Journey to the Shores

a believer's journey through spiritual formation

Journey to the Shores

“I want to know one thing–the way to heaven; how to land safe on that happy shore.” ~John Wesley

Hey ya’ll!

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope Journey to the Shores will help us understand spiritual formation pertaining to our individual and personal walks with Jesus. I hope you find encouragement and wisdom through this journey, and may it be a blessing to your soul.

My name is Trinity; I am a wife, a mother, and a believer of Christ. I am passionate about women’s ministry, the military, and learning. Recently, I have felt the calling to pursue a Master of Arts in Ministry and start a blog where I can share what I am learning. 

Blessings,
Trinity
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  • Love One Another, Even as I Have Loved You…Godly Friendships

    Godly Friendships The first two posts, Love One Another and Encourage One Another, discuss edification and encouragement. This leads us to godly friendships; as we take steps towards deepening our friendships and building more spiritual friendships and mentorships. Godly Friendships are similar to ordinary friendships. Both are characterized by intimacy, trust, and mutual enjoyment of…

  • Love One Another, Even as I Have Loved You…Encourage

    Encourage One Another Continuing to look at what Jesus has commanded us to do, Love one another, even as I have loved you. In the last post, we discussed when we edify, we learn, teach, and seek to hold each other accountable. Encouragement is defined as the action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope;…

  • Love One another, even as I have loved you…

    Love One Another Looking at Adam and Eve (Genesis 3), their relationship defines how our relationships are now. When we are first introduced to them, they have no concept of self. They live solely for God, to glorify God. When they are tempted and eat from the tree, three consequences occur. In Matthew 22: 37-39,…

  • The Sacramental Life

    The Incarnational Tradition Excerpts from G. K. Chesterton, Athanasius, Annie Dillard, Soren Kierkegaard, Dag Hammarskjold, Kathleen Norris, and Brother Lawrence The final tradition in Devotional Classics is the Sacramental Life Tradition. Richard Foster describes this tradition by invoking the words of Paul, “And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name…

  • The Word-Centered Life

    The Evangelical Tradition Excerpts from E. Stanley Jones, Sadhu Sundar Sigh, Francis of Assisi, Madame Guyon John Chrysostom, Charles Spurgeon, and Watchman Nee Richard Foster states that the Evangelical Tradition is calling people to turn to Jesus. “We are inviting people to believe in Jesus by becoming his disciples, and as his disciples to enroll…

  • The Compassionate Life

    Social Justice Tradition Excerpts from William Temple, John Woolman, Hannah Whitall Smith, Jeremy Taylor, Elizabeth O’Connor, John Wesley, Catherine of Siena and Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Richard Foster discusses three great themes that are rooted in the Social Justice Tradition: mishpat “justice”, hesed “compassion”, and shalom “peace”.[1] I found these to be relevant in our current worldly…

  • The Spirit-Empowered Life

    The Charismatic Tradition Excerpts from Thomas Kelly, Catherine of Genoa, George Fox, Ignatius of Loyola, Jean-Pierre de Caussade, Isaac Penington, and John Bunyan  “We were created to live our lives in cooperation with another reality.” These are the words used by Richard J. Foster as he defines the Charismatic Tradition in Streams of Living Water.…

  • The Virtuous Life

    The Holiness Tradition Excerpts from Gregory of Nyssa, Richard Rolle, John Calvin, Blaise Pascal, Thomas a Kempis, William Law, and Teresa of Avila. In this post, we are looking at the Holiness tradition through Devotional Classics. Often, spiritual formation is compared to a long journey or even a marathon. During long stretches of growth, we…

  • The Prayer-Filled Life

    The Contemplative Tradition Excerpts from Thomas Merton, Julian of Norwich, Henri J. M. Nouwen, George A. Buttrick, Evelyn Underhill, Frank Laubach, John Baillie, and Martin Luther In Richard J. Foster’s Streams of Living Water, he identifies seven streams, one of which is the contemplative stream, the focus of this blog post. John, the one whom…

  • Preparing for Spiritual Life

    Intro to Devotional Classics Excerpts from C.S. Lewis, Dallas Willard, Johnathan Edwards, Francis De Sales, John of the Cross, Bernard of Clairvaux, Francois Fenelon, and St. Augustine Over the last week, I have been reading the lives and excerpts from influential people over centuries in the book Devotional Classics, each person has contributed to theological…

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