Shouts from the Wilderness

How to Develop Holy Habits

codykimmel — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:22:40 +0000

In high school, as I was starting to develop my own faith in God, I always relied on the “mountain top” experience to jumpstart my spiritual growth and compel my faith forward. Summer camps, winter camps, mission trips, and lock ins were like steroid shots in my constantly failing spiritual heart. I needed them to [...]

How Goes My Soul?

codykimmel — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:19:09 +0000

For one of my assignments at DTS, I was asked to write a creative essay answering the question “How is Your Soul?” Below is my response. How goes my soul? My soul rests. My eyes, however, are heavy. Between sleepless nights, late bedtimes, early mornings, and busy days, my eyes fight to stay open. They [...]

The Most Frightening Thing About Preaching

codykimmel — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:06:41 +0000

So I know that the main thing I write about on this blog is worship leading. I am a worship pastor at my church and, Lord willing, plan on being one for a while. However, being a part of a church plant means wearing multiple hats. Lately, one of those hats has been preaching. I [...]

WEC Week Worship Short: Day 3

codykimmel — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:57:41 +0000

The following is a worship short delivered during the worship time of the World Evangelization Conference 2012 at Dallas Theological Seminary. A worship short is a brief anecdotal focusing of the worship theme, developed exegetically, and delivered during the worship time to help focus the congregation on the general theme. This is day 1 of a [...]

WEC Week Worship Short: Day 1

codykimmel — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:11:56 +0000

How to Have an Exegetically Motivated Worship Service

codykimmel — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:13:13 +0000

A New Approach Unless you have had formal training at a bible college or seminary level, the word exegetical may be new to you. So let me define it: Exegesis - A method of bible study and teaching that seeks to derive the original meaning and intention of a passage of Scripture by placing it in [...]

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…