(Review for Men’s Ministry Series: The Heart of a Man) The famous Maslow Hierarchy of Needs, starting with “basic” or lower-level needs and moving to the higher-level needs, the hierarchy: 1.   Basic physical needs: food, clothing, shelter. 2.   Security: physical welfare and security of belongings. 3.   Social: sense of belonging, acceptance, friendship. 4.   Self-esteem: accomplishment, …
Category: Spiritual Formation
The Heart, part 1
This week I started a new series with a group of men–it includes three separate but related topics all connected by the concept of “The Heart.” And since it is a series particularly for men, The Heart of a Man. John Calvin said, “Nearly all the wisdom we possess, that is to say true and …
Desert Song
To add to the previous post–I just hear this song today for the first time. (The first video contains the testimony of the singer Jill McCloghry, the second is just the song) httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE33ejdgWIY httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QemZQKKJbRU The Desert Song, words and music: Brooke Fraser This is my prayer in the desert When all that’s within me feels …
Forgiveness is essential
Unconquerable Imperfections
Have you ever had the feeling that you will never overcome a persistent weakness? Perhaps a propensity to: Anger Bitterness Impatience or negativity? You pray, you try–and still you seem to lose the battle. Could it be possible that God does not want us to have victory over all our persistent weakness? That almost sound …
What we have when we have Christ (part 2)
More insights from Paul’s amazing truths in Romans 5:1-11. 5:3-5 More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who …
Spiritual Formation in the midst of Spiritual Warfare
We should have neither morbid fascination nor immobilizing fear when it comes to the spiritual battle we face. It should actually be part of our growth. But in thinking about spiritual warfare and spiritual formation, we need to look at the relationship between two concepts: temptation and spiritual warfare. So, what is the difference between …