Week 8: Worship 18. Watch John Ortberg and Dallas Willard discuss worship. Watch from the 6:00 mark to the 13:00 mark 19. How often do we prepare for worship? One thing we can do is expect to meet God during worship. Next, we can pray for the worship leaders, that they may feel God's presence and... Continue Reading →
Three Ways To Simplify Your Spiritual Life
You may think that your spiritual life is the one area that you have maintained Are you in more than one Bible Study or small group? Are you reading more than one Christian book? Do you stress out when the list of podcast from your favorite preacher start to collect in your iPhone or iPod?... Continue Reading →
23 Things – Week 7: Simplicity
Week 7: Simplicity 16. Learn about simplicity from this video 17. Read Matt. 5: 33-37. This is Jesus' instructions to avoid manipulating and misleading people through the words that we say. The goal is to be the type of person who can simply say "yes" or simply say "no." Additional information and explanation is usually only used... Continue Reading →
23 Things – Week 5: Study
Week 5: Study 10. Watch Paula Gooder talk about "what the Bible is?" 11. Not everyone is bent towards reading and study. Still, you can immerse yourself in scripture through Psalms set to music by Sons of Korah (Click on Listen) 12. Who are your teachers and what are they teaching you? Make a list of your chief... Continue Reading →
Lenten Fast Update
Since 23 Things is covering fasting this week I thought it would be good to update you on how it went with my Lenten fast from Soft Drinks. We will do it FAQ style. Did you make it the entire time? No. I technically didn't start on time because I was running in a Half... Continue Reading →
23 Things – Week 4: Fasting
Week 4: Fasting 8. Read this interview with Scot McKnight on Fasting 9. Participate in a Week of Elimination. In the past, I have eliminated sports from my weekly schedule. If sports is not a distraction for you choose your most attractive guilty pleasure (TV shows, YouTube clips, blogs, Facebook, etc.) and eliminate it from your daily life for one... Continue Reading →
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