All tagged spiritual practices
Congregations need ministers who humbly consider themselves as they present the good news. They need ministers who recognize that they are sinners saved by the grace of God, empowered by God to speak a message of hope and reconciliation to a hurting and distressed world.
I’ve begun to wonder whether my lack of consistency in prayer has less to do with ignorance or interest, and more to do with impatience. I’ve come to the realization that, often, I neglect prayer simply because I’m not convinced that anything is happening when I do.
Most congregations are already creating worship services, small-group experiences, and service opportunities that embody intergenerational ministry. However, many church leaders do not give language to these dynamics. Therefore, I always remind leaders to begin using language that describes for their church where intergenerational moments are happening.
Flipping the script on how we present practicing spiritual disciplines could certainly impact our churches, both in how many are choosing to practice and in their attitude toward them.
This image of warmth and coldness is a great primer on how to develop spiritual disciplines and is helpful as we try to improve our quiet time as the year winds down.
I find myself so busy that I often neglect my own spiritual development and renewal. Can I give to others what I am not currently experiencing myself?
The gradual climb up this figurative staircase leads us upward toward becoming virtuosos rather than just admirers of the Christian lifestyle.
When we wait, we unfurl our hands from their tight-fisted demands and curl our fingers around the hand of God.
May you find rest in the winter of doubt and receive the affirmation of spring.
The truth of God’s saving grace through faith becomes realer than real when experienced in life, interacting with those who wear skin. We need to have, to be, a friend.
I want to share with you how to become more available and aware of God’s presence in your life through his Spirit. It’s like connecting to a network where you need to know the password.
I’m used to hearing epistemology used as a joke, but with all the conversations about truth, opinions versus justified beliefs, and general questions about what we know, epistemology seems suddenly and surprisingly relevant.
In stillness and silence, the gut string chord of striving relaxes to the ringing philharmonic of divine sufficiency; it is enough.
I don’t want the message of this post to be only that we pray, but also about what it means to genuinely connect with God as a family.
A Grateful Haiku:
Gratitude unties
resentment’s tangle leaving
fresh eyes for God’s gifts.
Generational differences are a given; intergenerational trust is a must. It’s essential we listen to and honor the priorities of those going before us and those coming behind.
Where does prayer fit in? Is it simply the customary thing we do at the beginning or end of a meeting? Or is prayer something more?
This prayer of examen represented a shift from brushing the day with the paint strokes of heavy drudgery, to realizing that there was room for gratitude.
Christ confesses in his Phil. 2 hymn that every knee that bows brings glory to God the Father.
At my workplace, we have a jar with the phrase “good vibes” emblazoned on the side. Next to the jar are colorful strips of paper and a pen.
