Shouts from the Wilderness

The Write-It-Down Revolution

codykimmel — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:49:26 +0000

I’m sure this won’t surprise you, but I like writing. I am a better, more refined, more articulate version of myself in the written world and would much prefer to live there…but I can’t. I write everything down. I pre-write and outline papers before writing the maximum amount of pages for class. I manuscript sermons, [...]

Free Ash Wednesday Printable

codykimmel — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:33:36 +0000

An Idiot’s Guide to Demons and Demon Possession

codykimmel — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:45:36 +0000

You can download this post as a free PDF by clicking the link below. It was written as a creative assignment for Dallas Theological Seminary. All rights reserved for Cody Kimmel, 2011. An Idiot¹s Guide to Demons and Demon Possession Before my career as a seminary student and pastor, I had never given much thought [...]

Hayes Davis Kimmel

codykimmel — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:29:35 +0000

The newest addition to my family…

My Charismatic Toddler

codykimmel — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:24:38 +0000

Last night began with tears, snot, and throw up. Our son, Kyler, caught a cold in the afternoon and after having fallen asleep with a slight fever and runny nose, woke up an hour later screaming. Lauren and I quickly ran into the room to try and calm him, but he was inconsolable. If you [...]

Question of the Week: Is Religion Bad?

codykimmel — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:58:19 +0000

Over the last few weeks, Facebook has been blowing up with Jefferson Bethke’s video and poem, “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus.” You can watch it below: In response to this video, a Catholic priest made this video response: The question brought up in these videos is an important one for us as Christians [...]

3 Words for a Diverse Church

codykimmel — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:30:56 +0000

I’m going to show my cards a bit. I believe that the demographic of the church ought to be an accurate reflection of the local community it serves. That means that most churches, at least in an urban setting ought to be multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, and cover multiple socioeconomic groups. The reality of church demographics in [...]

On Biblical Preaching

codykimmel — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:51:20 +0000

“Words are stupid things until linked with other things to convey meaning.” -Haddon Robinson in Biblical Preaching

Question of the Week: How Important is a Diversified Church?

codykimmel — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:00:54 +0000

“Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all.” (Colossians 3:11 ESV) I always laugh a bit when people use the early church as an example of what a perfect church might look like. I think we look at those times through the [...]

Tim Tebow and the 3rd Commandment

codykimmel — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:33:42 +0000

Confession. I am not a huge sports guy. Don’t get me wrong, if a football game is on, I enjoy watching it and I do know how the game is played (which is more than most worship leaders can say). But I have never been interested in following sports and taking extra time out of [...]