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The astonishing capacity to know God
Not only are our lives set free from the bondage of sin, but we are gifted with an astonished capacity to know God.
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Single focus
In our multi-tasking, ADHD world, it is incredibly hard to understand how divided that makes us internally. We often blame our external circumstances for the hectic pace, but Thomas Kelly in A Testament to Devotion offers another thought: The outer distractions of our interests reflect an inner lack of integration of our own lives. We are trying to be several…
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I can’t “will” my way to surrender
With clenched jaw and tightened fists I simply can’t repeat, “I surrender” enough to actually surrender. If the goodness of God is to come into my life, it isn’t by my will. It’s not my “effort” in some way, meaning I will “get it done or else.” My “effort” is to willingly surrender my moments to the Lord and then invite him…
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Picking and choosing how and when we love God
God terrifies humans.
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Coming into willingness, not willfulness
I am beginning the third slender volume by David Benner called Desiring God’s Will. It is part of a wonderful trilogy that deserves to be read slowly. This quote for today: The motto of willfulness is “My way or no way.” Because of this, willfulness leads to death, not freedom. It is an act of rebellion — the residue of the unredeemed two-year-old who…
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2015.11.08 – Why Study Scripture? by Pastor Vicki Higgins
“2015.11.08 – Why Study Scripture? by Pastor Vicki Higgins” – A sermon from Heights Church Subscribe in a RSS reader or on iTunes
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Dealing with the “you” that God knows
The truly spiritual life is not an escape from reality but a total commitment to it.
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It’s time to leave the circus
The hard move is to choose to cultivate a different life in the midst of the circus.
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The great invitation of spiritual formation
Grace is the invitation. Habit is the integration. Love is the manifestation. Life is the destination. #Renovaré — Renovaré (@renovareusa) August 18, 2015
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Treasuring Jesus and leaving Mammon
It’s the Kingdom you seek, not the stuff of life.
Tag: Spiritual Formation
