“Willow’s point is that they wrongly thought participation in their programs would inevitably lead to spiritual growth. Their survey showed that wasn’t necessarily the case, so they’re rethinking that approach (seeker-sensitive worship and...
Why we include emotional literacy, values education, sharing our lives as well as our testimony, and the importance of interdependent living at Titus 2: The Most Private is Often What Resonates the Strongest The pyschologist Carl Rogers, a person who would know quite...
“William Willimon: ….the Trinity teaches us the joy of living our lives out of our control. In his resurrection, Christ forever defeated our fantasies that life is under our control. Stanley Hauerwas: Of all the ministerial practices, pastoral care may be the most...
My friend, Pat Sabiston, is a published author. We talk about books and the activities that go into and arise from such an endeavor. But often we talk about one particular book, The Bible. We both find God’s Word wonderfully inviting and revealing and we enjoy...
Whole-heartedness is called for again and again in God’s Word. When I was ten I gave my little baby-heart to Jesus….all that I knew of myself to all that I knew of Him. I recognized the sinful nature of humankind, even my own, and the need for a Savior....
