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Spiritual Disciplines Series: Church
In describing why Christians need other Christians, Dietrich Bonhoeffer once said, “The Christian needs another Christian who speaks God’s Word...
Spiritual Disciplines Series: Reading Books
When it comes to books, we usually hear about two kinds of people: those who hate reading with a passion...
Spiritual Disciplines Series: Prayer - Part 2
In a previous article, we discussed the idea that prayer is an invitation into the life of the Trinity. This...
Spiritual Disciplines Series: Prayer - Part 1
Prayer is nothing short of an invitation into the divine life of the Trinity.
Spiritual Disciplines Series: Solitude and Silence
Instead of seeing it as an obligation, try viewing times of solitude and silence as an invitation to meet with...
Spiritual Disciplines Series: Meditating on Scripture
In our last post, we covered some suggestions for reading and studying Scripture. But what about the biblical practice of...
Spiritual Disciplines Series: Reading Scripture
Why should we keep going back to an ancient book full of sordid stories, strange poetry, and letters written to...
Practicing the Disciplines of Jesus
It’s dark, early in the morning. Jesus has arisen before dawn to pray. The evening before, Jesus healed the sick...
The Bible: An Invitation to Encounter Jesus
If you could walk into a Bible machine for 15 minutes and come out with 15 years’ worth of Bible...
Examining Our Mindset to Help Our Youth Struggling With Mental Health Issues
I initially set out to write an article helping pastors and church leaders recognize and respond to signs of mental...