the back-to-school supply list
My son starts school in the third grade this week. That means we’re checking our lists to make sure that he has everything he needs. I was looking at the supply list from his school, and thinking about the things he’s required to bring. This is the list for his grade level from the school’s [...]
books, poverty, and marriage: [january 2011 top content]
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In an effort to better understand what’s bringing people to BibleDude.net (and what’s keeping them here), I’ve been looking at my Google Analytics a little closer. The list below represents the top 10 posts by pageviews during the month of January 2011. I notice a few interesting trends here… book review: aftershock by @kentannan (most [...]
how to spend your time [on Christmas eve]
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The @SalvationArmyUS is doing some amazing ministry work. Just locally in my city they run an extremely effective drug and alcohol rehabilitation program. It’s a faith-based residential program for men and women who are unable to obtain services elsewhere. They not only have rehabilitation programs to help people kick their addictions, but they also continue with transitional [...]
[12 days of awesomeness] day four: joyful christian wife
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Marlo Boux never ceases to amaze me. I think that when I first met her through some mutual blogging circles, she was a fairly typical stay-at-home wife, home-schooling mom, blogger. After all, the name of her blog says it all! But somehow I had a feeling that she was a little different… Marlo’s blog, The [...]
[12 days of awesomeness] day one: paper bridges
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Monica Brand is a rebel with a cause. She blogs at at Paper Bridges where she calls herself “just another Jesus freak, homeschooling mom with a blog.” The web is full of homeschooling moms who have taken up blogging, but one thing that I really appreciate about this one is that she seems to love to [...]
servolution group blogging project wordle
Now that the Servolution Group Blogging Project is over, I thought that it would be cool to get a visual representation of the entire project. Courtesy of wordle.net I’ve run the text through from all of the posts and this was the result… Anything stand out to you?
[servolution] closing thoughts
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by Dino Rizzo First of all let me just say what a great idea this group blogging project has proven to be! Dan, you’re not only a communicator, you’re a connector. And I’m honored that you have chosen to connect your readers with the Servolution movement. I’m also so thankful for those of you who’ve [...]
[servolution chapter 14] never serve alone: where’s my high five?
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by Christopher Neufeld I used to think I could go through life with Simon and Garfunkel’s “I Am a Rock” as my theme song. I am a rock, I am an island. And a rock feels no pain; And an island never cries. This was how I thought I could live my life. I figured [...]
[servolution chapter 13] keep your serve alive: avoiding compassion fatigue
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by Karen Shumway This is AMAZING! Serving the Lord has kicked up to a new level in SERVOLUTION! How can we serve properly and wholeheartedly when we’re worn out? By grace, that’s how! If you truly have a heart to serve our Lord and Saviour you must lean on Him at times of exhaustion. Ask [...]
[servolution chapter 12] servolution street: the neighborhood where jesus lives
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by Gabriel Morton When blogging about a book, especially only one chapter, you have two options: give a summary, or tell how you apply it in your life. This will be (mostly) the latter. So far we’ve talked about a lot. From the cost of a servolution (your time, among other things), staying on course [...]
[servolution chapter 11] no excuses: 165,000 easter eggs
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by John Dix No Excuses! This is a great chapter! I grow weary of men and women in ministry who constantly look at the problems instead of the servolution solutions. Anyone can identify the problems, or excuses, as Dino refers to them in this chapter, but true servoluters are full of solutions. Everything in this [...]
[servolution chapter 10] the cost of a servolution: more than money
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by Michael Levitt Chapter 10 starts off with “Servolution always costs.” Everything has a cost associated to it, whether it’s time, finances, physical or mental efforts. This chapter reminds me of former wrestler Ted DiBiase, who’s catch phrase was “Everyone has a price.” Mr. DiBiase is the leader of Heart of David Ministries, and he [...]
[servolution chapter 9] staying on course: a speech, a spotlight, and a season
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by Paul Batchie Dino Rizzo’s write-up of his church’s Servolution experience has become increasingly more engaging. We’ve watched as he started Healing Place Church (HPC) led by a vision to serve by simply doing “whatever, whenever”. We saw how two odd, spontaneous decisions – to accept and distribute two palates of rat poison and to [...]
[servolution chapter 8] unlocking the need: there’s a great treasure inside
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by John Lambert I am honored to be able to review this chapter of Pastor Dino Rizzo’s new book “Servolution.” Being a native of South Louisiana myself, I know first hand the reputation of Healing Place Church as a church that doesn’t just talk about serving, but actually does it. Before leaving for Thailand, while [...]
[servolution chapter 7] the fabric of a servolution: a towel and a basin
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by Victoria Jenkins There are so many ways we are to model ourselves after Christ, but chapter seven of Dino Rizzo’s Servolution touches on one amazing aspect of our awesome Redeemer that I cannot wait to explore and develop within my own life His life through me. We need to view this life as His. [...]
[servolution chapter 6] servolution top ten: a lesson from ben and jerry’s
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by Bonnie Irving This is an Amazing Book! I think that it’s SO cool how the Things that are the Heart of God are Being Placed in Believers ALL OVER the Country! For Several Months now I have felt a Tug in my Spirit That I had yet to Experience Everything that God Has called [...]
[servolution chapter 5] hurricane katrina: the day the levees broke
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by Pastor Bryant Neal The fifth chapter of Dino Rizzo’s book: Servolution centers upon the experiences of Dino and the people of Healing Place Church; but, much more than that, the many other pastors and congregations that came together in the midst of the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Rizzo opens the chapter by recounting for [...]
[servolution chapter 4] servolution is all about jesus: four walls and a slave
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by Christina Meyer I recently received the book, “Servolution,” by Dino Rizzo. If you haven’t read about this great thing happening all over the country catalyzed by the people behind this book, then go check out their website at http://servolution.org. I recommend this book to help you get a picture of the reality of what [...]
[servolution chapter 3] the culture of serving: an unexpected opportunity
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by Mike Kress As I spoke to Dan about the task ahead of me, I asked “Is a thousand words ok?” I mean how can one go about sharing thoughts on a concept so exhilarating, with the potential to change the way that we live our lives and keep it under a thousand? This might [...]
[servolution chapter 2] strategic servolution: rat bait and cheetah-print nightgowns
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by Monica Brand Get the book: Servolution: Starting a Church Revolution Through Serving About the contributor: Monica Brand is a girl-at-heart, wife, mom, writer, reader, home educator, dreamer, and believer. She writes about books, homeschooling and faith at http://monicabrand.net. Follow her on Twitter http://twitter.com/monicabrand.
[servolution chapter 1] the beginning of a servolution: forty-five tons of tea
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by Jim Blake Before I share my thoughts on chapter one of Servolution, let me just say that prior to us receiving the book or even finding out about it, God had already given me a vision for something very similar, in fact in many ways identical to what is being described in this great [...]
[servolution] introduction: we can’t let this one get away
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When we see value in something, we will pursue it with everything that we have. I know that there are jobs that I’ve really wanted, so I’ve done almost whatever it takes to get that job. When I wanted to buy something that I thought that was really cool, I’ve learned to save money like [...]
servolution: the group blogging project
There is a revolution happening in the church today, and it is one of serving! Whether you are a seasoned servant already, or just want to find more ways to live the Christian lifestyle, then I encourage you to stick around… Dino Rizzo’s new book Servolution: Starting a Church Revolution Through Serving is going to be [...]
group blogging project signup: servolution!
UPDATE: This project is now full! If you are interested in future projects like this, then please subscribe to updates from this site so that you will be notified of upcoming projects like this. Everyone is also welcome to join the conversation as we post each of the chapter reviews over the next few weeks! [...]
