Who is the author?
My name is Laura and I am on a journey, pondering the implications of God's glorious design of humanity and integrating four aspects of this design—spiritual, intellectual, affective, and physical health—into a description of whole life health.
Read more about Laura and the blog: About
Note: Posting here is intermittent due to doctoral program load; when I do post, it will be early in the week.
If you have any questions about the blog, email me at lkspringer AT gmail DOT com
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Sometimes, when an idea is not working, it needs transformation, not a mere makeover
Posted on January 18, 2010 | No CommentsThe process of figuring out this blog—its content, focus, and format—has been in flux since the inception (by which I mean the original Who in the World Are We? over on blogspot. Despite the danger inherent in changing it yet again, I am driven to... -
Giving up a Latte is not Suffering
Posted on January 13, 2010 | No CommentsIf suffering is the result of wholeheartedly setting aside our needs and desires for the good of the Kingdom and its King, then who we are as humanity and who we are becoming as the new humanity in Christ cannot occur apart from suffering. It... -
Learning Across the Random Bits of Life
Posted on January 12, 2010 | No CommentsApart from submission to the one true Lord, the freedom within a learning context and the freedom resulting from honed skills and knowledge are illusions. If this is all there is, if existence is merely the span from birth to death, then what is the... -
Following as Community in a Sea of Distraction
Posted on January 11, 2010 | No CommentsSpiritual formation begins when we acknowledge Jesus as the one true sovereign among the many possible sovereigns. We are so easily distracted. Needs, real and imagined, external and internal, impose themselves upon our hearts and we are drawn away from the intention to love our... -
A Review of Christian Archy
Posted on January 8, 2010 | No Commentsby David Allen Black Gonzalez, FL: Energion Publications (C) 2009, 43 pages, $9.99 (paper) Flow of Thought Chapter 1: The church was subverted by Christendom into a self-sufficient and self-important entity that has nothing to do with biblical Christianity; the way forward from Christendom to... -
What has Kierkegaard to do with our common life?
Posted on January 6, 2010 | No CommentsOur relational life is both subjective and objective. Subjectively, our various perspectives interact in mutual influence, producing freshness and creativity that are otherwise unlikely. Objectively, our trust connection to Christ produces essential communality spanning time and culture. Both are required in our common life and... -
How do you intend to respond to his appearing?
Posted on January 5, 2010 | No CommentsJanuary 6, is celebrated as Epiphany by Christians in the East and the West. For those in the East, it is a remembrance of Christ’s presentation at his baptism by John (Matt 3:13-17). For those in the West, it is a remembrance of his appearance... -
We are his Body
Posted on January 3, 2010 | No CommentsAs his body, the church is Christ’s presence in the world. As such, she does the will of her head and draws upon his power as she works in the world for his sake. As his body, she is the one new humanity, created and... -
Top 10 Posts of 2009
Posted on January 1, 2010 | No CommentsThe new Who in the World Are We? launched July 18, 2009 and it has been a bumpy half-year since then. I had underestimated the impact of starting the Ph.D. program at Talbot, resulting in a drop in growth after September. December started a slight... -
10 Intentions of Our Faith Community
Posted on December 30, 2009 | No CommentsThough stated in the present tense (as if regularly practiced), the following are suggested intentions, yet to be engaged by the faith community of which I am a part. While they may seem to be mere dreams, unreachable by such weak flesh, I prefer to...
