Discipleship/Spiritual Formation
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New Year’s resolutions are tough. Yet, there are some spiritual exercises I want to increase in my life. 1. Increase in prayer. We will open the new year with a week of prayer. We will have a silent retreat in February. The Lord is challenging me in fasting and prayer. I need to call out… Read more
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I am wrapping up a semester of teaching basic theology to students. I am taking them through an exercise where they are developing their own statement of faith. Interestingly enough, I have come across posts about essential theology. T.C. links to Pen and Parchment for the discussion. There are some good thoughts. One thing to… Read more
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Eph. 4:20 — “That is not the way you learned Christ.” There IS a way to learn Christ. We are taught in him. As I am reflecting over this passage for a class I am teaching, I am reminded of many people who taught me in Christ. Some were personal. Others through books and other… Read more
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Philip Yancey will usually make me mad and glad all in one column. He does it again in his last CT column. (He says he’s taking a break.) He adds some thoughts and cautions we REALLY need to hear! (I don’t think we will, but I can only echo his strong voice.) Although I admire… Read more
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I can completely understand the temptation to spend the majority of our Christian lives in the epistles. They are straight to the point, we have little in the way of cultural barriers, and we can go easily to application. Since I am teaching Prison Epistles this semester, I am immersed in some the greatest doctrine… Read more
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Can we be so heavenly minded that we are no earthly good? Read more
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We throw away relationships quickly as well. Christians are no better at marriage commitment these days than non-Christians. Read more
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As I work my way through the characteristics of 2 Peter 1:5-7, this is one where I feel like writing, “I’ll get back to you on this one.” This word carries the connotation of one who has mastered their desires. The word refers to sensual desires. Not just sexual desires, but anything to do with… Read more
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Over the past few months I have been preaching on the Holy Spirit. One of the key areas of Spirit-filled life I’ve examined is Acts 2:42. The Early Church had a “system” to catch what the Spirit was doing in their lives. 1. The apostles’ teaching 2. Fellowship 3. The breaking of bread (which I… Read more
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