Tag: bible
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2026-04-21 Fly The Flag YAM: (Safety 6/10)
My grandfather / Has raised a banner / On a pole // 2 Corinthians 5:7…
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Dream: Psalm 51 (or not)
As usual, I am sure I know this. / And desperate to give the answer. / There’s two problems…
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Christ Alone (Family Manifesto)
Our faith is in Christ / And the power of His blood / To restore us to right relationship / With God, each other, and even enemies
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Dream: Mighty Fortress
He asks me if I want a “fortress piece.” / I see he’s gotten out one of his MTG-style card games. / I assumed this means a special box-like thing for holding the cards. / But he’s pointing to a coffee cup. / White, ceramic, tapered at the bottom.
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Dream: Glory to God / Avenger Christmas
I am at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. / One of the (secular) bands is making everyone sing: Glory to God. / “Pretty wild, right?”
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Dream: Guidebook
It is our group’s last day in this beach townWe have all packed our bagsAnd checked out We are storing our thingsIn some sort of common roomWhile we each wait to depart I realize I have no more obligationsThis is the perfect timeTo doSome serious drinking!
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DBJ-ECC3: Peer Reflective Wisdom Practice
This Wednesday (June 30, 2021) I invite you to join me in encountering God’s wisdom in Ecclesiastes 3, as part of the Bay Area Summer Peer Mentoring group for the Octet Collaborative.
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My One Thing: Keep Growing Closer to Jesus
Philippians 3:13 Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, At this point in my Christian life my one aspiration is for all of us to Keep Growing Closer to…
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TGR-S5E2: Discipled By Scripture
This week on The Great Reset, we invite you to learn along with us as we try out a new practice of being cooperatively taught by God. Question: How do we shift from intellectually studying God’s word to humbly obeying it? Perspective: By submitting ourselves to be Discipled By Scripture…
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Rohan’s Baptismal Creed
Dear God, I confess that you love me better than I can ever love myself. Please forgive me for putting myself first instead of loving you with all my heart, soul, mind and strength, and my neighbor as myself. I am sorry for not listening to and obeying you, and…
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LEAD! Part A, Revisited
The LEAD! course format evolved considerably during the time I wrote it, especially in the first 3 months. We are working to publish it as a three-volume bible study, which means I need to go back and make the first few lessons consistent with the latter ones. So, I’ll try…
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Good News for Modern Nerds
The Nerd Bible (pdf) started with my sermon notes from 1985 at Park Street Church in Boston, where I was an MIT sophomore…
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LEAD! C.5 Studying Scripture
The Word of God is a lamp to our feet — but only if we know how to turn it on and where to shine it. Memory Verse: “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of…
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LEAD! C.2 Meditation and Memorization
The purpose of the disciplines is to bring us into the presence of God, and nothing is more effective for that that deeply meditating upon and memorizing Scripture. In contrast to Eastern meditation, which is about emptying and detachment, Christian meditation is about drawing near to the Father and being…
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LEAD! Syllabus for “Theological Foundations”
In thinking about it, I realized I should take my Curriculum one step further, and actually identify the passages and key learnings for each lesson. Not only will this help ensure I’m on the same page as my pastor, but it would enable others to write some of the lessons…
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LEAD! A.3 God’s Identity
In Which We Discover Who God Is, and Why That Matters In the previous lesson, we discovered that God wants us to disciple all peoples into His “name.” This week, we discuss the first aspect of God’s name: His identity.
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LEAD! A.1 God’s Word
[Based on feedback, this study will actually become the first lesson, prior to God’s Commission] In Which We Discover How God Speaks to Us, and Why We Ought to Listen to Him [Updated Sunday, August 3rd]
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LEAD! A Transformational Small Group Bible Study
The format I’m proposing for LEAD! is what I’m calling a “Transformational Small Group Bible Study”. This builds on my many years in InterVarsity Small Groups during eleven years of college, as well as numerous “home groups” in churches since then. The key aspects are: • Bible Study History and…
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