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The past several weeks we have been thinking about the balance between the passive and the active in our lives. With that lens in mind I invite you to spend time meditating on Psalm 23. When I recently came to … Continue reading
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As I have continued to think about passivity (and activity) in our Christian walk and practices, I remembered some words of Dallas Willard I shared many months ago on “abstinence and engagement.” He identifies the disciplines of abstinence as solitude, … Continue reading
For the past two weeks, first from Evelyn Underhill and then from Eugene Peterson, we have heard about a certain kind of passivity in the Christian walk. Today, let’s listen to Dallas Willard, “[Disciplines are] activities we engage in that are within … Continue reading
This week I am still hearing Evelyn Underhill’s words, “ … for the pressure of God’s Spirit is present everywhere and at all times.” I thought for while I might share something this week from Dallas Willard about the nature of … Continue reading
This paragraph from Evelyn Underhill recently was delivered into my email inbox, “There is no need for peculiar conditions in order to grow in the spiritual life, for the pressure of God’s Spirit is present everywhere and at all times. Our environment … Continue reading