Top 7 = The super-power of sticky notes blog top 7 Oct 31, 2022

If you’re just now dropping in, each week I look back at the week behind + preview the week ahead— so I don’t miss anything— and look and highlight at least one thing for...

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Top 7 = Hangin’ with the girls (always cost money, always get more than you pay for) blog top 7 Oct 24, 2022

Ah, the Top 7…

I sit down at some point each weekend, ideally on a Sunday afternoon, while planning the week ahead and doing my weekly review of the week behind, and make a few notes. 

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Top 7 = "blended" fams + why we do the "1st Sunday of the month” thing blog top 7 Oct 17, 2022

Last week's Top 7 includes one reflections-- from Beth-- on what it means to be a "blended" family. Let's face it. There a LOT of them out there... but, very few people talk about it. 

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Top 7 = reserved seating, free book, Judah’s (new) work ethic, and... blog top 7 Oct 10, 2022

This week’s Top 7 includes reserved seating, a free book for the Barista, Judah’s (new) work ethic, and some other stuff… 

Each week I post something of a “win”...

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Certain about Satan or confident in Christ? identity lifelift video Oct 07, 2022

I don’t know where I first got the thought— “we seem more confident in the enemy’s ability to deceive us— and to steal, kill, and destroy— than we are about...

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Top 7 = Karaoke (spontaneous), the bacon club, and the big hill blog top 7 Oct 03, 2022

A spontaneous evening at the Starz Karaoke Lounge, a bacon club, and more all make this week’s Top 7….

 

Fitness = Long Sunday run

Nothing shocking about this one— I...

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Jesus over-restores all (especially the hard) the things identity lifelift video Sep 30, 2022

I want you to notice something— a piece of the Gospel story you may have missed. Once you see it, you’ll never miss it again, though. I promise…

Jesus looked different before and...

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Top 7 = the bacon shirt with the rabbi + kids (still) eat free blog top 7 Sep 26, 2022

That’s a real rabbi in the pic above. I sent this snap to a group of friends in a small group with me— we meet each Wednesday morning at Panera Bread. One of the men in the group knows...

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You have supernatural DNA identity lifelift Sep 23, 2022

Paul says that— in light of the bigger reality of Jesus’ work on our behalf, everything we’ve been included in— we should no longer “regard” anyone according to...

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Top 7 = work trip to ATL, proof copy of new book, Levi pays cash for his car blog top 7 Sep 19, 2022

This week’s Top 7 includes a work trip to ATL, a look at the proof of Freedom Recovery… and Levi’s new car.

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Stop looking "out there" to find what's already deep within identity lifelift Sep 16, 2022

I remember watching people get baptized when I was younger and thinking, “What in the world are they doing?” And, “Why do we do this?” 

Don’t get me wrong. The...

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Top 7 = Beth’s birthday, back to Chili’s, fixing the “tiny leak” blog top 7 Sep 12, 2022

The Top 7 is my highlight reel for the week. 

As you know by now— if you’ve been here before— I try to crank these out once a week. 

I sit down at some point each...

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