Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. –Matthew 3:8 …They should repent and turn to God, performing deeds in keeping with their repentance. –Acts 26:20 Repentance is a decisive reorientation of one’s life away from self and toward God. Commenting on Matthew 3:8 John Calvin writes, “Repentance is an inward matter, which has its seat in [...]
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Prayer of Examen
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged God, God's presence, gratitude, Holy Spirit, Ignatius, prayer, Prayer of Examen, reflection, sensitivity on September 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Prayer of Examen is a daily spiritual exercise credited to Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), who encouraged fellow believers to engage in the practice for developing a deeper level of spiritual sensitivity and for recognizing and receiving the active presence of the Holy Spirit. At the heart of the practice is the desire to become [...]
Principles of Church Revitalization
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged biblical teaching, Christ, community, correct, encourage, faith, glory, God, grace, leaders, ministries, our weaknesses, prayer, repent, restitution, restore, revialization, Scripture on August 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Excellent… From Embers To A Flame: Principles of Church Revitalization by Harry L. Reeder III 1. God’s glory is revealed in our weaknesses. 2. Guard your reputation in the eyes of the community. 3. Uphold the centrality of God’s grace. 4. Leave the 99 to seek the 1 (church revitalization is seeking to save the [...]
Trinitarian Dance
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bible, Christianity, CS Lewis, dance, divine, eternity, Father, GK Chesterton, glorify, God, gospel, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jonathan Edwards, joy, perichoresis, Son, three persons, Tim Keller, trinitarian, Trinity, understanding on June 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
C.S. Lewis described the Trinity as a “dance” saying, “God is not a static thing…but a dynamic, pulsating activity, a life, almost…a kind of dance” (Mere Christianity, p 136). Tim Keller elaborates on this concept in the Reason for God in Chapter 14 – The Dance of God (pgs 214-221): I believe that Christianity makes [...]
Thoughts From a Dad
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged accountability, daughter, divine destiny, encourage, friendship, gift-mix, give, God, healthy, holy, love, marriage, mentoring, passion, qualities, resolve, secure, wisdom on June 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Our kids could lead more secure and focused lives by having a clear response to this question firmly planted in their hearts as they transition from adolescence into adulthood.
The Discomforting Comfort of Turning to God
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bitterness, Christ, conflict, contentment, Dan Allender, Esau, God, grace, Hebrews 12, immorality, Jacob, kindness of God, Lord, lust, peace, relentance, repentance, salvation, sanctification, shalom, wholeness, Wounded Heart on April 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
In his book The Wounded Heart, Dan Allender records some penetrating yet refreshing definitions: “Repentance is an about-face movement from denial and rebellion to truth and surrender…repentance involves the response of humble hunger, bold movement, and wild celebration when faced with the reality of our fallen state and the grace of God…It is a shift in perspective as to where life is found…It is melting into the warm arms of God, received when it would be so understandable to be spurned.”
Random Thoughts From My Stickies
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Chesterton, community, contemplate, contentment, Covey, destiny, Erasmus, evil, faith, Fee, Gideon, God, God's presence, good, grace, Holy Spirit, hope, integrity, Jesus, joy, justice, love, loyalty, mac, marriage, Mother Theresa, obedience, paradigm, Piper, poor, quotes, random, righteousness, rules, salvation, shalom, spiritual formation, stickies, virtue, war, worship on March 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
God’s perfection doesn’t merely reject or punish evil: it overwhelms it with good.
The Conversion of John Wesley – at 34
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Aldersgate Street, America, Arminian, August Gottlieb Spangenberg, Calvinist, church, convert, converted, George Whitefield, Georgia, God, heart strangely warmed, Indians, James Hutton, John Wesley, justification by faith, know Christ, mentor, Methodism, missionary, Moravians, Oxford, pastor, Peter Bohler, poet, preach faith, religion, revivalist, Samuel Wesley, Susanna Wesley, trust in Christ on February 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“I went to America to convert the Indians,” he wrote, bitterly, in his Journal, on his way home to England; “but oh, who shall convert me?
Stages of Renewal
Posted in Renewal, tagged authentically loving others, care, Charles Spurgeon, community, consecration, External cultural renewal, God, healthier, innovation, Institutional renewal, Internal cultural renewal, James Burns, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Mark Driscoll, missiology, Missional renewal, pattern, Personal renewal, prayer, Relational renewal, Revival, Rick Warren, risk, salvations, Scripture, sin, stability, Structural renewal, success, surrender, treasure, unsearchable God, wineskins, worship, worshiping on February 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
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