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The church isn’t some alternative universe
There are times when I deeply treasure being able to slowly walk through a paragraph or even a portion of a paragraph and feast on the beauty of the meaning. My current reading affords me that.
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The sin of hurry
Abiding in the Lord will build us. It will train us. Busyness will drain us.
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Take up the high calling
“Whoever you are, the land to which God has brought you is not like the land of Egypt from which you came out. You can no longer live there. Your old life and your former ways are crucified now, and you must not seek to live any more for your own gratification, but give up your own judgement into the hands…
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The deep need is discipleship
I am making another trek through Thomas Merton’s autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain. As he came to faith in the Catholic Church, he made an observation about the need for discipleship in his own life.
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Trust and abide
Readings for today included Exodus 15 and John 15. Both are calling us to radically trust the Lord.
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We should move from celebrating days to observing seasons
The other day I read a quick thought on missing opportunities of seasons in our lives as Western Christians because we celebrate days instead of walking through seasons. We get so worked up to prepare a church for Easter weekend services, most bigger church staffs on more than figuratively dead on Monday and in need of some true resurrection themselves.
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Journey to Troas — The Joy in the Journey
Reading for Today: Ps. 88, 91, 92 Gen. 47:1-26 1 Cor. 9:16-27 Mark 6:47-56 When we left Heights Church at the end of last year, the Lord gave me the thought of being in Troas. When Paul was on his mission and trying to get to certain areas, the Spirit closed the doors until Paul went to Troas. It was…
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Walking in the flow of the Kingdom of God
Reading for Today: Psalm 69, 73 Gen. 43:1-15 1 Cor. 7:1-9 Mark 4:35-41 There is a goal in the spiritual walk, and it is not to “simply make it.” That is not Jesus’ goal for our lives.
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Being salt and light
Matthew 5:13-14 “You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its flavor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled on by people. You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill cannot be hidden.
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Battling the hurry of life
What does it mean to dwell in Christ? What does it mean to have faith added into your life? How does one increase virtue?
Tag: Spiritual Formation
