Entries from May 21st, 2010
I’m reading Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: Unleash the Power of Authentic Life in Christ by Peter Scazzero. It is great and I recommend it. He quotes “The Cry of the Soul” by Dan Allender and Tremper Longman pg 24-25: “Ignoring our emotions is turning our back on reality. Listening to our emotions ushers us into reality. [...]
Tags: Cry of the Soul · Dan Allender · Emotionally Healthy Spirituality · emotions · experiential knowing · language of the soul · life with God · love well · Peter Scazzero · reality · swimming · Tremper Longman
I was reading a powerful novel this week ( Wisdom Hunter by Randall Arthur) and the following quote has really hit home. What do you think? An easy, routine way of life which many associate with stability and security only gives man stagnation. Entrenched routine only spoils man and makes him simple and weak. On [...]
Tags: God · help · potential · resistance · routine life · security · stability · stagnation · strength
I’ve been chewing on the difference of “making a disciple” and “teaching students”. For the purpose of this discussion, let me define what I mean by a disciple and a student. A disciple is a learning, growing and serving follower of Christ. A student is one who learns, gaining knowledge, but has little life change. [...]
Tags: disciples · discovery · knowledge · listen · making a disciple · student · teaching students · transform · Transformation · truths