirit-inspired testimonies are tremendously powerful. Encountering Christ together is more powerful than the best religious program. If Christ is in you let Him rise up & take over. You can’t casually look at the sun or the Son. Their light is … Continue reading
Posted in Beyond Church, choice of lifestyle, Christian spirituality, church, Jesus untangled, lifestyle Christianity, lifestyles, spiritual power, spirituality, Uncategorized, unchurching
Tagged Blood and Fire, Christianity, curriculum, God's fire, Salvation Army, Sunday school curriculum
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R U N Jesus’s living water?
A description of whitewater can’t match experiencing it. If you are a Christ-follower, Christ is in you. Is His living water running in your heart? R U N (Are you in) Jesus’ living water? Christianity is a victorious lifestyle, not a … Continue reading
Posted in alternative lifestyle, Christian support group, church, Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit flow, Holy Spirit teacher, inner rivers, lifestyles, recovery groups, rivers of living water, Salvation Army, Salvation Army church, Salvation Army Corps, support group, Uncategorized
Tagged alternative Christianity, Christianity, dancing, living water, Nashville, worship
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The fruit of true Christianity
Jesus warned that there would be false prophets — counterfeit Christianity. So how can we tell the difference between true and false Christianity? Jesus put it this way:”Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but … Continue reading
Posted in 2 Corinthians, alternative lifestyle, Bible quotes, Christian doctrine, deception, doctrine, Examine yourself, faith, heart is deceitful, Let the words of my mouth, lifestyles, Matthew, not with enticing words of men's wisdom, power of words, preach without words, Quotes, speaks louder than words, Uncategorized, words, world view
Tagged by their fruit, counterfeit Christianity, counterfeiting, false prophets, lifestyle Christianity, religion, spiritual formation, true Christianity
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