Spirituality - Essays
« Previous EntriesPeople of God in Matthew
Wednesday, July 19th, 2006I read through Matthew this past week, and I wrote down a list of like 30 things that stuck out to me. Then, to gather my thoughts, I grouped stuff and tried to sum stuff up. Here's what I found about the people of God:
Stewards. We are the keepers and guardians of all that belongs […]
Jesus Learned Who He Was From Scripture
Monday, July 10th, 2006Background: Last night we talked about the Messianic prophecies in Isaiah. An interesting point that came up and was then strengthened in our gathering was the thought that Jesus learned who He was from Scripture. This, like many other things, is not how I've always thought, but makes sense. Jesus, called by God, found the […]
Apprenticeship, Timothy, and the Way of Jesus
Wednesday, February 8th, 2006How often in life do we choose our own models? By models, I mean our examples — do we choose wisely? Or do our models frequently choose us? I guess the real heart of the matter is this question: For any given area of life, who taught us to do things the way we do them? A thoughtful response […]
Blessed Just For Us
Tuesday, September 27th, 2005In our study on Jesus as the Messiah, here's a PDF of the article, Blessed Just For Us.
[The initial thought for this came from Chosen to be Chosen]
Patriarchs and the Suffering Trinity
Thursday, August 4th, 2005I know you hear a lot about our study we're doing on suffering. Last week, we found some very interesting correlations between the sufferings of the patriarchs and those of the Trinity, in the great scheme. It's been helpful for me to be able to see God in this light, and I've really only been […]
Praying for Healing
Tuesday, June 14th, 2005Many many thanks to my good friend Karen for writing me a letter about how to pray for healing. She has struggled with God through both losing someone close due to cancer, and another one close to her being healed from cancer.
How could this be right? Wouldn't it have brought Him more glory if He […]
Communication - The North Star
Monday, March 28th, 2005This is the seventh and last in a series of essays based on my reading of The Revolutionary Communicator, by Jedd Medefind and Erik Lokkesmoe.
The North Star
This last chapter in the book is the real kicker, and has much less to do with simply communication, as it does your whole life, and thus, more to do with […]
Communication - Solitude
Monday, March 7th, 2005This is the sixth in a series of essays based on my reading of The Revolutionary Communicator, by Jedd Medefind and Erik Lokkesmoe.
Solitude
Solitude brings the fuel for the saint. Note that solitude is not time alone — God is present, and is even more perceptible when the outside world must be calm. Jesus' time alone […]
Communication - Storytelling
Tuesday, March 1st, 2005This is the fifth in a series of essays based on my reading of The Revolutionary Communicator, by Jedd Medefind and Erik Lokkesmoe.
StoryTelling
My soul aches to hear a good story. Anything that sounds like the intro to a story, or even a good analogy, and my ears are wide open. Give me something that captures […]
Communication - Authenticity
Tuesday, February 15th, 2005This is the fourth in a series of essays based on my reading of The Revolutionary Communicator, by Jedd Medefind and Erik Lokkesmoe.
Authenticity
“Who was more real than Jesus?” I ask. Many spiritual giants spell out pretty clearly how authenticity is a byproduct of true spiritual maturity. Dallas Willard, one of my personal favorite authors, puts […]