Progress To A Transformed Christian Life
Blog Post: 13 Tips to developing a spiritual rule of life. Column: How busyness is a form of sloth. Tweet: @johnortberg Solitude is the great laboratory of the spirit. Introverts naturally love it extroverts think it would be ok if they could bring friends Blog Post: Jan Johnson gives up television. Quote: "A bookstore is one of the only pieces... Continue Reading →
Dieting with just the notion of eating better doesn't have deep impact, you must have a plan. Going to the gym and working out without a set idea about what areas you need to work on will result in little overall improvement. And learning a language by just opening up a non-translated book will not... Continue Reading →
What are you willing to do? When the leper came to Jesus he told him, "If you are willing, you can make me clean." Jesus' response was simply, "I am willing." A few verses later, the centurion comes to Jesus and asks him to heal his servant, Jesus' quickly says, "Let me go and heal... Continue Reading →
Article: The best article I have read on Mike Roe. Institute: Check out the great work of the Buechner Institute. Video: Dallas Willard discusses spiritual formation. "We have a devotional life but not a life of devotion." Report: Few families expect the church to address technology. Blog Post: Jim Denison answers why we feel we have to be constantly connected to our electronic... Continue Reading →
This week, I am profiling people who have had the most influence on my Christian spiritual life. Today's profile is of a thinker who made me fall in love with Jesus. Dallas Willard His Influence: As a young evangelical pastor, Dallas Willard was troubled by how much he had to "grind it out" to get visitors... Continue Reading →
This week, I am profiling people who have had the most influence on my Christian spiritual life. Today's profile is of a writer who changed the way I view God and grace. Frederick Buechner His Influence: Have you ever had a moment in your life of simple awareness and peace that you didn't exactly know where... Continue Reading →
This week, I am profiling people who have had the most influence on my Christian spiritual life. Today's profile is of a musical artist that most people have never heard of. Mike Roe His Influence: The first song that I ever heard from the 77s, the band that Mike Roe founded in the late 70s, had... Continue Reading →
Blog Post: Chris Webb charts the rise of interest in spiritual formation. Article: The seven levels of lying. Blog Post: One pastor's honesty is so refreshing. Top 10 List: 10 Reasons not to believe the guy who says that the Rapture will occur on May 21st. Image: Today's weather forecast calls for rapture .
Sometimes I compare technology to a runaway train. We get on the train and just let it take us wherever it wants to go. Technology has such momentum and power and is so pervasive that we feel helpless in its onslaught. A thoughtful Christian must learn to take control of their technological life and manage... Continue Reading →
Here are three steps to manage technology so that it does not become a detriment to your spiritual life. 1. Refuse to feel behind. No one wants to feel as if they are out of touch or behind the times. The truth of the matter is no one is completely up to date on technology.... Continue Reading →
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