By faith in Christ I walk with God, With Heav’n, my journey’s end, in view; Supported by His staff and rod, My road is safe and pleasant too. I travel through a desert wide Where many round me blindly stray; But He vouchsafes to be my Guide, And will not let me miss my way. …
Tag: Spiritual Formation
Colossians 1:2
In Colossians 1:2 Paul greets the church at Colossea with the greeting, “saints and faithful brothers in Christ.” This simple greeting helps us understand the tension between our position and our practice.  Or what some grammarians/exegetes like to call the indicative (present) and the imperative (command) aspects of the Christian life. On the one hand, Paul’s address …
Constant Active Yielding
The end of James 4 challenges not only our world view but the integrity of our world view. There are basically two world views–at least two major categories.A world view that excludes God–the universe/world is a closed system.A world view that includes God–the universe is a system created by and controlled by God. But many of …
Re-post: 10 Ways Not to Shipwreck Your Faith
This is a repost from “Thoughts on life, Leadership and Technology” If you work or volunteer on a church ministry team, you are not immune to the spiritual dangers that others face. In fact, probably just the oppposite – you are even MORE AT RISK! There are many stories of well known ministry (and even …
Make every effort
How can I be pure in spite of contact with ungodliness? That is the question that 2 Peter 1:1-11 answers. And in answering the question it provides both encouragement and exhortation while balancing what God provides (the resources) and what our responsibility is in spiritual transformation. The Resource 1:3Â His divine power (unlimited) has granted …
Going through the motions? part 2
Avoiding going through the motions of religion and ritual versus relationship and reality requires watchfulness over one’s heart. Psalm 15 provides instruction or guidelines for self-examination, causing us to ask: How do we maintain the right attitude and relationship with the Lord rather than ritual and religion? Questions What must we do in order to …
Resource: Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald S. Whitney
For those who like to listen to book or for those who want to redeem the time. Let me encourage you to download, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald S. Whitney. I read this book about 15 years ago and now am enjoying listening to it.  Its amazing how much you can listen …