a believer's journey through spiritual formation
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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…
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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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Spiritual Formation: A Deliberate Journey
A couple of years ago, I read an article by Dallas Willard entitled “Spiritual Formation in Christ.” In it, he states that certain spiritual activities can be training for someone’s spiritual life by agencies involved in the kingdom of God, especially the Word of God.[1] I thought this concept was unfamiliar to me until I realized…