SOUNDS OF NOISE
Dallas Willard (1935-2013) wrote, “To put off the old person and put on the new we need only follow Jesus into the activities that he […]
August 2019
THE NEW SELF
“Seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. Here there is not […]
A WORK OF GOD
We find Jesus as we explore each gift that the Holy Spirit brings and gives to explain and define Him. All other definitions are pale […]
TREASURE OF GIFTS
The basics of solitude, prayer, meditation, fasting, contemplation, scripture reading, giving with abandonment of all things, simplicity, and such are ways of shaping a ‘monastic […]
MERCY AND FORGIVENESS
David Kinneman of the Barna Group (a Christian research organization) wrote,“Last year, my friend Jack Alexander of The Reimagine Group asked us to conduct a […]
FAMOUS FAMILY RECIPE SERIES
RECIPE # 14 FRIED POTATO SANDWICH Among the Famous Family Recipes, this is one of my favorites. I have fondly eaten these sandwiches since I […]
MORE NEW FORMATION
Jesus realized that this rigorous new program of repentance has crumbled the strength of the Twelve and has even become a stumbling block for their […]
A NEW FORMATION
In the second part of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus asks us to be able to use these new forces that have been transformed […]
WATER RUNS DOWNHILL
Water runs downhill or it doesn’t. When it doesn’t we call a plumber. An old experienced plumber and good friend once told me that he […]
PRIEST AND SACRIFICE
Through the ages various religions have had priests of one kind or another and have had sacrifices of one kind or another, but only Jesus […]
