Posts Tagged ‘Spiritual Disciplines’
I recently read G.K. Chesterton’s “Orthodoxy”. In it there is a line that states something like “we show we are grateful for beer and Burgundy is by not drinking too much of them.” I think this show a great way to have a correct attitude towards the freedoms given to believers in the Gospel.
This line [...]
I was reading through Paul’s second letter to the Thessalonians today and thinking about who or what the “restrainer” is in 2:6-7.
6And you know what restrains him now, so that in his time he will be revealed.
7For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he [...]
I have been ‘doing’ the Book of James recently for my quiet times. Parts of this little book are frighteningly surprising to me. Get this: I can remember teaching from James at least 4 times during high school and possibly my first year of college. I should know what it says.
I didn’t spend much time studying James [...]
Caddyshack. I haven’t seen this movie in a while but this part of it came into mind recently:
“Son, there are two forces in the world– Goodness and Badness. You need to decide which you want to be. Do you want to be good?” – Judge Smails to Spalding. (close-enough paraphrase).
The difference between being overwhelmed by badness and [...]
I just read a very good article about the role of family in the Christian life and wanted to share. Specifically, the article calls for Christ-followers to (re)embrace the concept of being single for parts or all of life in order to dedicate themselves to the Kingdom.
The article also challenges the ideal of family. It [...]
I got a job. Now I can / should give away some money.
Where should it go? Where do you give to? How do I get there? What are the biggest needs?
Comment so we can spotlight some places that could use it.
One of our chapel speakers, Mary Poplin, talked about how transcribing biblical texts has helped her re-order her thinking after her adult conversion to following Christ. Her conversion came well after she established herself in the world of “secular” scholarship. This scholarship was incomplete and in disarray without the truth of Christ.
I have been experimenting [...]
Recently I have been experiencing a good amount of ennui (French for blaaaahhhh). The winter has stretched on longer than it should, and with Carol away I have felt it colder than normal.
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The Lent season came, and passed. I participated willingly, subscribing to a traditional discipline of no meat. It helped me reflect on the life and [...]
This week the men in my building, Samuel Morris hall will be participating in Dude Week.
No, its not about being misogynistic or homoerotic, but a week in which we help each other seek God and enjoy living together in relative simplicity. Most of the men in the hall are engaging in spiritual disciplines at a more intense level [...]
