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The Mardi Gras parades are well underway here in Mobile, Alabama, so Mardi Gras Day and Ash Wednesday will soon be upon us. I’ve been thinking about Ash Wednesday and Lent for several weeks and wondering if there was a … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Spiritual Practices
These posts began as emails to an adult Sunday school class over 10 years ago. It was probably about 1982 that I first read Richard Foster’s Celebration of Discipline and Freedom of Simplicity and over the following years found more … Continue reading
Did you ever hear, “I’m hungry for a good bible study!” Or, “I just want to do a bible study. It’s been so long.” Or maybe, “Does your church do real bible study? I’m just not getting fed in our … Continue reading
This past week as I was moving some books around I picked up a copy of D. Elton Trueblood’s The Essence of Spiritual Religion. I have no idea how long I have owned the book or the last time I … Continue reading
Are you looking for something to read? Or, some good prices on ebooks you have been wanting to read? Or, maybe a place to find some free ebooks to download? Or, some book reviews? Or, some lists of worthwhile reading … Continue reading
That question may be a little confusing but allow me to offer some light. A few weeks ago we looked at a couple of the publications from Renovare. First, A Spiritual Formation Workbook and then Devotional Classics: Selected Readings for … Continue reading
I heard, as I am sure many of you did, that on Sunday the actor Olivia de Havilland passed away at her home in Paris. I remember the name, mostly because I heard my mother talk about her movies, but … Continue reading
In previous posts I called your attention to a couple of devotional apps and in each case gave some focus to the spiritual principles and practices that form a foundation for the writers and the apps. Today I want to … Continue reading
Sometimes I think if I hear another person announce, — “We need more discipling in our church! These people have never been taught what it really means to be a Christian. We’ve got to start telling them!”— Or, “Discipleship – … Continue reading
I recall as a young person in church classes, I was told it was important to have a daily “quiet time.” As I recall that instruction, it was always offered to me in terms of “read your bible and prayer … Continue reading