Every Person is as Spiritual as He or She Wants to Be
Every person is as spiritual as he or she wants to be. God has called us, created us and redeemed us. In order to fulfill His calling, we must have…
Every person is as spiritual as he or she wants to be. God has called us, created us and redeemed us. In order to fulfill His calling, we must have…
In an age when people relate by Twitter and texting with small sound bytes that replace genuine intimacy, what, then, are some particular activities that can serve as disciplines for…
In Memory of Dr. Dallas Willard-May, 2013. Let us understand “wisdom” in the following manner: a person has wisdom provided that (i) he understands the certain and the probable sources…
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart.Don’t put your confidence in your own understanding.In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will direct your path.”Proverbs 3:5-6 “What ever you…
What is reason? Reason is the power to determine, by thinking, what is the case. When you are balancing your checkbook – you are using reason. You are saying if…
I was raised in southern Missouri where the land is mineral poor. Cows and sheep there will find piles of junk or refuse out in the fields or woods and…
Every person is as spiritual as he or she wants to be. God has called us, created us and redeemed us. In order to fulfill His calling, we…
Let’s talk about being “born again.” Regeneration, entry of God’s nature and life into our real existence and identity, has, as a natural progression or part, entry into the status…
Is change, spiritual growth, a natural part of becoming a Christian? Yes. Living in the status of disciple has, as a natural part and progression, spiritual formation in Christlikeness. Progression…
What makes Postmodernism so interesting today is that it lets us get on with business that we firmly believe we ought to be getting on with: careful discussion of those…
A person of compassion is one who feels the needs of others. Com-passion. Compassion is not something that can be turned on and off like a water faucet. It is…
How do you find your place in this world? As a Christian, your transformation into His likeness is a lifelong process. Here are four things to remember as you make…
Salvation is by grace through faith. That is a foundational truth. But it is usually understood to mean that nothing you do contributes to salvation. With this, a pervasive passivity…
The vision of our life in the kingdom of God is the vision Jesus brought. It was the gospel he preached. He came announcing, manifesting, and teaching what the kingdom…
“Spirituality” is now an acceptable and even a stylish presence in our cultural life, including the university or college. It can come in the form of religion, in some traditionally…
It is a profound truth about human beings that our first area of freedom concerns where we will place our mind. Until solitude and silence have had their effects, our…
This blog is not an easy read. As a philosophy professor and dedicated Christian, I want you to take a journey with me into the human soul and discover…
Why do people suffer? Why is there evil in the world? There are very few people who do not ask “Why?” when confronted with the terrible things that have happened…
Pornography [(porne = prostitute) + (graphy = drawing)] presents us with a peculiarly vivid case of spiritual formation and possible spiritual transformation. This twisting of natural human desire is such…
I had spent precious moments in prayer at Westminster Cathedral in London. I opened the heavy church doors, leaving my place of solitude filled with God’s peace. As I exited…
How do we define the “still, small voice of God?” This particular phrase is reminiscent of the scene where the prophet Elijah said that God appeared to him not in…
Hearing God is both mystical and essential. Hearing God is to be sought only as a part of a certain kind of life: a life of holiness and deep intimacy…