The Apostolic Tradition of Hippolytus of Rome was formulated around 215AD in Rome. There it recounts one of […]
Month: May 2020
In Richard Foster’s book Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth, he divided the disciplines into three categories. Inward […]
Tomorrow always seems promising. The hope for tomorrow promises us new beginnings and a fresh start, especially when […]
Developing people into mature Christians is the work of a disciple-maker. This is the work of the church. […]
We typically think that pride is merely a deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one’s achievements. But there […]
Christianity never promises the absence of suffering. Christianity promises the presence of God in the midst of suffering. […]
If we wish to develop in the life of faith, to mature in our humanity, and to glorify God with our entire heart, mind, soul, and strength, the Psalms are necessary. We cannot bypass the Psalms. They are God’s gift to train us in prayer that is comprehensive (not patched together from emotional fragments scattered around that we chance upon) and honest (not a series of more or less sincere verbal poses that we think might please our Lord).
— Eugene Peterson, Answering God
God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
Philippians 1:8
Because what you give your attention to is the person you become. Put another way: the mind is the portal to the soul, and what you fill your mind with will shape the trajectory of your character. In the end, your life is no more than the sum of what you gave your attention to.
John Mark Comer
In Peter Scazzero’s book, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, he offers a vital exercise to access what is going on […]