Progress To A Transformed Christian Life
You are fearfully and wonderfully made. God knows the number of every hair on your head. Before you were born God shaped you. We know as a fact that no two people have the same finger print. Our individuality and uniqueness is often on display for all to see. If you are so unique, then... Continue Reading →
I recently read a tremendous definition of Spirituality. Geoffrey Wainwright says that Spirituality is "praying while living." I thank God, and my wife, for giving me a strong sense of the spiritual while also carrying a keen awareness of the practical. One of God's gifts to me is being able to connect the two. For... Continue Reading →
For a 20-year old who needs and wants to grow up in the normal societal sense, they must take on more responsibility and become less dependent on others (parents, teachers, friends, siblings) to manage their life and make progress toward adulthood. They need to have a healthy mixture of independence and a sense of responsibility.... Continue Reading →
I didn't know what to expect when I first opened Thomas Kelly's A Testament of Devotion. I knew the book was listed among the best in Christian spirituality but I didn't know anything about the book.I didn't know that Kelly was a Quaker and that the essays within the book were taken from talks that... 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 →
When my wife and I worked at an inner city ministry I tried to be conscious of avoiding "church speak". I wanted to express the gospel but do it in a way that didn't sound like I was completely unaware that many of the people we encountered had never set foot in a church before.... Continue Reading →
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