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Redeeming Aphrodite: Meeting Jesus (Part 6)
I stare at the desk. As I have for days. I know I must open it. But I am terrified of what I might find. Of what I could become. I finally reach a trembling hand towards the first drawer. Suddenly there is a knock on the door! I nearly…
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Redeeming Aphrodite: Raising Hades (Part 5)
I nod to the security guard as I enter the lobby of the 666-story office building. Surprisingly, the personage I seek has an office on only the 33rd floor. I walk through the metal detector, smiling apologetically as the arrow through my heart sets off the alarm. The guard rolls…
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The Dear Peter Blues
Matthew 16:13-28 Inspired by Correcting Jesus Dear Peter, Its okay. I know you’re scared that I’m going away.
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Correcting Jesus
This is quite likely the most foolish and arrogant story I have ever attempted: trying to improve upon how Jesus responded to Peter’s rebuke. Nevertheless, if I am to take Him at His word that we will do greater things than He did, I have to start somewhere…
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Redeeming Aphrodite: Healing Hephaestus (Part 4)
Continued from Part 3 Prologue The arrow penetrates my heart.I feel horror, but no pain.I black out. Hephaestus A man wearing a toga and a sweatband stands over me. H. How are you feeling?E. Um, not bad for having an arrow in my chest. Can you give me a hand…
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DRAFT: DBJ Challenge Statement
My current best understanding of what we are trying to accomplish in DBJ. Learn and model what it means to deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Jesus in a nominally Christianized culture. Develop a “Jesus Study” format where people who think they know Jesus and the Bible encounter…
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IGWET Statement of Faith
PraiseRomans 8:28 And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. 29 For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn…
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The Apple of His Eye
I know how Adam must’ve felt When Eve ate the Apple. That’s why he ate. Because he would rather Die with her Than live alone. Satan head-faked him. She wouldn’t have died. Or God could have raised her If he’d only managed to endure Until God showed up Eve was…
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Redeeming Aphrodite: Artemis Hunting (Part 3)
Continued from Part 2 Prologue Ernie: Seriously, Aphrodite, can you give me a break? Aphrodite: Hey, I’m on your side. I’m not doing this to you. Aphrodite: But I have a sister…
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DBJ Open Source Practices (IGWET Edition)
Anyone is welcome to Host their own Session of Discipling By Jesus. You are free to adapt and reuse the Format and Playlists on this site under the Creative Commons Attribution license by, e.g., simply linking back to https://2transform.us/dbj/. These materials were initially developed to serve Innovating Gospelized Western English-speaking Technophiles…
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DBJ-2021A-1T Dog Park Church (Luke 5:1-11)
Our very first official session starts with me explaining (and arguably demonstrating) the idea of “Dog Park Church.” Most churches (implicitly) expect you to sin outside and be holy inside. DBJ is the opposite! This is not a pristine house we aspire to keep clean. We are the place where…
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DBJ-2021-02-24 Spirited Adjustment, with Cowboy Timothy
Ernie explains to Robby his current framing of how Discipling By Jesus evolved from Discovery Bible study: repentance vs obedience growing all of us closer to Jesus vs multiplying disciples among the lost They are joined by Cowboy Timothy, who independently developed a similar practice
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DBJ-2021A Welcome Letter
Dear friends, Thank you to everyone who registered for the “Discipling By Jesus” workshop. We look forward to starting this 7-week journey with you and Jesus at two sessions: 7pm PST Thursday or 10:30 AM PST Friday. Here’s a few things you should know:
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The Weakest Warrior (A Psalm of Ernie)
The eyes of the Lord are upon even the weakest worshipers who love him— those who wait in hope and expectation for the strong, steady love of God.”Psalms 33:18 TPT
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Becoming a Jesus-Lover
It is a very good thing to be a follower of Jesus. But like people in the gospels, we today can end up following Jesus for many reasons: salvation, miracles, curiosity, etc. Those are all good things. But they are not the same as actually loving Jesus for Himself. It…
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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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Sign Up Now! Experience Discipling by Jesus during Lent 2021
Tickets now available for our inaugural season, starting February 25th/26th Discipling by Jesus is a novel public co-devotional format, where we help each other learn and demonstrate how to keep growing closer to Jesus, via His Word & Spirit, Body & Blood. We come together online for seven weeks to read, meditate, journal, and respond…
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2/13 Show Notes for Inspired Stewardship
It was immense privilege to be interviewed Scott Maderer for the February 13th episode of the Inspired Stewardship Podcast. We discussed my crazy career journey, helpful spiritual practices, and how I want to be remembered a century from now. Below are links to some of the resources and concepts I…
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Playlist DBJ-2021A-TROP: The Redemption of Peter
[Shout out to blog reader Kate for pushing me to publish this early!] The Calling of Peter: Luke 5:1-11 Walking on the Water: Matthew 14:22-33 Peter Confesses and Rebukes Jesus: Matthew 16:13-28 Mount of Transfiguration: Matthew 17:1-13 Peter Denies Jesus: Luke 22:31-62 Jesus Restores Peter: John 21:1-25
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Discipling by Jesus to Align with Love
The premise of Discipling by Jesus is that uniting with Christ is what enables us to become fully human, as we learn to love our Selves and Others as Jesus does.
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