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    The Cost of Discipleship

    SCRIPTURE: 'As they were walking along, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow you wherever you go.” But Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head.” He said to another person, “Come, follow me.” The man agreed, but he...
  2. G

    I did it! I stopped thinking about Evolution, and started to think about God!

    Yes, I have struggled with how to answer Evolution, for a long time now: today, I actually got to the point where I stopped thinking about it - what it meant - and started to think about God, how He cares and loves me. The point is that you can do this as a rule - that's what is new, it's not...
  3. Eftsoon

    Sin suffering and individuation

    In order for humans to achieve self (for us to individuate), there must be a distance between us and God. This necessary situation produces the conditions within which sin is possible. Sin is any act which increases separation. Our natural disposition is to turn away from God. Suffering is the...
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    How do we live "in" the world without being "of" the world

    Ive been struggling a lot with this lately. I live quite far from the closest parish and so its hard to have community their (though I'm slowly making a few friends). My friends in town live a very different life than me, have very different views. Some are protestant Christians, some are...
  5. BrotherD

    Characteristics of the Self Life

    I got this list from Jesus-is-Lord.com It is a big help to me even though I don't go over it as much as I need. I pray that it could help someone as well in their journey to the fullness of Christ. We all need to examine ourselves. As fhe scriptures state Philippians 2:12 ......work out your...
  6. Drought of the Heart

    Matthew 5 Part 1

    Matthew 5 is a chapter I am going to try and read everyday. It is the first teachings of Jesus and reminds us everyday we wake, how much work we have to do to obey the last verse. 48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. This chapter is all about how to...
  7. Battle Strategy: Thankfulness

    Battle Strategy: Thankfulness

    Imagine if you will a wagon with a driver being pulled by two horses. The two horses are your mind and your emotions. The driver is your will and the cart is your body. The two horses, your mind and emotions, will take your body, the cart, wherever your will, the driver, wants to go. Simple...
  8. Definition Of Wilderness

    Definition Of Wilderness

    When we started on our journey in 2007 we had a vague idea of what a wilderness season in God meant. We had read many of the Christian classics, Tozer, Guyon, John of the Cross, Thomas a Kempis, Theresa of Avila and others describing wilderness seasons. From there we learned a little about what...
  9. Greg Merrill

    The "i" Word

    It is so easy for us to be wrapped up with ourselves that that some of us often write blogs that begin with "I"; I had this dream, I had this vision, I had this revelation, I had this experience. Well, good for you :)rolleyes:). Sometimes it's nice just to appreciate those of you that just...