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 [...]
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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 »
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 [...]
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.
