“Gospel” means, “Good news!” Does the gospel you believe bring good news for the life you’re actually living today? Jesus’ Gospel is the best news but few people today really understand it. For many Christians their good news is waiting for them in heaven when they die and in the meantime they’re just holding on. They’re…
All true Christians and many other people from a great variety of religions and cultures would say that they want to be like Jesus. But most people don’t make much progress. Why? How does someone love God and other people like Jesus shows us? How did Jesus become the man we see on the pages…
Eugene Peterson has been a spiritual mentor to me through his writings. Years ago in his book Working the Angles: the Shape of Pastoral Integrity I came across his penetrating words to pastors about Sabbath. I was convicted. Despite being a Christian leader for two decades I was not keeping a sabbath, other than going to…
One of our Soul Shepherding ministries is to guide pastors, pastors’ wives, and other leaders and caregivers in the practice of solitude and silence with Jesus. Today it’s probably the most important discipline we could practice to grow in our intimacy with Jesus and our capacity to love God and other people. Here are a…
Esta Lista de Disciplinas Espirituales cuenta con algunas de las principales disciplinas de la vida en Cristo con definiciones concisas de cada uno. * Como enseña Dallas Willard, llamamos a éstas, “disciplinas espirituales”, pero las actividades son físicas, no espirituales. Así que un término más exacto es “disciplinas para una vida espiritual en Cristo.” (Ver Romanos…
Maybe you’ve experienced meditating on a Bible passage using the spiritual discipline of Lectio Divina. Maybe you also have a small group or a friend that you meet with for prayer. Why not combine these two practices? What a blessing it is to open God’s Word with soul friends so we can listen to the Lord together,…
“Gospel” means, “Good news!” Does the gospel you believe bring good news for the life you’re actually living today? For many Christians their good news is waiting for them in heaven when they die and in the meantime they’re just holding on. They’re missing out on God’s life today. If you wan’t to go to…
Have you experienced the “Jesus burn”? Do you know what it’s like to feel God’s presence in your body? Perhaps your heart has been warmed by God’s peace. Or on the back of your neck and shoulders you’ve felt tingly with the Spirit’s blessing or “anointing” when you were being prayed for or seeking God…
Jess was in church on Sunday. He was singing praises to God, earnestly seeking to apply God’s word to his life, and friendly with people after the service. Then later that day he was driving with some friends to a restaurant and he got frustrated when a driver cut him off and drove slow. Jess…
Over the years I’ve talked with many people, including pastors and ministry leaders, who are caught in the snares of a compulsive behavior. They keep trying to stop but can’t. No matter how guilty they feel or how hard they try they haven’t been able to get free. Hope for Struggling Pastors The ministry of…