Lizette Claudio

Food for thought: Obedience

6 August 2011

"Obedience...is the means of living within the sphere of blessing and enjoying it; obedience is never the means of earning or deserving the blessing." - Christopher J.H. Wright, The Mission of God's People

My favorite sound bites from Catalyst West 2011 (Part 2)

6 March 2011

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If you missed it, here's the first part of this list. On to Day 2...

My favorite sound bites from Catalyst West 2011 (Part 1)

4 March 2011

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Catalyst West isn't done yet, but already, I feel different. I forgot how life-changing a Catalyst conference can be. It's just one of those events that create an environment for people to feel hopeful, inspired, and empowered once again. Just like last year, my pen had trouble keeping up with all the speakers, and most of the time, I was too focused on listening that I forgot to take down notes. But here are some of the funny, witty, and powerful sound bites I managed to write down [...]

Why bother with theology?

12 October 2010

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I’m currently reading Dug Down Deep by Joshua Harris. The book talks a lot about three words that make most people squirm (myself included): theology, orthodoxy, and doctrine. I don’t often read books like this one, but I pushed myself to give it a try. In the first chapter, Harris already gave me a good reason [...]

You have a special message to deliver. Do you know what it is?

13 September 2010

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Did you know that you’re a messenger? You are. In fact, we’re all messengers. Every day, our lives carry messages. Some of these can be messages of love and hope, and some can be messages of bitterness and anger. The options are endless. Every life tells a different story, and every story is made up [...]

A powerful insight about grace

1 September 2010

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Early this year, I had the privilege of seeing and hearing philosopher, professor, and author Dallas Willard speak in person at the Catalyst West 2010 conference, where he was interviewed on stage by one of my favorite authors and speakers, John Ortberg. This session was one of the highlights of the conference for me. Willard [...]

John Ortberg – "The Me I Want to Be" @ North Point Community Church

10 February 2010

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I’m listening to this message by author John Ortberg at North Point Community Church. I had to hit the pause button to type this quote in. Powerful! “What do you do when Dow Jones is down, the Nasdaq is down, housing values are down…consumer confidence is down, employment is down, commercial real estate is down [...]

Superhero series: C.S. Lewis

11 August 2009

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From time to time, I feature some people or groups that I think are pretty awesome. It’s called the SUPERHERO SERIES! When I was growing up, I was so captivated by C.S. Lewis‘ The Chronicles of Narnia. I first discovered it when I was in 2nd or 3rd grade through my brother. When I was [...]