I cannot withhold a growing suspicion that the great 'mass-meetings' of the present day, for the ostensible object of promoting spiritual life, do not tend to promote private home religion, private Bible-reading, private prayer, private usefulness, and private walking with God. If they are of any real value, they ought to make people better husbands …
Knowing Our Purpose and Living Accordingly
Concluding my expansion of thoughts from "I Want to Live from the Center of Things," I am today writing about living in line with our purpose and personhood.I want to live from the center of things.I want to know what I am and what I am not about, and live accordingly.How often does something come …
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From Self-consciousness to God-consciousness
Here is another series of thoughts from "I Want to Live from the Center of Things."I want to live from the center of things.I want to be un-self-conscious and, even more, conscious of God in the deepest places of the soul that overflow into the lives of others and the wonders of God's creation.So much …
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Infusing Our Days with Life
I continue with thoughts from "I Want to Live from the Center of Things," today looking at how we can infuse our days with life. I want to live from the center of things. I want to find the ways and things of living that are life-giving and infuse my days with them. So many …
Decluttering to Live
Continuing with my thoughts about living from the center of things, I want to unpack the following statements:I want to live from the center of things.I want to let go of the clutter in life in order to experience simple and straight-forward living.We live in an age of extreme excess, whether in things, relationships, or …
Matthew Erickson 