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Richard Foster Reflects on Dallas Willard
I am sure I will soon stop posting on the passing of Dallas Willard, but indulge me these next few days. Richard Foster reflects on the friendship he had with Dallas in this piece. Here is how Dallas Willard described Kingdom life. Talk about making every word count! “The aim of God in history is the creation of an all-inclusive…
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John Ortberg on the passing of Dallas Willard
Such a beautiful tribute by one of Dallas Willard’s very good friends, and another man who has deeply impacted my own spiritual formation. Think on this: Many of us in the church have been impacted by Dallas through his teachings and writings that are often categorized as being about ‘spiritual formation,’ although his real preoccupation and concern was focused on…
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The Passing of a Hero
When I first picked up The Divine Conspiracy to read, I was totally lost. I didn’t know Dallas Willard, but had noticed the book as an award winner. Willard made every word count. Usually I can skim a book because people put filler words in. Willard never wasted a word. I decided the best way to understand Willard’s work was to teach…
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The Practice of Silence
This weekend I am leading some brave souls in my church in a silent retreat. Here are some thoughts from Dallas Willard as we prepare for the weekend: Silence is a crucial spiritual discipline for American Christians today. Contemporary life also makes it one of the most difficult to practice. Silence is, in every time and place, an essential way…
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Powerful Thought from Dallas Willard
Imagine a church sign that read “We Teach All Who Seriously Commit Themselves to Jesus How to Do Everything He Said to Do.”
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The Kingdom Can Touch Anyone
I am working on a message about the church looking like the riders on a city bus. It draws me back to Dallas Willard and his take on the Beatitudes. The Divine Conspiracy continues to be one of the most influential books in my life. The Beatitudes isn’t a list of things to do to become spiritual giants. It’s a list of…
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Moses Knew the Ways of God
One of Dallas Willard’s mantra is this: The nature of the Kingdom is to ASK. Moses is a picture of asking. He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel (Ps. 103:7, NIV) Israel knew what God did. Moses knew why God did it. We have that choice. Moses did. How did he know the ways of God? He asked. If you are pleased…
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Pray Like This
Dallas Willard gives a paraphrase of the Lord’s Prayer: Dear Father always near us, may your name be treasured and loved, may your rule be completed in us- may your will be done here on earth in just the way it is done in heaven. Give us today the things we need today, and forgive us our sins and impositions…
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The Power of the Grace of God
Grace isn’t just about forgiveness of sins. It is the power to live. Titus 2:11-14 gives an outline on the power God gives us through grace. There are things TO do… and things NOT to do. I am reminded of Dallas Willard saying Christians should burn through grace every day like a jet burns fuel on take off. We need…
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The Walk of Maturity
It is so hard to grasp that all truly is ours in Christ. It is learning to realize WE may be lacking, but in Christ we need not lack a thing. We can ASK. (Again I think of Dallas Willard: “The nature of the Kingdom is to ask.”) 2 Peter 1:3-11 is a marvelous passage to dwell on for our…
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