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Journal of a Grape
I shared this with the body a while back, and I believe I said I’d post it to my blog — but of course I forgot. So . . . I happened to think of it just now. It’s the … Continue reading
Posted in ecclesia, evangelism, holiness, house church, organic church, pagan christianity
Tagged grapes, harvest, new wine, wine skins
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It is Your Prayerlessness
God has been speaking to me about prayer lately. It seems that I move from one obsession to another with Him, and for the last several weeks, it’s been prayer. My friend Rachel is blogging about the same subject at … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, ecclesia, evangelism, holiness, organic church, prophecy
Tagged hearing from god, intercession, lightning, prayer
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Discovery Bible Study: What I Discovered!
Since I’ve been posting about the discovery bible study method, I thought I’d share the results of my study on Colossians 1:9-12. I was asking God about prayer. I know how to talk to God and listen to Him, but … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, ecclesia, holiness, organic church, small group
Tagged colossians, discovery bible study, inductive bible study, Paul's prayers
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Discovery Bible Study (group)
Oral Study for a Group How many groups doing Bible studies actually study . . . the Bible? Here’s a great way to allow the word of God to do the teaching. Anyone can do a Bible study like this. … Continue reading
What Does God Want? (Part 2)
God had something in mind when He created the heavens and the earth. What was it? Scripture gives us three major metaphors for God’s eternal purpose; the family, the bride, and the garden/temple/city. But what do they mean? How do … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, ecclesia, organic church
Tagged christianity, father, God's eternal purpose, God's ultimate intention, jesus, spirituality
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What Does God Want? (Part 1)
How do we know what God wants? What did He have in mind when He created the heavens and the earth? Genesis 1:1 only goes back to the beginning, and we want to know what was on God’s mind before … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, ecclesia, holiness, organic church, pagan christianity
Tagged father, god's purpose, jesus, son of god
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Discovery Bible Study
Three Column Study I’ve only recently discovered what is (to me) a new method of studying God’s word, and I’m excited about it — so of course I want to tell you about it and how to do it. This … Continue reading
Is Eternal Destruction Forever?
If you’ve been following the blog, you’ll know that I’ve been talking (with the occasional interruption) about 2 Thessalonians 1:5-9. In this post, I want to focus on verse 9, particularly on the word destruction. Destruction sounds pretty serious; pretty … Continue reading
Lamps in the Village
Once upon a time, long, long ago, there was a village . . . In this village lived people of all sorts; people who saw, people who felt, and people who knew. People who sought and found, and … Continue reading
Posted in art, Bible Study, Dreams and Visions, house church, organic church, pagan christianity, prophecy, small group
Tagged light, parable, short story
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A Personal Odyssey: Part 5
What a surprise for me! I may have mentioned that I’m always asking God to set me straight regarding my understanding of Him. He’s changed so many of the things I “knew” to be true, and every time He does … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, ecclesia, organic church
Tagged gospel, jesus, redemption, rob bell, salvation, universalism
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