I read a portion today from a work of Henri Nouwen called Spiritual Direction that struck my fancy since I have written on this:
Being formed in God’s likeness involves the struggle to move from absurd living to obedient listening. The word absurd contains the word surdus, which means “deaf”. Absurd living is a way of [...]
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Absurd Living
Posted in Discipleship, Journey to the Deeper Life, Misc Topics, tagged Christian Living, deeper life, formation, henri nouwen on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Which Jesus?
Posted in Last Days, Misc Topics, tagged apostasy, Calvary Chapel, Christian Living, Christianity, contemplation, contemplative spirituality, deeper life, Discipleship, Emergent Church, end times, false religion, jesus, Last Days, light house trails, lighthouse trails, Lighthouse Trails Research, meditation, mysticism, neo-monasticism, new age, new earth, tolle on November 22, 2008 | 5 Comments »
The truth of God’s Word is being lost in a labyrinth of new spirituality, pseudo spirituality and inter spirituality. I shouldn’t say lost God’s Word because it is still there, but the passion and relevancy it once held in the life of the church is becoming lost.
Matthew 24:4-5
And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take [...]
Biblical Contemplation
Posted in Bible Teaching, Discipleship, Doctrine / Theology, Jim' Daily Journal, Misc Topics, tagged Bible Teaching, Calvary Chapel, Christian Living, contemplation, contemplative spirituality, deeper life, Discipleship, Emergent Church, light house trails, lighthouse trails, Lighthouse Trails Research, meditation, mysticism, psalms on November 17, 2008 | 3 Comments »
There is a lot of confusion about Biblical Contemplation. Some are tossing the baby out with the bath water.
This teaching, of mine, is from taken from Psalm 119:9-16 and was given on a Sunday morning in early 2007 after I learned about a movement known as the Emergent Church and the concern we were heading [...]