Tag: disciplined faith
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March Musings – On Colossians and Gratitude
“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” – Colossians 4:2 We hear the concept of thankfulness a lot in the Church. Gratitude is no unfamiliar term for the Christian who has experienced nearly any worship service recently. But as I have been studying Colossians, I have some new insights on this practice. As someone…
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December Musings: On What Works
“Every one of us needs to find our own unique way of reaching the universe of increased awareness. I have come to be quite certain that no one way is any better than another. Whatever leads each of us to our destination of relationship with the Divine Lover, with the central core of meaning in…
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November Musings – Reflections on Hebrews
“These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised, since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.” – Hebrews 11:39-40 In a world that demands immediate satisfaction, it can be difficult to be on the working end.…
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September Musings: Heart-Centered Spiritual Disciplines
The other night, I stumbled across this individual explaining their regret in waiting for marriage. It wasn’t that they did, rather, it was that they didn’t apply the waiting to anything beyond the physical obedience to God. Over the last couple years, I have experienced times of great discipline and times of total inconsistency. Unfortunately,…
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