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The slow walk to maturity — ABSORB the Word
Don’t just “read” the Word. Don’t just “study” the Word. As believers, we are invited into a level of engagement with the Scriptures that doesn’t have any other parallel. Why settle for so much less?
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Slow walk to maturity — filling our minds with Christ
Christ bids us come and die. That dying process is brutal because we like how it is in our lives.
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Every day prayer
As I have moved through my “ancient wells” list, I find this verse calling me to ask three key questions of accountability.
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The DIFFERENCE of Christ
There is a higher call in Christ. There is a walk that is worthy of Christ.
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The power of eternal glory
The struggle for civil rights and equality that has demands far beyond any law or court decision cannot be fought with just the temporal in mind. We need sight of the eternal.
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The fundamentals
What do do when you feel stuck.
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Soul satisfaction
Without Christ we deal with souls… and the soul is dissatisfied. Our souls always crave and are never satisfied.
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The everyday life with God
“Your problem is not the first fifteen minutes of the day (what we would want to call “devotions”). It’s the next twenty-three hours and forty-five minutes. You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing total contentment, joy, and confidence in your everyday life with God.” (Dallas Willard quote in Soul Keeping, by John Ortberg)
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“Being Saved” or Being Transformed
Western Christianity talks a lot about “being saved,” but the Bible talks a lot about transformation.
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Insist on Right Thinking
Our goal is to THINK.
Tag: Spiritual Formation
