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The Radical Disciple, Principle #8: Death

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1 year ago
by Shaun Worcester in ,
I have to admit that when I flipped the page to this chapter, I thought it may be a mistake. Seriously? That’s how he wants to finish up this book? But as I read on, it made more and more sense. He admits: “Life through death is one of the profoundest paradoxes in both the Christian faith and the [...]

The Radical Disciple, Principle #7: Dependence

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1 year ago
by Shaun Worcester in ,
None of us is an island. We cannot live the life that He has called us to without other people. We need others in our lives that will support and encourage us, and we need to do the same to those around us. In this book, John Stott offers some guidance for the Radical Disciple, modeled around the [...]

The Radical Disciple, Principle #6: Balance

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1 year ago
by Shaun Worcester in ,
In 1 Peter 2:1-17, Peter offers some very good guidelines for how we Christ followers should live our lives. I encourage readers to read the full passage, but here’s how it starts out: Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. Like newborn [...]

The Radical Disciple, Principle #5: Simplicity

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1 year ago
by Shaun Worcester in ,
Living “simple” is obviously a sliding scale. What is modest for one person based on his or her income may seem extravagant to someone else. And others may be living well within their means and happy, but seem to struggle to others. I think that we live pretty modestly, but as I look around our [...]

The Radical Disciple, Principle #4: Creation Care

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1 year ago
by Shaun Worcester in ,
I have always had a concern for the environment. I can recall a time when I was a teenager that I stopped the car and made a friend of mine pick up some trash that he had thrown out the window. I used to say “what about little Billy?” (in regards to the world that we were or were not saving for [...]

The Radical Disciple, Principle #3: Maturity

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1 year ago
by Shaun Worcester in ,
In this book, John talks about how the current situation of the Christian church today can be summarized in three words: “growth without depth”. So what does that mean? He’s saying that while there are more people going to services and claim the title of “Christian” today, there are more and more [...]

The Radical Disciple, Principle #2: Christlikeness

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1 year ago
by Shaun Worcester in ,
There are three perspectives (past, present and future) that are all pointing in the same direction: God’s eternal purpose (we have been predestined), God’s historical purpose (we are being changed, transformed by the Holy Spirit), and God’s final eschatological purpose (we will be like him). These [...]

The Radical Disciple, Principle #1: Noncomformity

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1 year ago
by Shaun Worcester in ,
I was looking at “inspirational” books at the library recently, and the title of this one caught my eye. I picked it up, flipped through and was intrigued by what I saw. Like many, I want to be known as a Disciple rather than a Christian. Did you know that the title Christian only appears in the [...]

Jesusland

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1 year ago
by Shaun Worcester in
Parking lots cracked and growing grass you see it all from offices to farms crosses flying high above the malls A longer walk through Jesusland Jesusland
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