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 …
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 …
When You Are Sinned Against: Thoughts from Luke 17
It is one thing to talk about forgiveness of sin and another thing to talk about how we respond when others sin against us. Earlier this week, I wrote about the necessity of complete forgiveness from Jesus' words in Luke 17: If a brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, …
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Seven: The Number of Complete Forgiveness
When we come into community, we are brought together with quirky people who are different from us and who are sinners. Being one in Christ is a powerful reality, but it doesn't obliterate the distinctive personalities and blunders people have. Because of this, one of the most important words we ever encounter in the Bible …
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Matthew Erickson 