True holiness is a witness that cannot be ignored. Real sainthood is a phenomenon to which even the wordling pays tribute. The power of a life, where Christ is exalted, would arrest and subdue those who are bored to tears by our thin version of Christianity and wholly uninterested in mere churchmanship. from Discipline ad Discovery by Albert Edward Day Continue reading Can’t Be Ignored
It is helpful to have an overview of some basic resources that have been used over the years to develop a devotional practice. BIBLE Well, this … Continue reading The Devotional Life – Part 4
We are agents of the Creative Spirit in this world. Real advance in the spiritual life, then, means accepting this vocation with all it involves. Not merely turning over he pages of an engineering magazine and enjoying the pictures, but putting on overalls and get on with the job. The real spiritual life must be horizontal as well as vertical; spread more and more as well as aspire more and more. from The Spiritual Life by Evelyn Underhill (emphasis mine) Continue reading Roll up your sleeves
I preached on salvation yesterday. It was a great reminder for me of the centrality of the Gospel Message to our life and our communities. Allow … Continue reading Are you saved? Sermon Excerpt from February 10, 2019
For what it’s worth, here are three things that I’ve read, been thinking about, and/or have impacted me this week. #1 – My prayer this week. So much swirling. Please be my center. So much unknown. Please be my truth. So much anxiety. Please be my peace. So many decisions. Please be my wisdom. #2 – For older people, beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young… It has to do with who the person is.” Ursula K. Le Guin wrote in her meditation on aging and what beauty really means, Came across this quote … Continue reading top3 for February 8, 2019
Spending time with God is at the heart of the Christian life. Really and truly making space for God to speak and for you as well … Continue reading A Devotional Life – Part 3
Real training for service asks for a hard and often painful process of self-emptying. The main problem of service is to be the way without being … Continue reading Emptying ourselves is the way to serving fully
