Freedom: Lessons from 2 Years of Being Debt Free
- on May 17, 2013
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My wife and I are celebrating two years of being debt free. It has been an incredible journey of ups and downs, but I want to share with you some of the ways we went about it as well as the lessons we[...]
Four ways to look at your university…
- By Rhett Smith
- on August 29, 2006
- 2 Comments
Here is a great post on four different ways to look at one’s university. Chris, who really is passionate about college ministry, recently used an issue on the campus of Arizona State University to think of how a student views one’s university.
Despise…Use…Become…Love
Thoughts on the Connection Between Passion, Limits and Vocation....
- on May 15, 2013
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There is a deep connection between what we are passionate about and our vocation. But part of finding true vocation is also acknowledging the limits that our passion brings us up against.
Putting Down Our Masks: Living Authentically So Others Can See God in Our Lives
- on May 14, 2013
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When we put down our masks that we hide behind, we are able to live an authentic life where our true self emerges. And when we live out of this true self we are examples that allow others to see God i[...]
More from Out of Ur and expository preaching..
- on July 31, 2006
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The Myth of Expository Preaching (part 3): responding to Scripture as a community It makes no sense for the preacher who proclaims the Word of God to conclude with more notes of applications and "to [...]
Travel Day: Hands Open
- on February 11, 2010
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Today was a long but amazing day so far. It started at 4:00am as I drove down the North Dallas Tollway as fresh snow was covering the road. A beautiful, but unexpected surprise. I picked up Lars Ro[...]
Job opening at Bel Air...
- on April 25, 2006
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There is a very exciting new job opportunity at Bel Air, and if I didn't love college students so much and love working with my group, I might have considered applying for the job myself. The opening[...]
Thanks Rhett! It has been fun watching our students get into this stuff this year. They are really fired up about loving the university with the gospel.
I do want to give credit where credit is due. The idea of four ways of viewing the university is taken almost directly from Tim Keller's great stuff on how we interact with the city. I just switched university for city.
How are things shaping up for USC and UCLA?
A million thanks for posting this inofrmaiton.