3 Myths of Spiritual Growth

Have you made a New Year's Resolution? According to George Barna, only 19% of Americans are definitely planning on making resolutions  in 2011 despite the fact that 61% have made resolutions sometime in the past. Barna's report also states that 49% of those who have made resolutions in the past have seen no lasting change.... Continue Reading →

Good Words

Juanita Rasmus' experience with fixed-hour prayer? A musical (and rockin) prayer to be ready for what the new year may bring. Study: Giving thanks makes you healthier Does imposing spiritual practices on others work? Study: Twitter may not be the place to go for online discussion

Spiritual Enrichment Workout: Recap

So we have the four elements to our workout: 1. Warm-up - Fixed-Hour Prayer (3 minutes) 2. Core - Scripture reading (4-5 minutes) 3. Strength - Prayer (3-5 minutes) 4. Cardio - Devotional reading (1-2 minutes) I have placed the estimated time it takes to go through each element in parenthesis. On most days this... Continue Reading →

Spiritual Enrichment Workout: Cardio

Some of the benefits of a real cardio workout are increased energy,  lowered stress levels, and better sleep. In other words, positive side effects that carry on throughout the day. My spiritual version of cardio is also designed to benefit you throughout the day and not just during your Workout. I take a daily devotional... Continue Reading →

Spiritual Enrichment Workout: Core

Core Workout-  My favorite physical workout involves an emphasis on the body's center, or core. The idea being that it is from this center where the rest of your body's movements originate from. In our Spiritual Enrichment Workout, the emphasis is on hearing from God and letting him focus our faith commitment. The best way... Continue Reading →

My Spiritual Enrichment Workout

Because I am a son of a coach and been around sports my whole life and now am at the stage of life where working out is something that is a necessity for a healthy life, I tend to make natural parallels between a fitness workout and a spiritual workout. My Spiritual Enrichment (my name for... Continue Reading →

Good Words

Technology causing too many distractions? Apps to the rescue. Prayer creates mental relief, according to Pew Study. Yancey asks the literature question, “What Good is God?” “Silence is the soil of the Word; only when we are alone with the Word do we gain the depth of insight that enables us to preach with power... Continue Reading →

“Quiet Time” Has Got To Go

I have a confession to make. I don’t have a quiet time. That’s right, the standard for evangelical spiritual growth is not in my vocabulary. Not because I dislike the idea of having a time of the day set aside for being quiet but because the term “quiet time” has turned into something powerless and... Continue Reading →

One of My Favorite Quotes

"We do not learn from experience, we learn from reflecting on experience." - Trevor Hudson, A Mile In My Shoes We can have access to all of the greatest new ideas and resources in Christian living but if we are unwilling to think back over what God has already done in our lives then we... Continue Reading →

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