This post continues my reflections on Dallas Willard's book, The Spirit of the Disciplines. As a follow-up to yesterday's post on disciplines of abstinence, here I look at two basic disciplines of engagement. These two spiritual practices, study and worship, are foundational to the active participation in the life with God. Study In study, we …
Sacrificial Offering (Life in Leviticus 1)
There are certain books of the Bible that people tend to avoid. Somewhere near the top of that list for many is the Old Testament book of Leviticus. For those who are participating in Through the Bible 2011, we have run full speed into Leviticus this past week. This week and next, I will write …
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How Is God Speaking to You? (week 7)
A number of people have joined me this year in reading through the Bible in a year together in 2011, I am dropping a blog post in here every week to give you all a chance to share how God is speaking to you through the readings, or some of the challenges or questions you …
Solitude and Silence
This post continues my reflections on Dallas Willard's book, The Spirit of the Disciplines. Here, I look at two disciplines of abstinence that are critical to our entry into the deeper life with God are solitude and silence. Solitude Solitude is our intentional choice to step away from interaction with others, whether in person or …
The Spirit of the Disciplines
Recently, I re-read Dallas Willard's book The Spirit of the Disciplines. It's a great book on entering into the deep life with God. Willard is never an easy read, but this book is well worth sustained attention. Willard challenges the typical approach to the spiritual life for most evangelical Christians. Before I jump into some …
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