The other day I came across this quote from Georges Florovsky (a twentieth century Russian theologian), Christianity entered history as a new social order, or rather a new social dimension. From the very beginning Christianity was not primarily a ‘doctrine,’ … 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
A few weeks ago I came across an article by Evan Howard entitled “Three Temptations of Spiritual Formation.” * I have to admit the title caught my attention immediately. Below are a few sentences from the article. “…. I love participating with believers … Continue reading
What does a Rule of Life look like? If you and I were to write out our Rule of Life what might we write? To begin to think about that I want to point you toward several Rules written by … Continue reading
The other day I was going over definitions of “spiritual formation” (and spiritual practices/disciplines) that I have shared here and then Monday I came across a blog post by Jayne Davis titled “String Theory.” http://www.abpnews.com/blog/spiritual-formation/string-theory-2012-06-01/ The first sentence got my … Continue reading
I decided to start this year by rereading 40 Days Living the Jesus Creed by Scot McKnight. As I begin to read it again, I see more and more the passion McKnight has to share what he sees as foundational … Continue reading
Think about your day, your week, and look though the days for where you have silence. Do you? Are there periods of silence in your day(s)? If you find silence in your day(s), does it come by accident, by happenstance, … Continue reading
In preparation for a retreat I recently attended I read Invitation to a Journey: A Road Map for Spiritual Formation by M. Robert Mulholland, Jr. He defines spiritual formation as “a process of being conformed to the image of Christ … Continue reading
