From Francois Fenelon: "Dwell in peace. Your feelings of devotion to God and your enthusiasm to serve Him do not depend on your own ability. The only thing you can control at all is your will. Give God your will without reservation. The important question is not, "Do I enjoy being a Christian?" but rather, …
The idea of joy has engaged philosophers, spiritual leaders, writers, and the common folk in the world in a seemingly endless conversation. It seems everyone is in search of joy in this life. Ironically, it seems few people really know what joy really is. To help in understanding what joy is, we can start by …
“Letters to the Church” Francis Chan, David C. Cook, 2018, 215 pages Critical read Must read Good read Read if you want Read something else Why read “Letters to the Church?” Francis Chan has in a very public fashion been going through a metamorphosis in his view of true faith in Christ and true New …
One Thousand Gifts, Ann Voskamp, Zondervan 2010, 239 pages, hardcover. Critical read Must read Good read Read if you want Read something else Why read this book? I am a believer in the idea that there is little in our lives that is random. Our God is at work in the most minute of details. …
"The Prayer of Jabez" by Bruce Wilkinson Multnomah Press, 93 pages. Critical read Must read Good read Read if you want Read something else I first encountered Bruce Wilkinson as a speaker at the annual fall "Torrey Memorial Bible Conference" held at Biola University. Wilkinson was a speaker at that conference and the truth our …
My dog, Jackson, and I have lived together for five years now. Along this path I have discovered linkages between how my dog responds to me and how I want to respond to my God. Of course, the analogies are incomplete and not everything that Jackson does is noteworthy as a spiritual lesson. Like jumping …
This is the fifth installment in a series on developing a conversational relationship with our God by His Holy Spirit. The previous posts were published February 6, April 16, 23, and 30. The key to this entire process of conversational communion with our God the Holy Spirit is the absolute surrender of the person to …
Installment five in this series on hearing our God speak. Image: the author (bearded), the big yellow van in this story, and a few volunteers in the Sierra Nevada. The Holy Spirit of God speaks to us often each day, in a variety of ways for a variety of purposes. Often, people will try to …
This is the fourth installment in a series on developing a conversational relationship with our God by His Holy Spirit. The previous posts were published February 6, April 16, and April 23. Quote above from Della Reese. The first step in learning to have conversational communion with my God was realizing that He indeed speaks …
This is a third installment in a series on developing a conversational relationship with our God the Holy Spirit. The previous posts were published February 6 and April 16. Picture: Elfin Lakes, Garibaldi Provincial Park, a place where I use to guide adventures. Sometimes when speaking to others about the regular hearing of the voice …
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