Books… The Discovery and Death of Self 28 Aug 201528 Aug 2015 It's Fénelon Friday! Today's selection is another letter from the spiritual classic, Let Go, a collection of 40 letters he wrote to people he was discipling as a spiritual father.…
Books… We Are Not to Choose the Manner in Which Our Blessings Shall Be Bestowed 21 Aug 201521 Aug 2015 It's Fénelon Friday! LETTER 9: We Are Not to Choose the Manner in Which Our Blessings Shall Be Bestowed I think you know what God requires of you. The question…
Discipleship Growing Humility and Grace 19 Aug 201519 Aug 2015 Real humility and grace are two of the most desirable traits a person can have. They are traits that turn heads. One of the reasons that they are so remarkable…
Discipleship Discipleship Requires Humility 17 Aug 201517 Aug 2015 My posts this week are focused on Matthew 28:16-20 (NIV). Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw…
Discipleship Say What??? 16 Aug 201516 Aug 2015 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. Then Jesus came…
Sin… Just Because You Want Something to be True Doesn’t Mean that it Is…. Some Thoughts on How we Deal with Sin 31 Jul 201531 Jul 2015 There is no Christian (or person for that matter) I know that does not struggle with one or more (and if we are honest, it is "or more") brands of…
Books… The Death of Self 17 Jul 201517 Jul 2015 It's Fénelon Friday! LETTER 4: The Death of Self I cannot express to you how deeply I sympathize with you in your time of suffering. I suffer right along with…
Books… The Beauty of the Cross 10 Jul 201510 Jul 2015 It's Fénelon Friday! LETTER 3: The Beauty of the Cross I am amazed at the power that comes to us through suffering; we are worth nothing without the cross. Of…
Going Deeper Holy Fertilizer Batman! 6 Jul 20156 Jul 2015 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you (1 Peter 5:6-7,…
Books… How to Bear Suffering Peacefully 3 Jul 20153 Jul 2015 It's Fénelon Friday! LETTER 2: How to Bear Suffering Peacefully Concerning our friend, I pray that God will give him a simplicity of trust that will bring him peace. When…