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Spiritual Obedience
"Worship begins in holy expectancy, it ends in holy obedience." #RichardFoster — Renovaré (@renovareusa) August 13, 2015 I consider the success of my day based on the seeds I sow, not the harvest I reap. —Robert Louis Stevenson — Renovaré (@renovareusa) August 13, 2015
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The blessedness of brokenness
How we respond to our brokenness is the way we find the reality of being beloved.
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The seed has to die
For this seed to bear fruit, it must die.
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The simple work of transformation
This transforming work does not happen all at once and not completely perhaps. But it does happen.
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The power of the exchanged life
Lay down your life! Death has to happen.
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God won’t fit your tiny theology
In all of our disagreements about “wedge issues,” we continually allow arguments to be reduced to sets of verses. If an argument can be reduced to particular verses, theology then fits on a bumper sticker. God, and what he is communicating through Scripture, is far more complex and beautiful than reducing theological arguments to a set of verses. We want…
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The very reason for this blog
As I have tried to limit my Facebook exposure over the last day or so, I’ve read the good, the bad, and the ugly regarding the Supreme Court decision to allow gay marriage in all 50 states. To those who did a lot of hand wringing waiting for this decision and are now decrying the “fall of America” or something…
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The gentle apologetic
There is no way to contain my joy in getting to read more words from Dallas Willard. I am so thankful his daughter is putting together his notes and lectures. This latest book is called The Allure of Gentleness, and takes up the cause of living out the apologetic of Christianity rather than simply trying to engage in and win an argument.…
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Real life is in the vine
4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. (John 15:4)
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Running the way of our King
Two texts from our reading today remind me of the endurance needed in Christian life. Mark 8:31-9:1 reminds me what kind of race I need to run. I am to run HIS race. It may the race of suffering and hardship, but that is the way of the King. We always have a “better” way for Jesus to direct us. Peter did.…
Tag: Spiritual Formation
