Progress To A Transformed Christian Life
This week, I plan to increase the Christian Life Hacker activity on Twitter. If you are not following me, I encourage you to do so. I will be able to discuss more day to day spiritual formation issues that do not fully constitute a blog post. Follow me: @christlifehack
Article: Perhaps Atheist are not as rational as they would have us believe. Study: Outdoor activity does more for mental and emotional health than activity indoors. YouTube: Interest in Gospel Music is on the rise. Blog: Jan Johnson describes how marriage and family help combat selfishness. Tweet: @donmilleris Long line at airport security. A TSA worker... Continue Reading →
In my life, a challenge, among many, is selfishness. I like things done in a particular way - mine. I often manipulate situations so that my preferences will override others. I am subtle and passive aggressive about it but I am as guilty of selfishness as an outspoken narcissist. God has changed me over the... Continue Reading →
The late 20th century professor and ethicist T.B. Maston once defined God's will as "our maximum fulfillment." I think about this quote regularly, especially when I am waging a war with myself over a part of my life that I am unwilling to change because I am afraid that I will lose something enjoyable. Maston... Continue Reading →
Several years ago I read about the Jesus Chair exercise and decided to try it out. The basic idea is you set aside 15-30 minutes and take an empty chair and imagine that Jesus is sitting in the chair. And you simply begin to talk to Jesus as if he was sitting right there in... Continue Reading →
Today ends my week long elimination experiment. In previous posts, I proposed that for one week we fast, or eliminate, something that has an unusual hold on our attention or time. I chose to go a week fasting from sports. Here is how it went: First of all, it was kind of a relief. With... Continue Reading →
Blog: This guy fasted from football for one year. Site: Designed for young adults, a study on becoming like Jesus. Journal: Christian Reflection devotes an issue to technology and faith. Book: I am glad we have moved past the Emergent trend to the Missional trend. Challenge: Submitting to your kids for a whole day.... Continue Reading →
Back in 2009, Paul McCartney reunited with Ringo Starr during a benefit concert. This event marked the first time that the two surviving Beatles had performed together since 2002. What was the cause that brought out these legends of Rock and Roll? Transcendental Meditation (TM). Film director David Lynch was hosting this concert to help... Continue Reading →
Let's look at two more terms that are often misunderstood - Spiritual Disciplines and the Holy Spirit. Spiritual Disciplines - If you don't have a grasp of the concept of Grace then Spiritual Disciplines will seem like a set of legalistic requirements that if you are not practicing indicate your poor faith and lack of... Continue Reading →
I am reposting this because I thought about this today as we took Joy in for her Hernia surgery. Everything went fine and God was good. Thanks for your prayers. Joy is our youngest daughter and from birth (she was born with a cleft lip and palate) has been under doctor's care for a variety... Continue Reading →
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