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We have been raised with Christ… (View Comments)
7/28/10 •
“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, “ This whole section is based on the assumption of our having been “raised with Christ”. If we attempt to follow the teaching of the proceeding verses outside of the resurrection power, we will be doing so out of our own strength and it will all be [...]
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Yellow Light Moments (View Comments)
6/03/10 •
“…our spiritual enemy is always enticing us to speed. This is the fatallest of fatal things.” Frederick Faber (1814-1863) I’m personally discovering that there are some days in which there seems to be an extra amount of external pulls – do this, do that, quicker, faster, NOW! Of course, sometimes these are unavoidable and we [...]
Pentecost (View Comments)
5/25/10 •
This past Sunday was Pentecost Sunday. On this day, we remember the story told in Acts 2:1-21 which tells the story of the Holy Spirit coming upon the first Christians. When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from [...]
Ascension Day (View Comments)
5/13/10 •
Today, in the Christian Year calendar, is Ascension Day. This is the day that we remember when Jesus, risen from the grave, is taken up to be seated at the right hand of God the Father. Acts 1:9-11 1:9 “When he had said this, as they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud [...]
Moment by Moment (View Comments)
2/12/10 •
I am currently in a class titled “Christian Spirituality in Everyday Life” and we are currently discussing the topic of discovering the sacred in what may seem like the mundane – experiencing God’s presence in ordinary life. A basic foundation is the truth that God is “omni-present”, everywhere at all times. Consider Psalm 139:7-12. But, [...]
The Christian Moralist (View Comments)
3/18/10 •
In this first lecture, John Coe makes the case that true Christian Spiritual Formation is not simply about becoming a “good boy or girl”. Despite this fact, Christian spirituality often becomes just that – moral formation. He calls this the Moral Temptation.
5 Weeks in Spiritual Formation (View Comments)
3/12/10 •
I just stumbled upon a 5-part spiritual formation lecture series from Dr. John Coe (from Biola University’s Institute for Spiritual Formation). I’ve already listened to the first lecture and I have to say it’s great stuff! So, what I’d like to do is invite anyone who is interested to go and download the series (along [...]
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