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Rule of Life: Service

Part 4 0f 4 in the Simple Rule of Life Series In this brief series, I’ve discussed what could be seen as a Rule of Life Tripod. Three simple things to build our daily life around: Prayer, Scripture, and Service. In this post, I’ll wrap it up by looking at the third leg: Service. Service – following the example of Jesus, the one who came not to be served but to serve Kevin Hart: I’m a Grown Little Man on dvd I think that living a life of service is just as central to following Jesus as prayer and Scripture … Continue reading

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Rule of Life: Scripture

Part 3 of 4 in a series on A Simple Rule of Life The second leg of the Rule of Life Tripod is Scripture. Scripture – not just a quick reading, but an immersion in Scripture that cleanses and transforms us as we read, study, meditate, memorize, and live it We begin with prayer in which we learn to develop an ongoing conversation with God and now we move to Scripture in which God continues to speak to us and bring about the life transformation we need. In seeing Scripture as part of a rule of life (a rhythm for … Continue reading

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Rule of Life: Prayer

In this previous post I presented what might be used as a simple rule of life. I’d like to take the next couple of posts, to unpack the tripod of prayer, Scripture, and service. Prayer We can think of prayer as an ongoing conversation with God that not only roots our day (by beginning and ending our day with him), but also weaves throughout it as we are in constant conversation with him. To make prayer a part of our rule of life, we need to learn to see prayer as more than just a few sporadic moments, but as … Continue reading

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A Simple Rule of Life

Throughout the centuries, groups of people that have desired to live their life for God have lived by what has been called a “Rule of Life” (more on the rule of life here and here.) Basically, a rule of life can be thought of as a kind of rhythm for daily living, or perhaps the pillars or tripod that help you to build your life around Christ. Don’t let the name “rule” throw you off though! This isn’t about being ritualistic and legalistic, but it is about living a disciplined life of training. Really, if we think about it, we … Continue reading

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