Category: Spirituality

Luke 18:9-14 Pride – this is such a strange creature. If I have it I can’t see it. If I don’t I won’t really know as well. Usually I’ll find out when I don’t really want to find out . One thing is for sure, that is we are in constant battle with the temptation…

(a “caim” is a Celtic “circle prayer”) “Encircle me, O God, Keep faith within, Keep pride without. Encircle me, O God, Keep hope within, Keep despair out. Encircle me, O God, Keep love within, Keep fear without.” ~ Adapted from David Adam’s, The Cry of the Deer,p.11ff via The Practice of Prayer by Robert Warren

Jason sparked off a great conversation here plus a wonderful follow up (as if he was reading my mind) here I sat down today listening to some people genuinely “burnt” by “charismania” and raising important questions. It’s very tempting to be drawn backward and become anti-emotional or closed to the best that the Charismaric renewal…

I suppose I’m just in the flow of quizes and tests the past week. This one seems worth some time … life is definately not just about theological worldviews or leadership assesments – spiritual formation is high on my agenda. The Spiritual Formation Test was originally designed to work with Scott McKnight’s book Jesus Creed…

Thanks Movable Theoblogical for pointing me to Gordon Cosby’s article The Invisible World Here’s some stuff that just stands out! _________________________________________________________________ Nothing in the Christian life works unless we get the hang of prayer. Christianity as a theological system, as an ethical and moral system, simply won’t do. Unless we can connect with another order…

Bonhoeffer’s words really cut through (the link I gave here has good brief history and pictures – this is where I got this younger looking Bonhoeffer). As I’m reading his classic book Discipleship which I seriously think God is using my interaction with its pages to shake me up, stir me, and shape me ……

“When we think we generally talk to ourselves, when we pray we talk to God.” ~ Anthony de Mello via SacredGateway For two mornings when I stepped into the AugustinerKloster church at Erfurt when I was staying there, I noticed this young lady kneeling in prayer both the two mornings I was sitting in the…

I’ve used Sacred Space before and found the site especially helpful. This more tech-advanced version brings a different flavour to the prayer time in front of the computer (which I do spend substantial time on). I’m seriously thinking about what Dr. Voon said during her recent BLC worship gathering message about developing a kind of…

I remember introducing Sacred Space in this blog last year. I decided to change my browser’s starting page from Yahoo! to Sacred Space as a Holy Week response as I step into Wednesday. If I’m unable to spend this time in silence, I put on some instrumental music. For a change I tried music from…

Rob Bell Jr.’s last message I’m listening to right now has lots of words confessed that really brings healing to me and nourishment … good stuff.