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My name is Laura and these are the wonderings of a theologically trained ponderer (me), writing out-loud, while exegeting her way through Ephesians and working to help form her small corner of the New Humanity in Christ.
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spiritual formation Archive
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Communal Beings Need Communal Learning
Posted on 2009/12/15 | No CommentsI’ve spent many hours in the past few days, reading about creating community in distance education. The basic consensus seems to be that it is crucial, doable, and difficult. In... -
Lessons learned from one with a broken body, a will of steel, and a heart after God
Posted on 2009/12/10 | No CommentsIn my twenties, my bible study leader had a stroke. The depth of character revealed in his tenacity, honestly, and trust influenced me deeply. Struggle tests our mettle and struggle... -
Moreland Offers Much Needed Correctives in Kingdom Triangle
Posted on 2009/11/27 | No CommentsKingdom Triangle: Recover the Christian Mind, Renovate the Soul, Restore the Spirit’s Power. By J. P. Moreland. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. 2007. 237 pp. There is a battle for human... -
Insight: Spiritual Training in Community
Posted on 2009/10/18 | No CommentsWe’ve all heard the analogies: the Lone Ranger had Tonto, a coal taken out of the fire dies, no man is an island. These are surely overused. But they are... -
Stop Pursuing Spiritual Growth!
Posted on 2009/10/15 | 6 CommentsOur church’s motto for 2009 is, “Passionately pursuing spiritual growth in Christ.” Until a few Sundays ago, I thought this was a very good motto. On the Sunday that my... -
Insight: Transforming our Deep Beliefs in Community
Posted on 2009/10/11 | No CommentsWe think we know what we believe until, in an unguarded moment, we do or say something utterly out of character. Then our true beliefs are revealed–and it’s often not... -
Insight: Why is change so difficult?
Posted on 2009/09/27 | No CommentsEvery year in January, persons across America make New Year’s resolutions, deciding to change something about their life. I don’t know about you, but most of my resolutions have lasted... -
Truth and Trust are Necessary for Christlikeness
Posted on 2009/09/09 | No CommentsMany churches provide programs and resources that aim to develop Christlikeness in the participants: Wednesday night bible studies, Our Daily Bread, AWANA, Bible Study Fellowship, My Utmost for His Highest,... -
Disagreeing to the Glory of God
Posted on 2009/08/24 | 1 CommentEvery church has at least few issues: some more than others. But what do you do when you’ve been called to a church where the very structure is non-biblical and... -
Chosen, Called, and Loved–but Stubborn
Posted on 2009/08/23 | No Comments1 Now this is what the Lord says. He created you, people of Jacob; he formed you, people of Israel. He says, “Don’t be afraid, because I have saved you....
