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Focus Your Mind on God – – – Dallas Willard
Focus your mind on God If we do not use our ability to turn our minds and thoughts toward God, we do not have contact with God. Undoubtedly God could move into the human realm and invade the mind. If God did act in such a way, what are the chances the receiver would properly…
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The Importance of Study – – – Dallas Willard
The importance of study In the spiritual discipline of study we engage ourselves, above all, with the written and spoken Word of God. Here is the chief positive counterpart of solitude. As solitude is the primary discipline of abstinence for the early part of our spiritual life, so study is the primary discipline of engagement.…
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If You Want to Grow in the Christian Life
This article provides some great insights into how and why our pursuit of spiritual growth is so important. From OpentheBible.org……… https://openthebible.org/article/want-grow-christian-life/?s=09
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The Value of Solitude — Dallas Willard
The Value of Solitude We have already seen what a large role solitude played in the life of our Lord and the great ones in His Way. In solitude, we purposefully abstain from interaction with other human beings, denying ourselves companionship and all that comes from our conscious interaction with others. We close ourselves away;…
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Spiritual Formation is Both Theological and Psychological — Dallas Willard
Spiritual formation is theological and psychological The processes of spiritual formation thus understood require precise, testable, thorough knowledge of the human self. Psychological and theological understanding of the spiritual life must go hand in hand. Neither of them is complete without the other. A psychology that is Christian, in the sense of a comprehensive understanding…
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What Does the Bible Say about Gray Hair?
Since I have a lot of gray hairs, this article piqued my interest! From Crosswalk.com………… https://www.crosswalk.com/faith/seniors/what-does-the-bible-say-about-gray-hair.html
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You Don’t Have to Read the Bible Every Day
This article stresses that we don’t have to read our Bible, we get to. From Knowable Word……. https://www.knowableword.com/2022/07/18/you-dont-have-to-read-the-bible-every-day/
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You Are Smart Enough to Study the Bible
I love this article! From Knowable Word…….. https://www.knowableword.com/2022/07/15/you-are-smart-enough-to-study-the-bible/
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Simply Getting Older Does Not Make You Faithful — Jesus Does
The point behind this article is to exhort younger Christians to lean into Jesus and the sanctification provided by the Holy Spirit now and not to wait until someday in the future when a person becomes “spiritually mature.” Taking steps to grow now is the only way to see those efforts bring about a stronger…
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What Is the Significance of 40 Days in the Bible? – Bible Study
Do you know the answer to this question? This article will help if you don’t! From Crosswalk.com……… https://www.crosswalk.com/faith/bible-study/what-is-the-significance-of-40-days-in-the-bible.html
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